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I have not, but only because it’s all been written about before. It’s pretty normal stuff: Bringing electricity out, digging a water well, installing a septic s
by syedkarim 6y ago
I have not, but only because it’s all been written about before. It’s pretty normal stuff: Bringing electricity out, digging a water well, installing a septic system, getting permits, calling the inspector. Some people have general contractors to manage all of this, but it’s perfectly reasonable to manage it all without a GC, who charges 20% on top of whatever is spent.
I live on 14 acres of ag-zoned land in a very suburban area not too far from Chicago (30 minutes without traffic). Maintaining ag-status is a pain in the ass and eats up way too much of my time.
- teruakohatu 6y ago> Maintaining ag-status is a pain in the ass and eats up way too much of my time. What does this mean? Do you have to plant some crops to be considered ag?
- syedkarim 6y agoYes, that’s exactly what I do. I have a couple acres of pumpkins. A free pumpkin launch (by trebuchet) is included with each purchase.
- OldHand2018 6y agoDo you have a website or other contact method? I'd love to come visit this fall (assuming you are open). I'd also like to talk about your experience, as I'd like to have a small ag-zoned house+farm not too far from Chicago. Right now we are learning via a garden plot in the city and hope to have the skills in place within a few years.
- syedkarim 6y agoSure, my email address is in my profile. You are welcome to come out anytime, though I’m no expert in any of this.
- mc32 6y agoIs it zoned for airstrips? It could be something useful if it could act as park and fly to midway (who knows maybe this makes no sense for that area).
- syedkarim 6y agoI'm in the northwest suburbs and about 20 minutes away from O'Hare.
- malandrew 6y agoWhat’s the benefiting of maintaining the ag-zoning?
- syedkarim 6y agoI have 14 acres and my property tax bill is about $9000 a year. Virtually all of that tax is for the house and the one acre that it sits on. The rest of the acreage has an annual tax bill of about $100. The property adjacent to me is smaller and is vacant, raw land. They pay $22,000 a year in property taxes.