LAND

We may have found the land. We went out yesterday to check out more land. The land is near the area of Paw Paw, WV. Love the name. It is right at 2 hours from DC, which we like. And the land is in a subdivision so it has electric and a paved road. All of the lots seem to be 2 acres large.

We saw a few pieces including one which already had a septic system in place. It is for sale for $24,500. We thought having a septic in place would be great. But then we ran into this other piece of land with a great view. Unfortunately, the land cannot have a septic tank on it. But the more we have thought this through, the more we really want to have the weeHouse off the grid. That would mean we would have solar panels, a well, and a septic tank. Along these lines, we also would like to have the more environmentally friendly composting toilet (click here for more information about these).

The land we really like would have to have a composting toilet because it did not pass a "perc" test.

The impediments to "going off the grid" thus far have been concerns with getting a loan. However, as my friend Mike Murphy pointed out: we are not asking for a lot of money and we have great credit, therefore we should be able to shop around to find a lender willing to give us money for the off the grid weeHouse.

And the best part about the land we really like, pictured above, is that they are asking only $8,500 for the land. I think we can negotiate like our friend Dave does...and get it for a reduced amount.

Very exciting weeHouse day.