Nobody told me this about buying land, starting a farm or homesteading!

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

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[@issenvan1050]

Why are you cutting the trees?

[@MrSkankaDank]

I'm am glad I got to see this video. This whole time I figured you won the lottery or inherited a million and building something like this was out of reach for most people, very reassuring that it can be done by regular people. Thank You !

[@rockinpranch8173]

I think a lot of people confuse KZbin with free money, more than a job. They don’t realize the amount of time, effort, and skill it requires. It shouldn’t be viewers as an insult, but more so as a job.

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

bhahahha...I spend 30 hours a week farming and 50 hours a week on creating content, as well as employing 2 others that help me with editing

[@rockinpranch8173]

@@StoneyRidgeFarmer oh I agree, but you see the comments like I do. Mentioning KZbin money like it’s a gotcha.

[@ortizfarm]

Josh, much like you we wanted out of the city on top of your neighbor. We wanted to stay local because of family. So, we did some searching and as you would expect facebook was tracking my searches and put a piece of land in my face “for sale by owner & owner financing “ we purchased that land and started our little farm. Best decision we made. Price of land here in Florida went through the roof. We too ate our pride and purchased a used manufactured home and put it on the property and rehab it. Keep up the great work with your property.

[@LoneWolf-cf5tp]

Bought 120 acres in 2005 and built a modest house in 2007. Paid the land off in 2020 and the house in 2021. Greatest feeling ever to be out of debt. We never drove expensive cars and trucks or bought new tractors and equipment. Always bought used and older vehicles and equipment, so we were able to pay everything off. Biggest mistake I see people make is buying 50-100 thousand dollar vehicles and enormous credit card debt. Got to sacrifice the finer things in life and forget about luxury to stay out of debt.

[@tomtruesdale6901]

Excellent video Josh, thank you for the information. My wife and I paid off everything we own years ago. It feels great.

[@CircleBeeFarms]

That price of land is amazing!! I live in middle Tn here developers are buying it up in the 80's per acre. I only have 43 acres here but watching videos like this makes me think up and moving would be a good idea getting back out in the country. Fencing is no joke I have ordered a Bell Tech auger nothing but rock here hoping it works out. Debt free here also only way to live keep it up sir!!!

[@mcchupka9718]

Very helpful… wish my wife would watch this… as I have been telling her that it costs money to maintain our small spread of land and prepare it for a future homestead.

[@erockhefleyjr6852]

WoooooooooHeeeeeeeHeeeeeeeeee!!!!Alright!!!!🤗🤗🤗

[@ernieruss6044]

built my first house at 29 by last nail it was paid for lived there 2 years sold it did same thing 4 times and worked myself up and bought a small farm built my last house here and never had a house payment but a LOT of work because done it almost all alone im now 66 years old and raise hair sheep

[@davidb1169]

Great video Josh! Thank you!

[@teck6492]

Great video! Good advice all the way through, thanks so much for all your had work and for posting your videos. DEBT FREE!!

[@ValhallaAwaitsYou]

My wife and I arent in any debt, other than monthly bills (rent, utilities, phone bills) and want to buy land to start slowely building our own homestead but it felt very overwhelming. This video really helped!

[@waxhawcreek1717]

Thank you

[@richardbrookins5406]

You are correct about everything you have stated regarding property and associated costs. The land is indeed the cheep part, but so many do not account for the costs of clearing land, planting grass, fertilizing, fencing, water, power, fuels, and other general upkeep. I know what I spend on our 10 acres but I cannot imagine what your cost are. There is another thing to add about buying property in the country that I did not hear you mention. Getting a loan to build a house is difficult if not impossible because comps are so hard to find so banks will not loan money. Fortunately, we had paid off our debt and built our forever home using equity we had in our city house. It is indeed nice to be debt free.

[@heloshark]

You and Mrs. Stoney Ridge Farmer have done an impressive job developing and managing your property!

[@osayanmon]

You are doing great

[@joesoutdoorexperience]

Josh this was so informative and motivating. Thank you very much, my goal is 50 plus acres.

[@TobyRussell]

Thats an interesting hook. Here I am researching youtube video topics and find out your in my back yard lol. Great work!

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

nice!! Yep...just 30 mins north of greensboro nc

[@anthonywebb6413]

Very good and informative video, Josh!!! 😊 😮

[@dmark6699]

A lot of good information Thanks Josh.

[@robertschumacher472]

Josh it was nice to see your hard work and success and you sharing it with us especially give me the fox out there on the economy of it.. shows that with hard work you still can make your way in this country like no other place in the world.

[@hammbone1612]

Been watching from the beginning

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

awesome!!! You've seen this place really transform!

[@ServeNProtect]

The farm is wonderful. If I were a farm owner I would raise lions and tigers

[@dennissweeney7743]

Not new ! I try and watch everything! Love it from day one!

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

thanks Dennis...how do ya like the sneak peaks I'm giving ya! Members get early access to vids when I can get them done fast enough!

[@birchwoodbarnstead4669]

Josh. Thanks for the video. This is what people are looking to view when watching homesteading videos. Long time viewer, first time commentor.

[@KD-qt8vq]

Great job Josh, thanks for the motivation and guidance.

[@Daniel-_-.]

Josh, thanks for breaking down the math for us. I love videos like this and it helps me put it in to reality that I can do this.

[@RideFree1]

Great Info. Thanks.

[@charleswise5570]

Thank you Josh! I may have asked a time or two. Great video! Answered a lot of questions I had

[@janrobertbos]

...NICE!!!

[@paulferguson7432]

Josh I try to get out of dept . But Uncle Sam likes me in dept . Taxes take about half of my check each week . And then some . Unfortunately I live in one of the highest taxed states. It sucks when you’re trying to get out .

[@mommchan]

Really enjoyed this video.

[@406regen]

Great informative video, while im working the family homestead from 1911 it was all farm ground so vary little fencing, everything adds up so fast lol and yes creating youtube content is a full time job but i look at it as my journal, marketing the produce we will be selling or being able to teach people about regenerative ranching. Keep up the good work.

[@yeboscrebo4451]

When I paid off my student loans and became debt free, I can’t even describe the elation, the liberation.

[@providerwilliams5199]

Beard looks great

[@lisaleeper9399]

You got a new bed? Its a twin size? Where is Mrs. Stonyridge sleepin!! 😜

[@anthonye.c.5926]

Great video.

[@Wasphamma]

Solid video.

[@carlfoltz4244]

Josh, thank you for sharing real information, wisdom. There are things here for everyone to learn, no matter what their dream is. Keep it up and keep being honest and open. We wish you success.

[@taurota1554]

Awesome content as always.Thanks for sharing and taking us along

[@ronaldcummings6337]

Thanks Josh, good information.

[@SLH_Kevin]

Thank you so much to talking us through it. Very informative and helpful. We’re in year one of our journey. Taking some of the same steps you discussed. We’re getting educated and finding the right income stream for us. Thanks again.

[@Tweakedtoxtreme]

Hi Josh, Here in southeastern Indiana, another big listing company for land is Whitetail Properties. Another piece of advice for buying land, decide what you want to do on that land before you buy. That way you can find the land that best fits those goals. When we bought our first land, we just wanted recreational land. After living on it for a little bit, we decided to make a run at farming (small crops, cows and horses). So the first land no longer fit that goal. We’ve since bought another farm that is better suited for farming.

[@dougdavis4439]

Really enjoyed this video Josh. Great insight and sharing of information for sure. Living debt free is amazing, only need to be there once to decide to never leave. Wooooo!

[@michaelblum6222]

Love this. Have you ever thought of writing a book 📙 on this subject? It would not only be a great book that takes a young couple and explain everything so there is no confusing the reader, but it will help out those that are just starting and explain the does and don'ts that you have learned already and some other tricks that will help them out.

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

yessir...I've actually gotten started but time is my biggest enemy....sometimes I just need a little downtime from everything...headed to the gym now to clear my mind and get in shape (other than round lol)

[@michaelblum6222]

@@StoneyRidgeFarmer well, all I can say is that you definitely deserve it. You also deserve your love and life if and when you are can get some.

[@TheTexasBoys]

Josh, are your Angus Low Line?

[@TitansNation1999]

Absolutely 💯 be debt free in your personal life. If you want to run a business with asset debt you can do that but make sure you're personally not going to take on that debt if sht goes down. Debt kills.

[@dannymoore7835]

32 acres near me going for 300 thousand pounds agricultural land no planning permission for a house that’s extra 😂

[@jaredmata347]

Land is the cheap part for YOU. I farm in Wisconsin, cheap land here is 5,500 acre. Land that's got generations of work in it will cost around 7k an acre. It's like this in most of the upper Midwest.

[@jvsmeds]

Funny you said down the rabbit hole, I first found you when I got my chickens and was looking for advice on how to raise them for egg laying, I've been addicted ever since

[@myleslawncare4153]

Very helpful video looking to buy some land in the next few years

[@dogshouse1]

About them squirrels running back and forth in the road....... My wife and I call that "The Squirrel Dance". Actually, I have raised a couple baby squirrels. They are pretty intelligent but, easily panicked though.

[@ecossearthur]

So, we are selling our small horse ranch in arizona. We work full time, doing horse back riding lessons and horse boarding... We are making the leap..... Property is listed here and we are attempting to buy an ex cattle ranch outside of Lynchburg Tennessee... 70 acres with a mix of pastures, open land large hay field the rest is old hard wood trees..... So, man with a plan, brining hporses and we will offer limited horse back riding lessons, with a view to offer trail riding and tours. Bring in a few local bred Black angus cattle to get us started.... So just having our own feed source now is going to save us so much money... Here in AZ for the 32 head we have now have between our own 21 head then clients we spend 1K plus some alfalfa for our 1 cow lol My going back to basics will be getting our hay field and pasture extended with all of the wood encrouchments pushed back. We will then have the local State AG Forestry into assess and come up with a plan to get the tress and forest back into shape and have a future sustainable forest and lumber plan.... So many things to plan and work on. We are blessed that the State AG dept is hands on and offer substanial grants to help smaller AG concerns. They back this up with what the Call the AG extension plan via the TN University where that have experts in every field to offer help and advise as well as testing of soil etc..... As you say, ya got to get that foot in the water, have a plan and stick with it and be prepared to accept and take local advice, and also to perhaps deviate from your initial plan! Thanks for your channel and sharing with us all!

[@ecossearthur]

Just an ADD talk with the locals and neighbors... Everyone that I have called have gone above and beyond in offering help and advice... Local Realtor that I called trying to finmd someone to assess the property was awesome, no one had ever called her before asking for that service. Within hours she had some facts and figures that actual aligned with my non professional ones LOL The local AG guys super helpful, gave me the Cell phone number for the Forestry Guy... A phone call costs you nothing the know;edge gained is priceless.... I may have to start a You Tube channel in my spare time ;-)

[@stuartsplace100]

Hi Josh,dude,like the beard

[@jalopyjoe4483]

Was hear. Woooo

[@jalopyjoe4483]

Miss GBO sometimes. Went to UNCG and lived over on silver ave

[@floydcalkins3298]

Debt free!

[@TheBigmark75]

Solid video Josh looking to do the same thing in the not so distant future

[@JohnR9965]

On a serious question where would you be without KZbin in this situation?

[@annmiller7834]

Great video. I love your creative and very smart acquisitions without going onto debt. As a mortgage broker and owner of several rentals, I'm always doing the rubiks cube to help my clients with financing.

[@kdegraa]

Grow grass for the first generation. Grow crops for the second gen. Grow fruit and nut trees for third and everlasting generations.

[@jeremyshaw3155]

Am I correct in my thoughts that VA loans only work with houses? Not raw land or barndominiums? US Army Cavalry Vet here.

[@scottsmith6846]

Hey Josh thank you for the video information great job with the video but stop picking on the squirrels I know they are squirrely lol but I love them they are my friends woo

[@melaniekeen3611]

Rockingham County is getting expensive!

[@jackieow]

If you put in a dairy you can smell the dairy air.

[@LeviHeatonIII]

What is that attachment called that you are using to push ghe trees over? Is it called a tree pusher overer? Lol I'm serious tho. What is it called. Looks way better than using the loader bucket.

[@mikedavis2969]

👍

[@mkshffr4936]

landwatch

[@TheBartman47]

Where I live, land is going for $20,000 - $30,000 per acre or more. :(

[@ShortbusMooner]

LOL! You're looking like Kris Kringle! 🎅

[@lynnbethea5608]

I have 62 acres I have a 25 hp tractor, I am retired. I want to clear some of my wooded land for deer hunting. Recommend hiring this out or working on it during my time? Very thick woods.

[@OklaBoondocks]

Depends on how quick you want it done and how big the trees are. If your health allows you to do yourself, your 25hp tractor isn’t the best as you are limited in equipment you can use for tree removal. I always tell people try to shoot for. 50hp min tractor as it is way more versatile than your smaller tractors. You can always break out the chainsaw too but then again, it’s time consuming and a slow process. Hiring out is faster but costlier for sure. There are two ways they do it, cutting down and piling up the trees and you can let stand for a year or so then burn, or they can pulverize into chips which is spread out over the area. You could do that then use your tractor to remove the chips with a loader and use in areas that are prone to washing out and or filling in holes and ditches. You really just need to figure out what is best for you in cost/time.

[@ad1011000]

Dale Gribble from king of the hill brought me here and I stayed

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

okey dokey

[@LIBRTY1]

When were you able to quit your job nursing and go full time.

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

several years ago...I farm and create content full time now...so very blessed

[@jasonschell9437]

Are you still working as a nurse while maintaining the farm?

[@jamesjessee4064]

❤️👍🙋‍♂️

[@allenentsminger2320]

I can try to scrape the land to have a farm built Power and fencing is killing me

[@JohnTalbot-k6xi]

A+ Reality ...... this is hard work not Video-Land- lot of first time farmers end up in my region in divorce court.

[@issenvan1050]

Why are you cutting the trees?

[@brycehess6708]

The turkey is CLEARLY the dumbest animal ....they drown themselves in rain simply by staring up into the sky until they drown 😅😅

[@mxlman26]

Hey, now ith holidays came to My mind, isnt profitable to grow Christmas trees on your land?

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

Great question...here's my take...10 years to grow a tree that's sold 1 time per year....sorry....I just don't get excited over Christmas trees at all...I like the animals

[@mxlman26]

@@StoneyRidgeFarmer i didnt know those trees growed si slow..... I live at a desert weather and mezquite trees grow like crazy

[@stevensaxon8888]

​@@StoneyRidgeFarmerJosh can you elaborate on the restrictions you put on the 2 piece of property you sold?

[@MrJwh3000]

Thank you for this video. Best one yet!

[@paulferguson7432]

Do not get me wrong I pay my tax . To Uncle Sam but when I pay to Uncle Sam my state says iam rich so they tax me even more .

[@jayroser9876]

You kind of skipped over why did you feel the need to spend money on the mega shop and buy all the vehicles that you have. The mega shop is not used for farm Equipment it's just a place to store all of the trucks. I respect you when you are doing serious farm work but you just drift off the reservation on some of your projects. Sorry but thats just the way I feel

[@Juandoming3s]

Josh- You’re such a bitcoiner and don’t even know it 😂

[@petermavus4131]

City slickers need not apply.Your the Dave Ramsey of farming.You forgot your debt free wooooo.(by the way one vid on KZbin sez your net worth is 2 million)