#1 Thing YOU WANT When Buying LAND!!!

[@SekhmetsMagickalSpiritualDIYs]

My Birthday is August 1! I discovered you guys two weeks ago and I Love your Property, the Animals, Insects and your Family is so Happy. I turned 56, this year last month, and I almost died March of this year, but I'm still here💓😻🙏🏾. My desire is to own a small Homestead, your Lives are so Inspirational.💓😻🙏🏾

[@SekhmetsMagickalSpiritualDIYs]

I meant two days ago💓😂

[@mahwahazet4133]

...absolutely great info! My grandparents had a grist mill so the creek was built from main river near by and they also installed a generator to the water wheel which gave them FREE electricity. Only 3x wheel froze shot during the winter (in Slovakia) otherwise year round water feed.

[@jerrodbrey3347]

You guys are so lucky to have so much water. I live in Montana and am only have rain water, so love to see all the green.

[@LandAcademy]

We totally agree that water plays a very important factor in land acquisition. Appreciate your experience, knowledge, and insight. Thanks for sharing this video.

[@TheFewellHomestead]

Yay for oregano, black eyed susans, and echinacea!!

[@sonyagregory5711]

Wise choice. Water is the key. You are blessed if you have clean clear water!😊

[@christinebrush530]

what a joy to watch the puppies and your baby son all following you Bri. :)

[@danidollface20]

we are in the process of buying 5 acres, my in laws are across the street with ponds and a creek. on our property we are drilling a well. we are up in the mountains in northern ca and we have a lot of water under the ground: ) I'm so excited to start working on our property!!

[@Cheez1979]

Danielle you’re living my dream

[@danidollface20]

@Hailey Brown its beautiful here

[@spencerimmens4554]

I'm so happy for you!

[@kimh3422]

I love your videos and the ability it gives for watching your dreams unfold. I live vicariously through you and your family as I "homestead in place" with no animals at this time but growing veggies and continuing to build soil and new beds and extend my food forest. I just wanted to mention that the use of Dr. Bonner's mixed with water and used as a spray for the goats and cow would help greatly with the fly problem. Please know I look forward to each day and what you bring to the table.

[@Lou.B]

Magical forest! Thank You for sharing the views and your good advice!

[@ccsworldaustralia4332]

Love the boulders, gorgeous place. Water is so important, we don't have any water like rivers or creeks, we have to build a dam so we gather the rain. when the house is built we have to buy a rain water tank. take care

[@saintisidorehomestead]

Thank you for posting this, Arthur. Water is a valuable resource we too often take for granted. Your tips are very important to keep in mind. I would add, however, that there are ways to improve water flow and storage in land not as privileged as yours. Particularly folks interested in permaculture should not limit themselves to properties with a strong and reliable water supply but rather to look into ways to harvest and retain as much water as possible. In areas with decent annual rainfall, for example, it is not too difficult to design for water catchment and storage without spending a lot of money.

[@tradiciongallisticar.d1123]

great place for a still...thanks for the tour.

[@Missing58]

I really enjoy your videos and you are teaching so many so much. Thanks for all you do.

[@rsoubiea]

cool property you can have camping trips, summer day camps, picnics. i love the creek you have near the house, very pretty.

[@cbwmama8461]

You also need to research water rights in your state and the area you are considering buying. My parents' farm was in an area surrounded by the Adirondack State Park and further up the mountain was an area the state designated as forever wild. A stream ran from the state property and ended in a boggy area in our back pasture. We were not allowed to dig a pond there because the state owned the water rights. Luckily we had a well in the barnyard to water the stock but we only had the right to use the water -- we did not own it even tho the well dated back to the 1860's long before the state park was even thought of. Be very careful.

[@TheMrtempo22]

Cbw Mama 8

[@leet0809]

Good tip.

[@manictiger]

Pull a Daniel Plainview and siphon it. If I have a milkshake... and you have a milkshake... and my straw reaches alllllll the way over to your milkshake, what happens? I DRINK YOUR MILKSHAKE!

[@scif2622]

thanks for saying such an good tip

[@JudgeDredd_]

manictiger exactly

[@johnrutledge3892]

Also those grape leaves are good eating - just gotta brine and or boil em first. Dolmades ! So good !

[@islandhomesteader]

"Another great day on the homestead" and another great video from you guys! Thanks so much! What a beautiful piece of property you have, I love that area in the woods where those big boulders are, I could see myself sitting on those rocks pondering life! God bless you and your family!

[@MrRasgabriel]

Forever learning. I’m soaking in the knowledge. I really would love a place in western NC!

[@Louinator59]

Great advice on the water. I have often considered that aspect when looking. My dad had a land with a great year round creek in the Sierra Nevadas. He sold it and that is the one place I wish we had. The downside was it was close to the Mammoth Lakes which is host to a close to the surface lava dome.

[@karenweber7898]

I once camped towards the top of a mountain North of Ashville. it was raw, but so very beautiful.

[@b.war.8651]

Beautiful land,trees and creek! Love those boulders! Love springs too! Y'all are blessed. I hope one day to have land with a fresh water creek on it too. On a side note... I love me some herbs... y'all should make a batch of The Vinegar of the 4 Thieves with fresh garlic cloves to steep for 2 weeks, dilute with water to half strength to then spray on your all your goats and any farm animal or pets or children or yourselves to keep insects at bay! ;) I live in Florida so I know with experience it works... oh and beneficial nematodes work too bring down the flies and other pesky insects too. :)

[@debbytomlinson9970]

Beth Warshowsky Would you mind sharing how to make the vinegar solution? I would love to write it down.

[@LumnahAcres]

Thanks great topic to talk about! You have a beautiful water supply on your Modern Homestead

[@HeartinessApproach]

Art you always make great walk-about videos. I really enjoy them.

[@BaggieReg63]

That is some beautiful land. I don't know anything about property values in the US, but that would be a small fortune here in the UK. Thanks for the walk around.

[@christiebetts4970]

I lived in a town called"Springville"where the town's water supply was spring fed.It's the best water i've ever had and i've lived many places in the USA

[@voxel3582]

Springville indiana?

[@christiebetts4970]

Voxel No,Alabama

[@Emma-3010]

Excellent advice on property selection, thank you! Great video, as always.

[@LoneStarLiving]

Good tips. Water is so important!

[@MTNurse]

Thank you for all this important info! How many acres are on your homestead? THx LOVE you guys and ALL the work you put into your channel. You should be really proud of yourselves!!

[@evpalfy2464]

Grape leaves are very nutritious, little ones in salad and large ones dried for all hot meals.

[@patience1226]

Fantastic video. I love the walk through the forest....beautiful footage.

[@joymassey3929]

Thank You very much for sharing all your knowledge and for all the effort you put on this videos😊

[@Brifromscratch]

You are welcome.

[@1994abbygirl]

I love the beginnings of all your video's!

[@Chronicles1611]

Thank you for 11 months of fun, love, education, hard work and blessings !

[@Guildbrookfarm]

Great video and great channel! 👍🏻 Thanks for the shoutout neighbor! ❤️😊

[@reneep9968]

OMGOODNESS, your place is so beautiful. Thank you for another video full of great information! Blessings...

[@onedazinn998]

:) what a blessing to have that water source, those lovely intact, solid construction barns, lush pastures & a woods to walk in. God was indeed good to you guys. Art...Dolly loves being with you ;))

[@LivingBreadHomestead]

Very informative... I'm trying to gain as much info as possible. Thanks for sharing

[@AliCT814]

I think you should check out Land to House. Seth lives near Asheville and makes Ram pumps for collecting water from a creek or spring.

[@LandtoHouse]

Blue Wave thank you for the channel plug. :)

[@JulieHiltbrunner]

We have two dry creek beds but when a good rain comes it flows like crazy. The plan is to get a huge cistern and pump it up hill to fill the cistern. I recently got a shower head with a pump in it that runs off my solar panels. It will also run from a car cigarette lighter or a PowerStation battery. Currently we have expensive city water and rain barrels that take 5 minutes to fill 120 gallons. Without power we could channel that to a cistern. Now where to find the money for the cistern... ? : ))

[@scottiepickering952]

Thanks for the great videos and content in them.You guys have a beautiful farm.

[@kidddee544]

Art and Bri you two are living the life! God Bless you and dont forget to bless your children so they too can have every advantage. Ive subscribed for you two so you can a little something extra coming in. Now get back to work!!

[@rafaeltorres8149]

You are lucky! GOD BLESS!! Such a beautiful place.. Loved the dalias.

[@debraredman3551]

#1 is access, dont get landlocked.

[@TheTexasBoys]

All incredibly great info!

[@DragusCalliforous]

Banks prefer wells over springs because wells are more predictable and "theoretically" easier to control. Springs are more risky, and banks hate risk. But if an owner know's what they're doing springs could easily trump wells. :)

[@michellemarie1197]

That stream is beautiful and i definitely agree with the water!!!!

[@susanpaulson7445]

So joining up with patreon means no more on you tube? Not educated on this new direction. Absolutely love your presentations, and would miss them terribly, as it is one of the highlights of the day I look forward to. Due to recent $ issues, hospitalization in my family, etc paying right now would be out of the question. Within 45 minutes of ER visit they handed a bill of $1400.00! Then next morning it was $3400.00! Won't go on with all involved, appreciate all their interventions, just a glimmer into our situation. As a nurse myself, care was invaluable, but the associated cost has put quite a lid on our everyday living. I watch all the ads and always thumbs up the presentations, hoping this contributes in some way. Your family is a blessing.

[@Brifromscratch]

Susan, we have had Patreon pretty much since we started. It is just another way for viewers to support our videos. We have and will continue to upload to KZbin. We started Patreon b/c some of our viewers specifically asked us to. You and thousands of others support the videos we make EVERYDAY by watching, commenting, letting the ads run etc... THANK YOU!!!!!! Please do not feel that you would ever HAVE to contribute to Patreon. Like I said, it is another tool that certain viewers asked us to create.

[@susanpaulson7445]

ART and BRI thank you! Once all is settled would love to contribute. God Bless! You are a Blessing.

[@rsoubiea]

there should be a annual chick shaw building competition, with a nice prize for the best design etc every year. get some sponsors etc.

[@kellygreen8255]

Water! I just knew that would be the number one factor!

[@cleverkimscurios3783]

Water's my biggest concern about moving to AZ. It's tight enough here in CO and we'll have to be even more restrictive there. I envy your water!

[@janedelavictoria8577]

Wow you have a beautiful farm . and good supply of fresh water and maybe you can convert some spots for fish pond

[@dylanc.4126]

Has it really been that long! 11 months! I've been here the whole time!

[@misscasualty]

It's amazing to me that people don't think of these things when buying property

[@TheKinGJux]

The banks like wells because it leave you dependent on the city but with a spring you don't need them. it's about control like usual.

[@Lookingpeo]

This is great information before I buy land

[@krazohills9008]

Thank you for reply. Good. Enjoying your videos.

[@mrs.garcia6978]

I'd kill for a year-round stream/river on our property, but I'll settle for a few frost-free hand pumps.

[@Bergalicious38]

Check out the neighbors! That one is high on the list! Our water right runs into the neighbor's man-made pond. I'd like to have some large livestock, but I don't want to deal with an angry neighbor. I suspect they were the ones that shot my cats with a bb gun, since the woman came over and said that she feeds chipmunks by...her pond. We built a catio to keep the cats at home.

[@arnoldromppai5395]

they have no say weather you have livestock or not, I think your letting them control you, know one has the right from 10 feet from high water line , weather you own the property or not, any one can be in that water or on shore 100 feet up on land, if they can get to it from a public road or accesses any water body man made or not that is feed from up stream

[@Bergalicious38]

A long time, ago. We had a couple of cars parked on my dad's property (which is right next to our land). I heard it was the same lady that had the county come out and tell my dad that there had to be a 6' fence up because it was "unsightly". When we were building she came over and started talking to my dad and husband. In the middle of her incessant chatter, she said, "I just wanted to make sure you weren't putting up a hog lot or something."

[@michelle10261]

hi how big is your property? we have 8 acers and we only have tank water but we have a dam but we have to pump it from the dam but it carn,t be drunk. we run out of water all the time. so we have to buy drinking water and just have bucket baths, or go to a free shower in out town for travellers camping in the town.

[@AmericaChat]

I was thinking about 5 acres in southeast Ohio but was kinda turned off by it because the ground is so soft. The trees up the hill look like they are falling leaning down toward the road. Now I'm thinking there might be some good water supply in springs up there. There are areas where I wish the ground was harder or safe to park a car on. I just step on it and it goes down like nearly a foot.

[@katrinar9310]

Congratulations on the blogging for nearly a year! -katrina

[@whoswhonow]

Im wanting to be your potential neighbors bro... Speechless.... halfway to Boone from Raleigh. WATWER IS absolutely key

[@OnePieceTavares]

Nice to see the doggies together again.

[@SaadouneZinji]

Your homestead is gorgeous!

[@SansaStarkofWinterfell]

Very beautiful chunk of mica you picked up Art! Did you bring any back for the children to see? I sure hope so... I saw ramps that you walked by. I wish we had them up here where I live but I haven't found any. Looks like you forgot Gildbrook farms link Art. You did a great job with the vlog today, beautiful homestead, it's coming along wonderfully! 🌱Be Blessed ღ 🌼

[@Brifromscratch]

I added it.

[@melsholeonthehill3365]

Good video, probably one of my favorites....so far! Just good solid info, but not too much! 😜

[@viccarsncoffee818]

I’m really hoping and praying it all goes through but me and my family are looking at 20acres and it has a lake on it!!!! And a couple streams like yours!!!:)

[@WatersandWilderness]

Myself and a few others would like to invest in land that we could errect tiny homes (200-700 SF ) homes on... grow our own NON-GMO food, etc. We're not sure what to look out for but we would like to have a stream and/or lake and good soil for gardening.

[@tealkerberus748]

CC unless you have truly incredibly good soil, like deep flood plain alluvium or one of the better volcanic soils, that really isn't a factor for growing vegetables. When you think about how much nutrient matter you take out of a vegetable garden every year, the only way you're not going to destroy that soil is by adding just as much back - manures, sawdust, compost, seaweed, whatever. So if you find a great place for your house by other measures but the soil near it is poor, don't worry, just build your garden bed on top of the soil with all those usual ingredients and start gardening. Good soil does make a difference for broadacre crops and pasture. So if your land includes a bit of good soil, better to use it for those purposes.

[@colleenrodamer6230]

What a beautiful stream

[@amyjohnson7834]

Springs are not common here in CA'S central valley. You are blessed :)

[@williamchristopher1560]

Creeks are rare here, and year long runs are practically nonexistant. To each their own, BUT to me, what I look for is NO ROCKS. I have found out after my second spring here, that the land around the house is that the land around the house holds rain water for a couple months. The house is a double wide, 28 X 72. So it sets up 2ft over the concrete pad it sits on. I can witch water, and I bet I can find water all around the house, and not have to go down but a couple doz feet. I would NEVER AGAIN buy bare land which I did ONCE, and that was enough.

[@thecynic807]

You should do an opening video for Doug and Stacey. It will help your channel grow.

[@riadozee]

We need more cow bell...UMM I mean more Dolly .

[@BarbSimpson]

Congrats to the winners

[@BarbSimpson]

sorry commented on another channel and showed up here.You tube what is going on

[@traceywye6480]

what can take as well as give ie flooding but these mountain places seem to provide a good supply with gravity doing the work, wells can also run dry so banks not leaning easily unless you have one does not make sense: But you are right BRI water and knowing where it is is essential for land purchase?

[@Brifromscratch]

One cool thing about living in the mountains is that most houses can be safe from flooding.

[@peewees6199]

Thanks for the tips.

[@sherthom5672]

Nice creeks. Are ticks and mosquitos back in your back property? Sad folks are selling ginseng. They are taking too much here in the south. It takes 7 years to replenish an area once it has been harvested.

[@Brifromscratch]

Sher Thom Lots of ticks. Very few mosquitoes. I think that Ginseng harvesting can be done in a sustainable way, if you are careful. The problem I see is that people are harvesting on public land and on other peoples land where the harvesters have no interest in the long-term management of the plant.

[@georgecarlin2879]

Hi Art, that's true - water is life. The arid dry desert areas of West TX are about 500 an acre, how much is land in your area? Ballpark range, thank you. :)

[@imfreetobeme8]

Great info! Thanks for sharing

[@ZE308AC]

I hear that if you grow grass in dry areas you can make a creek

[@flowerbull2]

Great tips!

[@Y_ruba_al]

the best grapes ive ever seen.....

[@red88alert]

I just bought my first land at the age of 29 but in Guatemala! 😁😁😁

[@sammax4245]

How much us dollars?How big?

[@red88alert]

Sam Max 875 sq meters and about 18,000 dollars.

[@laengineer8546]

Gosh that looks beautiful. Is there a limit to how much water you can use?

[@dragonflygrandma]

Nice hair cut. Nice video.

[@rustedoakhomestead]

11 months already?? Been here since the beginning!

[@VeganRashad]

Could you build a micro damn to generate power?

[@mathews238]

Thank you, that was very informative.

[@amylynn2365]

Understand that farming is what you want to be doing more than working - I love being outdoors too and working with my hands in God's creation of things. :)

[@marieschieler1914]

Nice!

[@UniversalDirt]

Water. What I said before we saw the video of the creek.

[@parthavipidaparthy5406]

Your land is beautiful

[@1UMMA]

Art, can you please list the bank or banks that you dealt with & helped you buy your property. Didnt find one so far in California. Thank you

[@Brifromscratch]

Mongi Hmadi We worked with a local credit union. I don't think our list of banks would be helpful to you. Ask a good realtor for a list of options in your area. Talk to all of them. If you're trying to finance large tracts of land there are farm credit organizations in every state that deal with agricultural land and or large pieces of property.

[@faloperomosa5247]

I didn't see you have a spring. I saw a couple of tiny creeks.

[@MrRasgabriel]

What do you do in the hospital? I’m an RN in California

[@1994abbygirl]

How may acres do you have! Its a beautiful farm!

[@nicougrikify]

i think 20

[@guloguloguy]

Being a land owner, ought to cause you to be VERY INTERESTED in the History, and Natural History, of your land!! You REALLY ought to be diligent about Defending your property against NON-Native/Alien species (Species that are NOT Locally Native), as well as keeping out any and ALL poachers, who DESTROY, and STEAL your Valued Wildlife! You have an AWESOME place in the country!!! Thanks!!!

[@JasonAstraea]

You guys should go aquaponics.

[@johnrutledge3892]

My grandparents had some land I grew up on , it had a spring feeding a creek breast height. My uncle's evil wife sold it by screwing my uncle's best friend and a lawyer. She told my mother that it was worth less because it had water on it. 49 acres. At least I got to grow up there. I miss my grandparents they were smart . You might not want that mica in your water I don't know. Ginseng is a good sign I've heard. Good luck ! PS - good fences make good neighbors. Also look into iron water batteries it's non toxic. And your old bath tub can tell you that.