A New Beginning?

It seemed like a good idea at the time. We were ready to get out of the city and wanted to start a business based on my passion for building furtniture. What better than to buy a some acerage in the country where we could live with a bigger workshop and perhaps a gallery that would feature crafts from a range of artisans. We both sorta fell in love with the first place we visited. Sorta? Well behind a very small 100-year old farmhouse clad with vinyl siding; an ugly above-ground outdoor pool; abandonded tractors and farm implements along with a smattering of outbuildings on the brink of falling down, it did have its charm. Sorta. What we did fall in love with was the gentle rolling hills that reminded me of my native England, a stand of live oak trees that are somewhere between120 and 200 years and a strong feeling that this old, tired homestead needed some TLC. And so, after looking at a lot of other properties we studied the "comps", submitted our offer and, to cut a long story short, today we have a contract on a 32-acre property in central Texas.

So begins our story. Appraisals, surveys, decisions, financing, architects, decisions, builders, relationships, decisions, decisions, decisions. It's going to be an exciting, challenging journey.