In Search of Our Acreage Dream Home

<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh16Ab-1ciMfNtN7DCo-IAddagpQwJjX0WM2_yxzTFjRFuU-JIcje7nD0sjA9xbHKGl5iYcoMyTw0sb4EzbLuuMmHeWUTDB3pZV-gHo4mmBGmPW3VLtES2b8NYHSjcpMjIAu8wr6Fq971C9/s1600/1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh16Ab-1ciMfNtN7DCo-IAddagpQwJjX0WM2_yxzTFjRFuU-JIcje7nD0sjA9xbHKGl5iYcoMyTw0sb4EzbLuuMmHeWUTDB3pZV-gHo4mmBGmPW3VLtES2b8NYHSjcpMjIAu8wr6Fq971C9/s400/1.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My Acreage Dream Home</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;">Well, our current home has been on the market for just over a week now.  We've had 7 showings so far without so much as a nibble.  But, with so many other houses for sale in our area, I'm not the least bit surprised.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In between the never-ending cleaning and tidying, I've started searching the property listings for our next home.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;">We're looking for a small, private acreage (around 5 acres), close to where my husband works.  </div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;">As soon as I saw this property, I fell in love!  It's a little bit over our price range, but, just look at this place!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV848fVtDp8RK1fFpU3iKcDvYT7UPIMibuIB0ayv5bDx93n0f0z4yhGipiBgNjeHPdghP3Y0MxRQf83PQpbOYfoh-8hrfJCP_nxzL8W1qTGRnzuGmGTHalsO8QQJBS6oacytp4-XQZuTdN/s1600/a+%281%29.jpg" style="margin-left: -30px; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV848fVtDp8RK1fFpU3iKcDvYT7UPIMibuIB0ayv5bDx93n0f0z4yhGipiBgNjeHPdghP3Y0MxRQf83PQpbOYfoh-8hrfJCP_nxzL8W1qTGRnzuGmGTHalsO8QQJBS6oacytp4-XQZuTdN/s400/a+%281%29.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">But, it would also be <i>a lot</i> of work.  We'd have to choose and clear the building site, create an access road and driveway, drill a well, install a septic system, build the house, add landscaping and fencing, and the list goes on...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSkkVHECQBwycG-U8XMWqyVgoB64WmpnReCH9l1pqeC3AxAnZdZr91U5J6lYMhOtKNKGnbj-NJi9i01ipmiaqfJEG0s65gBKYS0VL_ehEdrG2DCGzYn811IkqRLPnMenfy9m6Gq6tS9ajA/s1600/a+%282%29.jpg" style="margin-left: -30px; 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