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Hi All,
I have been lurking for awhile and love all the advice everyone gives. Here is my question for anyone who might know. My aunt gave too me a 2 1/2 acre piece of property in Joshua Tree California that was her now deceased sons property. I am a city girl, born and raised in Long Beach, California. I have lived here all my life except for 3 years in Pleasant Plains, Arkansas with ex-husband. I am married with a 4 yr. old son and am in the middle of finishing my nursing license (one more year, god willing). I want too live in a rural area again.
I went out too the property and love it. It is about 4 miles in off a paved road, the road leading in is maintained and graded(sp?) all the time. It has city water, electricity (at the pole, not too the small cabin), does not have a septic or propane on it. The area is very rural, no one living close. The cabin is small and not developed at all (no windows, doors, etc.). My cousin was in the middle of working on it when he was killed in a motorcycle accident 5 years ago. So, what is there is a small cabin that has doors cut, covered with boards at the moment. Brand new roof his buddies put on for my aunt and not much else. What I want too know is should I keep the cabin and develop it to live in or should I just put a mobile home on the property??? What can you grow in the desert???? Should I put propane out there or should I go all electric??? Solar power, what options are there????
My husband is not that handy, I can do the small repairs and such, but not the big stuff. We will not be able too move there until I am done with school, but would like too start getting some ideas of what I should do with it??? So, I guess what I am asking is, does anybody live or homestead in a desert area and where can I find more info. on it......
The property is free too me, all I have too do is pay the yearly taxes and whatever expenses there are too make it livable. So, any replies or questions are welcomed....
Thanks for reading,
Deborah
I have been lurking for awhile and love all the advice everyone gives. Here is my question for anyone who might know. My aunt gave too me a 2 1/2 acre piece of property in Joshua Tree California that was her now deceased sons property. I am a city girl, born and raised in Long Beach, California. I have lived here all my life except for 3 years in Pleasant Plains, Arkansas with ex-husband. I am married with a 4 yr. old son and am in the middle of finishing my nursing license (one more year, god willing). I want too live in a rural area again.
I went out too the property and love it. It is about 4 miles in off a paved road, the road leading in is maintained and graded(sp?) all the time. It has city water, electricity (at the pole, not too the small cabin), does not have a septic or propane on it. The area is very rural, no one living close. The cabin is small and not developed at all (no windows, doors, etc.). My cousin was in the middle of working on it when he was killed in a motorcycle accident 5 years ago. So, what is there is a small cabin that has doors cut, covered with boards at the moment. Brand new roof his buddies put on for my aunt and not much else. What I want too know is should I keep the cabin and develop it to live in or should I just put a mobile home on the property??? What can you grow in the desert???? Should I put propane out there or should I go all electric??? Solar power, what options are there????
My husband is not that handy, I can do the small repairs and such, but not the big stuff. We will not be able too move there until I am done with school, but would like too start getting some ideas of what I should do with it??? So, I guess what I am asking is, does anybody live or homestead in a desert area and where can I find more info. on it......
The property is free too me, all I have too do is pay the yearly taxes and whatever expenses there are too make it livable. So, any replies or questions are welcomed....
Thanks for reading,
Deborah