LAND HO!

  Hello and welcome to our blog. My name is Brooke and my boyfriend's name is Erik. We are a bit of an odd couple but that's what we like about our relationship. We currently live in the hills of West Virginia in a large home. Lately in our lives one thing seem to be following us and coming up everywhere. We want to live a simpler, greener, cheaper, more sustainable life. For many months we thought that we were going to buy a houseboat and live on Smith Mountain Lake, VA. A houseboat seemed to be a good idea but we have two American Bulldogs that need space to move around. So...After many nights of talking about our future and what we want in our life, we finally decided what we want to do!

  We want to build our own little homestead. Just a few days ago we were looking at properties in the Smith Mountain Lake area. We are on a tight budget so we weren't having the best of luck. Until we came across a small plot of land located in Bedford, VA. The price was super low and we thought what the heck it won't hurt to call up and ask about it.  To make a long story short, we had a verbal agreement to sign a contract within 24 hours of first seeing the property online. We have not seen it yet either.

We hope that this .37 acre lot will soon become our home. As we go along through this blog, we hope to document our journey and expenses. So to start, here we go:
Land- $ 2,950 (listing price)
          $ 2,450 (offer price)
Closing cost- $ 733

The picture of Our Land from the Realtor's Page