Sorry I did not recognize your flag on the personal page. Where do you live?
We bought this property in the Anza/Borrego Valley area of California. Last year after living in the city for decades my husband came home and threw his brief case down and announced he was done.
My mission was to find a non cookie cutter house on at least two acres with ample water and sunshine under 350K. In California thats cheep. So here we are one year later debt free and living on this property...way kool. Yes, it is going to be very interesting, first time since we first got married that we have to be cautious about money and experiences.
Anyway as we keep saying the adventure has begun....I wish you well on your journey....some times you just have to do it.
Oh yes in case you are wondering we bought a geodesic dome home...it is way kool and very easy to heat and cool....and soooo not cookie cutter.
I’m in your ‘bookend’, NJ.
We are pretty much in the same position you were in before you moved. We are in the process of looking for our 2 acres, under 350K, non cookie cutter, etc.
We hit a speed bump from the Nor’Easter a few weeks ago and are recovering from the flood; but that just means we will have less stuff to pack when we succeed in finding the 2 acres that meet our criteria. :)