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Message: <blockquote data-quote="3Roosters" data-source="post: 115037" data-attributes="member: 1351">Long winded true story. haha  About 10 yrs ago, my hunting buddy and I would frequent the same area each hunting season a few hours from home. We would stay in the small town local motel 3- 4 times per rooster season. We happened to be equal opportunity spenders...be it the motel, local watering hole, café, c- store, etc. We put out the feelers each year that if something should come up for sale in town that we may be interested. Then..it happened..during a visit to quench our massive thirst one evening..a lead of a house coming up for sale came up in our conversations with the bar keep.  Well...we tracked down the owner before he listed it..it was not in very good shape...back lawn hadn't been mowed in like 5 yrs and the guy who had lived there before he died was a hoarder, I swear. Cement basement was full. Backyard had equipment hidden in the long grass. Price was indicative of the condition of the place.. Buddy and I decided to make an offer for the place at that low amount...knowing full well there would be a lot of sweat equity that needed to take place before it was livable..perhaps even delaying a hunting excursion a weekend or 2 until we got it ship shape. We fiddled around with the place pretty much anytime we were there, doing this and that.  That was like 6 summers ago when we closed on the place....we invited friends and wife's one weekend and did a number on that house...guys painting outside, recaulking windows and doors, shingle the mudroom. painting the garage..and cleaning up the yard and trees. women folk taking care of painting and organizing inside. We rented a roll off for the month to toss crap. Wasn't too many weekend trips later and that place was a nice little hunting shack!! We spent many many weekends using that place as our headquarters.   The local watering hole also produced friendships with the local folk...some farmers allowing us to hunt their land..one became such a good friend..not only did he let us hunt his land..he also went with us on more than one occasion..SHOWING us where he had seen birds earlier! Deer hunting..same thing..we would go hunting with him on his land or land that was posted but that he was ok to hunt on. We would bring packages of fish when we visited him..and others... I can't say that enough folks...IF SOMEONE ALLOWS you to hunt on their land..give them something either that time or the next time or whenever you are in the area.!! We really didn't need to buy land as we harvested good relationships with some of the local folk.   We even worked a deal with a neighbor...we would buy him a jug each month if he would do our lawn when he had his rider going..ahahaa..hey..saved us a trip.   Although we still hunt in that area from time to time..buddy and I decided to sell a couple years ago...first and foremost it was because of the housing shortage in that neck of the woods during oil boom and we were able to turn an excellent profit after only 4 yrs of ownership. We just hotel it now.  I'd say go for it if you find the right price and are wiling and able to put in the sweat equity.</blockquote>

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