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Originally Posted by Mistress
we need to talk, i'd like a summer home in the motor city.
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Actually, Mistress, if you go in the right area, there are some nice ones in relatively safe areas. If you were serious, I could find them for you.
The right condo would be good also, to reduce your maintenance costs in the off season. Unless you need a bonded house-sitter, which is also possible and cheap.
Farm land is so cheap I am seriously rethinking my plan to leave. Instead, I'll buy 4 acres off a farmer friend who is having hard times and put up a mostly energy-independent repair facility and fun house for my stuff.
MY friend the PhD chemist-nudist is now making his own natural gas from the stuff he gets from farmers and selling the leftovers to the fertilizer industry. Last year he made $38,000 on a 1,240 hour investment, a little over 30/hour. He calculated the whole thing out.
He did spend an additional $9,000 on equipment, but he can resell that and break even or close, on that as well.
My plan is less ambitious: I want to use passive solar, wind power and wood, and erect a separate building for wrenching and making as much biodiesel as my cars can handle.
The whole thing will cost about $ 16,000 and provide me 6,000 sq feet of space for storage repair and fun. Not including the indoor/outdoor target range.
You guys are invited, but please-- only MBs or Citroens...well, maybe Borgwards and Bimmers
