Rancho Subsim (for reals)
 

Well, I've been thinking about it for some time, now I'm actually looking: for land to build my retirement home. :woot:

I'm not retiring, yet, but I am ready to buy some land and start working on a small cottage. Here are my goals and requirements:

Land
Needs to be a least 3 acres, up to 20.
Must be out in the country, west of Eagle Lake, east of SA, north of Edna and south of Waco. My favorite areas are LaGrange, Lockhart, Gonzales, and Halletsville.

Cottage
Still in the design stage but it will be a small two-story, cement slab, dutch gambrel style roof.

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/pict...pictureid=7040


Like that, except with large garage doors on the bottom floor.

Bottom floor will be my garage and motorcycle workshop. Top floor will have my studio apartment, small kitchen, closets and bunk bed. It will be maximized for space conservation, like a yacht or a submarine.

Yesterday I scoped out some property near Sublime, Texas that looked pretty good. I used my cell phone in my shirt pocket, it worked ok until the end, then it fell out :doh:

If you open up anything in Lagrange - let me know :03:

Don't forget guest rooms for tired travelers form Europe :)

Wow, that's pretty cool, Neal. :sunny:

It's good to have a plan.

Plan your work and work your plan. :up:

I will always be in the country. Somewhere in the Appalachian mountain area when I retire.

Good luck!

Looks a bit like Amityville http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...ys/4_6_100.gif

try to ensure the hot tub has a drinking bar attached for when I next visit :)

I take it this nixes the plan to move to Austria or will you be building your summer home there?:03::D

Damn good people

spent many summers there as a kid putting pennies on train tracks, hiking through the mountains playin war, catchin "craw dads" out of the creeks... one of Earth's great places.

:up:

Neal,

I suggest you also get some steps installed so you don't need a ladder to get to the front door.:D

:har: I thought that door was a bit funny as well.

Great idea:yeah:

If I were you, I would plant a vineyard too! Nothing too major, just a small vineyard for a few cases of wine per year.

Mainly for your own consumption, and whenever your subsim buddies visit

Looks good Neal, wish you all the best with that project!:up:

Steps?

Nonsense, this is how Neal will get in his front door:

http://johnwelbourn.powerathletehq.c...-knievel-1.jpg

So, I set up an appointment with my bank tomorrow. And I called the realestate company to ask a few questions about the land:

:dead: Starting over....

Subsim cult compound? Waco has been taken.