re: Living on a ranch in south Texas far from the city

You have the opportunity to live a dream many of us would be thrilled to have. I can also see the other side of it as well. I would say go give it a try while you are young. If it turns out not to be your cup of tea, you can always move back to civilization. Guiding hunts can provide funds and companionship at a pace you can control. You have nothing to lose and it will build character and resilience.

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Would you live in a town like this if you had the family roots?

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There are two primary things you should be concerned with:

-Is the town overrun with crime? If not, that's a plus.

-Can you make a decent living there? If so, that's a plus.

If being near your family is super important to you, then that's another plus.

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Am I dumb for one day wanting to buy the only house in town that is still owned by a member of my family and live there when I'm older?

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No. Your dream is just that, your dream. Trying to live the dream of others is going to end up doing little more than give you a major regret throughout your life.

The wife (no pics) and I plan on moving back to the family farm in North La once we retire. It's a fairly rural area (population for the entire parish is just under 10k) and that lack of population is what's so appealing after living so long in increasingly crime-filled, traffic-filled cities.

Why should we care of someone else thinks our decision is "dumb"? Anyone believing what they want is universal is an idiot, so by default I couldn't possibly care less about their opinion on this.

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But more important, this time of year at a night high school football game you will see more flying roaches than an Indiana Jones insect scene

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And I’m out

The town basically has no crime, the ranch area is a little more dangerous with people crossing but it’s not horrible

You could sell guided hunts and make more than hunting leases. Guided hunts would take more effort on your part. You could figure out a way to monetize the property. Of- course then you have the inheritance taxes to deal with. I would look into the inheritance taxes tomorrow, (big deal).

Maybe not, but the Fed does.

I went and stayed on my Uncle's ranch one summer in Colorado. You feel real small when at night you cannot see another light except your own

Hold on, it's not already leased for hunting?


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I was driving a lot for work from LA to Houston, now 2-4 hr trips are nothing.

That puts you to San Antonio and Austin easily.

Live at the ranch and lease it for cows and to me for hunting.

I'll take you on a western big game hunt and mid west whitetail hunt to boot every year.

If I was in my 20's and single you couldn't pay me to live in Freer TX or even on 20k acres near Freer. I'd suggest a condo or house on a canal on North Padre and visit the ranch as much as you want. Best of all worlds, 6 months out of the year Freer is an absolutely miserably hot dry dust bowl. During those 6 months you'd have the Laguna Madre and gulf in your backyard, decent night life, and first world amenities that Freer will never have. Hour and half and your at the ranch. I'm currently in the market for a weekend place down there, looked at a hell of high fence place near Bruni but I'm apprehensive due to the distance while still working in SA area.