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arizona: Homesteading Part 3: Harnessing the Sun and the Wind - 03/15/09 07:14 PM
If you've read my previous blog posts, you already know that I live and work off the grid in an earthship that my husband and I built ourselves. We have also conquered the challenges of gardening in our very rocky ground. (See: Homesteading Part 1: Less is More and Homesteading Part 2: High Desert Gardening ) This post will address that "off the grid" part of homesteading.
Living off the grid has been a very liberating experience for us. While my husband and I have lived off the grid for the past five years, neither of us consider ourselves experts in … (3 comments)
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arizona: Solutions, not problems!: Examples of share-worthy land and homes - 03/11/09 05:13 PM
In my previous post, Solutions, not problems!, I suggested that some possible solutions to the housing dilemma may lie in families, couples, etc. sharing land or homes. Below are some examples of properties in the White Mountains of Arizona, both land and homes, that may be conducive to this type of sharing:
41 Acres $37,900 20-acre minimum White Mountain Lakes
20 Acres $49,900 5-parcel split okay Show Low Has power
36 Acres $55,000 20-acre minimum Snowflake
.65 Acres $249,900 5bd/3ba 2722 sq ft Guest Quarters Show Low
.44 Acres $260,000 6bd/3ba 3240 sq ft Snowflake
3 Acres $277,900 6bd/3ba 4416 sq ft 2 … (0 comments)
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arizona: Solutions, not problems! - 03/10/09 07:10 PM
During our first Great Depression, many families, and middle-aged or retired people took on boarders to help pay their expenses. That time may again be upon us. In fact, a recent article described the trend of Boomers aged 50 and up, using home-share organizations for just such purpose. Unlike their parents and grandparents, most Boomers did not "save" for retirement, but rather, they invested for it, and with the world markets (including housing) going bust, much of their retirement funds have been lost.
(http://www.alternet.org/workplace/130361/is_the_future_going_down_the_drain_baby_boomers_going_bust/)
From Chicago, to Atlanta, and Vermont, there has been a dramatic increase in Boomers seeking roommates and … (7 comments)
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arizona: Everything I needed to know about Real Estate I learned by Homesteading! - 03/04/09 09:15 PM
Okay, maybe not everything, but I've certainly been able to apply much of what I've learned through my own experiences in Homesteading to Real Estate. How, you ask?
You've heard the old adage, ‘you learn from your mistakes'. Sometimes, you learn from the mistakes of others as well. For instance, when my husband and I purchased our high desert property, our agent (who also happened to be the listing agent) did not do the following:
1. She did not ask us what our intended use for the property would be.
2. She did not inform us of the myriad of inspections available to … (4 comments)
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arizona: White Mountain sampler! - 03/01/09 02:54 PM
I've talked so much about the area that I thought I'd provide a small sample of the types of land/properties currently for sale in the White Mountains:
1.25 Acres $74,900 water/power Homes Only Heber, Ariz
1.67 Acres $85,000 water/power Homes Only Linden, Ariz
1.0 Acres $99,000 water/power Homes Only Lakeside, Ariz
38.10 Acres $59,000 Owner May Carry Vernon, Ariz
78.44 Acres $99,000 Power Concho, Ariz
20 Acres $22,000 Heber, Ariz
40 Acres $25,000 Snowflake, Ariz
Of course, there are many, many types of properties from high end to least expensive. Call me … (2 comments)
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arizona: Homesteading Part 1: Less is More - 02/23/09 03:08 PM
How do you keep your head above water in today's economy? Unless you're a self-made millionaire (I'm not!), it's certainly not easy. Years ago my husband and I decided on a pretty significant lifestyle change. If we were really going to change, we had to reassess our needs and wants. We wanted to live more simply and be as self-sustaining as possible. We did not want to get up and head out to corporate America every morning. We did not want a mortgage or car payment. We wanted 40+ acres to call our own. Our basic needs were simple: a roof over … (7 comments)
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arizona: Beautiful, diverse, northeastern Arizona! - 02/22/09 06:03 PM
This beautiful, little known, area of northeastern Arizona called the White Mountains. I talked a little about it on my profile... it is a very diverse and beautiful area, with a little something for everyone. It encompasses most of Navajo and Apache Counties, and ranges from 5000 ft up to 8500 ft in elevation. We've got high desert with its rolling hills (knolls, really), grassy with a various assortment of high desert vegetation and juniper and cedar trees. (My daughter calls them big bushes.) We also have mountainous regions of ponderosa pine and aspen trees.
Outdoor recreation? You name it, we've got it. Hiking, biking, trail … (3 comments)
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Karen Ingersoll
Snowflake,
AZ
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