Living the land owner dream in Navarro County!

[kumathebear]

Should have not even started following this thread...make's me miss my old place even more.

CONGRATS and have fun...lot's of work, expense at first then it finally settles down. Owning and maintaining land is challenging but much more rewarding...your Living the Dream!

[cj7zrcool]

Congratulations Jack!

[KactusKiller]

It has begun!!!
Finally getting to the road cutting and brush clearing so we can access the rest of our property !


Progress pics tomorrow but I'm pretty stoked!

[DZM]

Awesome thread congrats on the beautiful place

[Captain]

Congrats on the property. Looking good.

[KactusKiller]

Decided to run out to the ranch this evening and enjoy the cool cloudy day. Didn't get out as soon as I wanted so didn't have much time to mess around. Decided to go sit in a blind and see if a pig would come out early or get a look at a deer

[125Dad]

Well...

[tdwinklr]

After several yrs of watching some of you purchase and improve your own slice of heaven we decided to become land barons ourselves.
Like many I have dreamed of owning my own land for several yrs and had originally planned to wait several yrs until I could afford 50-100ac with river frontage along the Brazos. Well the more I looked around and thought about it I decided why wait, land isn't getting any cheaper. Also after a little research I decided the best bang for my buck right now is not where my ideal setting would be. What I needed was a stepping stone, a good starter place that was raw, decent size neighbors, close to home and still provided great recreation(hunting, fishing, camping and maybe a lake). Well my search took me to either hill or Navarro co. This area is about 1hr from the house and the further east the cheaper the land. I decided one day after doing some on line looking to drive by a couple properties for grins and giggles since I haven't even really discussed it with a bank or the wife. This was just a starting point. Well all 3 places I looked at had some kind of issue which I guess is why they were in my price and size range. As I was heading home I noticed a for sale sign on a property that was in a great area but not listed on any of the real estate sites. This property wasn't actually on the market yet because the landowner was planning to do some cleanup and repairs before it was sold. After some discussion with the wife we decided to make an "as is" offer and finally came to a settlement. we proceeded to move things along as quickly as possible and finally this last Monday we signed the dotted line. We are officially the owners of 31 acres in Navarro co near Navarro mills lake.
I am really looking forward to this "project". It has a small stock tank that has fish, pigs and deer. It needs alot of brush work done to make it more user friendly. Will be starting very soon and I will try to keep everyone updated.

I grew up on a ranch and one of my main reasons for purchasing the land is to get my girls, whom all love the outdoors, out there as much as possible while they are still at home. A 4 hr lease trip isn't very condusive to alot of quality outdoor time. I will post a few pics.

It has a small stock tank, two creek beds, wild plum, dewberry, pecan, oak, wild grapes and a ton of poison oak

Also about 2 miles from the lake

Congrats on the acquisition! We've looking ourselves since this past spring, missed out on 2 ideal properties, not much out there right now. I guess next spring or after deer season there may be more open back up.?
You're right it isn't getting cheaper either.

[KactusKiller]

Well...

Nada, got a couple new small bucks on cam tho

[Shinesintx]

I bought 55 acres about 5 years ago. Me and the kids are enjoying the heck out of it. Sad that I won’t be able to pass it on to my kids...the land is part of my retirement plan.

[KactusKiller]

I bought 55 acres about 5 years ago. Me and the kids are enjoying the heck out of it. Sad that I won’t be able to pass it on to my kids...the land is part of my retirement plan.

Mine too, I'm hoping I won't be passing this one on but will be passing a much bigger place. I plan to improve this one for a few yrs, then sell and upgrade at least once in next 10-15 yrs. my ideal will be about 100-200 acre by the time I retire in about 20yr

[KingsX]

Decided to run out to the ranch this evening and enjoy the cool cloudy day. Didn't get out as soon as I wanted so didn't have much time to mess around. Decided to go sit in a blind and see if a pig would come out early or get a look at a deer

Always a blast getting in the blind and hunting your own ground. Good stuff,Jack.

[Mertzon Man]

Looking good Jack, nice have a place close enough to get in an evening hunt. Enjoy!

[KactusKiller]

Started on the spring projects now that season is over.
Slab for shipping container "barndo" and footing for bridge at one of the creek crossings.

[KactusKiller]