🧑‍🤝‍🧑 / 🏡 6 months ago, he got the opportunity to fix up this farm that had been abandoned since the 1990s and is turning into an incredible living space

And I thought I tend to be too cynical at times.

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

And who cares if he is turning it for profit? That's honest work, and if the story is legit that he's doing it mostly all himself, he's more than earned it. Secondly, and maybe most importantly, I just l like the fact that he's bringing the property back to life. Whether it's used as a farm again, or an Air B&B, or just a house... it's nice to see old structures like that given new life. I know 2 sets of couples (1 gay... "Not that there's anything wrong with that." -Seinfeld) that have bought those older Greek revival type houses from the 1800's for cheap, moved in, and renovated/repaired little by little to bring them back to their former glory. That happened a lot in Mobile in the early 90's too when I was down there... people saving those older houses from years or decades of neglect. Of course now, they are worth a pretty penny.

 

[Krimson]

And who cares if he is turning it for profit? That's honest work, and if the story is legit that he's doing it mostly all himself, he's more than earned it. Secondly, and maybe most importantly, I just l like the fact that he's bringing the property back to life. Whether it's used as a farm again, or an Air B&B, or just a house... it's nice to see old structures like that given new life. I know 2 sets of couples (1 gay... "Not that there's anything wrong with that." -Seinfeld) that have bought those older Greek revival type houses from the 1800's for cheap, moved in, and renovated/repaired little by little to bring them back to their former glory. That happened a lot in Mobile in the early 90's too when I was down there... people saving those older houses from years or decades of neglect. Of course now, they are worth a pretty penny.

Kills me to go back home and see houses just rotting down while people are buying trailers to live in. You could tear down 2 of those old houses and build you one with better lumber than you could buy anywhere today. Don't understand some people's logic.

 

[TerryP]

That's honest work, and if the story is legit that he's doing it mostly all himself, he's more than earned it.

Just from what's shown, the driveway alone. He's using a string trimmer, I'd be renting a bushwhacker, and we're both worn out at the end of the day.

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

Just from what's shown, the driveway alone. He's using a string trimmer, I'd be renting a bushwhacker, and we're both worn out at the end of the day.

I'd have gone ahead and started the farm out with goats. LOL

 

[TerryP]

I'd have gone ahead and started the farm out with goats. LOL

I'll be damned if I didn't think about the same thing this morning! Even got curious about how much wire would cost for electric fencing...not much for 500 ft.

 

[TerryP]

I'd have gone ahead and started the farm out with goats. LOL