Response to Would it be worth it?

Thanks for your thoughts, everyone. We probably will just sit tight and hope the neighbor across the road from us will sell at a time when we are in position to buy it, even though it will be more than what the land is probably worth. The larger one does have some neat features, but too many drawbacks to make it feasible. Too far from any major city to work, and the water situation is just too much to overcome. Well drilling here is REALLY expensive. Because the water is getting scarcer, the state now requires wells to be drilled into deeper aquifers. A well there would run $20K at least. Financing is not possible, due to the condition of the house, and the grainery would make a neat house, it has wonderful thick wood walls in very good condition. Probably the best building on the property. It is dry out here on the plains, and rainfall is not dependable for gardening, watering crops, etc. Most farming here is dryland type. Some things just aren't worth the effort,I guess, and I hate to leave the established barn, garden, fruit trees, etc. that we now have. Two mortgages would force us to go back to work again, so not a good idea. Thanks for the moral support, though! Jan

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