I see... Well getting it fenced will be a major undertaking as it is, then. You can go a long way toward both safety and security by the way you fence it and the kind of shelter you build. Small mesh fencing is expensive, but more critter and climber proof and it's safer than barbed wire. Lots of design considerations can make it as good as it can be.
Would this arrangement be temporary, or do you think down the road husband will want to move there?
I think I could persuade him but that wouldn't be right. If I buy it, then there is plenty of time for us (saddle club) to figure out how we want to set it up:') I'm probably better where I am at but I'm sick and tired of the stable scene.