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Bought a little piece of Texas to call my own- pic

WarbirdsWarbirds Member Posts: 16,839 ✭✭✭✭
edited June 2015 in General Discussion
The city has been closing in on me. The wife and I have been shopping and finally things seem to have aligned. This is about 10 minutes farther south of Dallas than my current place. I only bought a few acres but nothing else is around so looks bigger than it is. There is a little pond which the property touches and some good trees.


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    catgunguycatgunguy Member Posts: 6,089
    edited November -1
    Congratulations on your new property. It looks good.
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    hdcolt51hdcolt51 Member Posts: 4,584 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Congrats! Looks nice are you going to start building a home soon?
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    guntech59guntech59 Member Posts: 23,187 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Nice!

    May I suggest you keep it as wild as you can. It doesn't look like there will be much clearing to do.

    Congratulations!
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    spasmcreekspasmcreek Member Posts: 37,724 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    ++++++ good neighbors are the ones further away...if you can buy any more acres do it...you won't regret ...we have been trying to find a larger lake place with more acres but no luck so far staying within a reasonable distance of grankids
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    Ray BRay B Member Posts: 11,822
    edited November -1
    10 minutes south of Dallas .. in an F4 at Mach 2?
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    ROY222ROY222 Member Posts: 532 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Looks great and you even have a water supply.
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    JamesRKJamesRK Member Posts: 25,670 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Pretty place Dave. Makes me want to move to Texas. [:)]
    The road to hell is paved with COMPROMISE.
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    JamesRKJamesRK Member Posts: 25,670 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by Ray B
    10 minutes south of Dallas .. in an F4 at Mach 2?

    I think he said 10 minutes further out than he is now. You can always go ten minutes further out. Long commutes can be a pain in the butt but I think it's worth it. You get to enjoy the time you do get at home.
    The road to hell is paved with COMPROMISE.
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    scrumpyjackscrumpyjack Member Posts: 5,336 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    It apparently has great drainage! Good deal. I'll be down there in a few weeks...will you have targets up by then? [:D]
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    armilitearmilite Member Posts: 35,483 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Looks good congrats.
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    roswellnativeroswellnative Member Posts: 10,127 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Nice. Congrats
    Although always described as a cowboy, Roswellnative generally acts as a righter of wrongs or bodyguard of some sort, where he excels thanks to his resourcefulness and incredible gun prowesses.
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    montanajoemontanajoe Forums Admins, Member, Moderator Posts: 58,016 ******
    edited November -1
    Looking good,Dave. Congrats.[^][^][^]
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    shilowarshilowar Member Posts: 38,815 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by JamesRK
    quote:Originally posted by Ray B
    10 minutes south of Dallas .. in an F4 at Mach 2?

    I think he said 10 minutes further out than he is now. You can always go ten minutes further out. Long commutes can be a pain in the butt but I think it's worth it. You get to enjoy the time you do get at home.



    I live out in the country on the side of mountain (bump compared to some of you). That 34 mile commute is worth it!! Gives me time to wind up and wind down depending on the direction I am headed. Everyday pulling back into the driveway feels like I am on vacation away from any reminders of work.


    Congrats on your new spread!! You said it touches the pond, does that mean your property line is on the edge of the pond? Do you have any rights to the pond?
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    allen griggsallen griggs Member Posts: 35,240 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    That is some good looking land.
    I have spent hundreds of hours driving across Texas in the big rig. The more I see of Texas, the more I like it. If I weren't so settled here in North Carolina I would consider moving to Texas.
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    He DogHe Dog Member Posts: 50,953 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    If there are ticks, I will visit in winter.[:)]
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    SperrySperry Member Posts: 5,006 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Beautiful! Congratulations!
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    woodshed87woodshed87 Member Posts: 25,785
    edited November -1
    A wise ol' fellar once said I Don't Need a lot
    Just The one Next door[^]
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    Laredo LeftyLaredo Lefty Member Posts: 13,451 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Nice selection. Don't forget to build only on the high ground.
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    mogley98mogley98 Member Posts: 18,297 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Nothing like your own slice of heaven
    Why don't we go to school and work on the weekends and take the week off!
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    breddyrrtbreddyrrt Member Posts: 1,195 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Nice Place!
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    ChrisInTempeChrisInTempe Member Posts: 15,562 ✭
    edited November -1
    Nice land down that way. I was working in the Dallas area about ten years ago and took a weekend off. Checked out a Renaissance Fair. Land was green and lush, well treed. Had a creek crossing it. If not for the lack of big mountains behind it, it would have been perfect.

    Anyway, have fun down there.
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    wpagewpage Member Posts: 10,204 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Looking good...

    God Bless Texas![:)]
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    OakieOakie Member Posts: 40,519 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Good for you Dave.Man, am I happy for you!!!!!!! You guys must be in heaven. I really like it. The pond and the whole property. Hope you two have nothing but happiness there. Oakie
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    tneff1969tneff1969 Member Posts: 6,682 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Congrats, when the BBQ [:D][:D]
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    drygulchdandrygulchdan Member Posts: 1,264 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Congrats! Nothing like having a little land to call your own. I just paid off my seven (empty) acres in Arcadia Michigan. Hoping to build a cabin there one day.
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    1BigGuy1BigGuy Member Posts: 4,033 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    This green font is for envy, not sarcasm.
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    WarbirdsWarbirds Member Posts: 16,839 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Thanks everyone. We're happy to have it.

    It's in Ellis county, about a little less than an hour south of down town Dallas, about the same to down town Ft. Worth.

    The plan is to bulk a house on it before to long, either this year or next spring.

    Most importantly it fit the modest budget.
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    proappproapp Member Posts: 3,264
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by Dave W.
    Thanks everyone. We're happy to have it.

    It's in Ellis county, about a little less than an hour south of down town Dallas, about the same to down town Ft. Worth.

    The plan is to bulk a house on it before to long, either this year or next spring.

    Most importantly it fit the modest budget.


    Congrates, born and raised there. Place sure has grown.
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