looking for homestead in New England

Guest, I think that if you give us more info on what you'd like to own, we'd be better able to help. Do you need a certain # of acres, bedrooms, outbuildings, etc.? Must it be owner-financed? Near a city so you can commute to a job?

 

10 acres or more would be great, 3 bedrooms, a horse barn (which we could build if there wasn't one) and maybe another for goats chickens etc.It would not need to be owner financed. My husband would be willing to travel an hour or so to get to work but closer would be better. We have about 45,000 to work with and our goal is Debt Free!
Thanks

 

The Bangor area is affordable, with more jobs than downeast. Northern Maine is extremely affordable, with lots of acreage and homes for sale, but you're basically limited to hospital work, teaching, and other jobs like thatnot much manufacturing. There are a couple of towns up there that desperately need lawyers, but I don't know what your husband does for work.

 

I found this in Uncle henry's advertiser. It might be more $ than you are willing to spend but...
Cherryfield ME, late 1800's remodeled farmhouse, 2br, wood floors, passive solar, sunroom, full basement, wood cook stove, 15 ac. 3-4 ac. fields, lg. pond, 24' x 40' barn, chicken coop, shed, in law apt, lg garden area, fruiit trees, sm. fruits,perrenials, 10 min to ocean, quiet side rd. 30 min to ellsworth, 25 min to machias, 60 min to bangor, $139,900 .
If you are interested email me and I'll give you the phone number. I don't want to put it here, and have them pitch a fit over it.
Liz in NH

 

Check out Pressconnects.com, it's the Binghamton paper, here in Broome Co., NY.

 

Thanks everyone. We had the chance last year to move to Washinton County Maine. Jonesport I think was the town. My husbans job would have moved us but the prices weren't any better there than here. I also homeschool and couldn't get connected with others there. Out of 4 women that I did meet only one was still living there, in Cherryfield and she was not happy. She said people we not friendly. The other 3 I spoke with on the phone all had a similar experience. I am not sure how accurate they were but know they all felt isolated. I really like the Bangor area but the job wasn't in that area. We have also looked into the South Paris area and like it there but again prices are similar to here. Our goal is debt free.
Another place mentioned we checked out was Broome county in NY and we absolutly loved it there. Again a job trasnfer but at the last minute another employee put in for a "hardship transfer" and so they got the job. It seems they lived in Alabama and his wife was sick and she had family in the area. :waa: I would have to say Broome county and Brownfield Maine are my favorites. We have friends in Greene NY and what beautiful country but her husband is really having trouble finding work. In fact he is back in Mass. right now for 3 months at his old job working.
My husband works for Xerox servinging copiers. He used to be an EMT and would love to be a paramedic, which he is mors suited for than what he is doing now. But unfortunatly it requires full time school and like I said I homeschool our kids. Well thanks for reading and if anyone has any more suggestions I am open.