Originally Posted By: Uncle Shawn
I totally agree with you gentlemen on looking into the neighbor's before jumping to close to purchase. Being in Oregon right now here's how I've been attacking the situation:

1) find appropriate properties for sale in my size and price range.

2) get all of the ariel and street view mapping possible for the property and surrounding neighbors

3) research crime rate, taxes and all the basic must do when moving into a new area

4) contact Mike Otto to inspect the property and have soil sampled

5) if they pass steps 1 through 4, I'm on a plane and in a rental car to check things out. I'm trying to line up at least two properties before I get on a plane. laugh


I will definitely have to look into Sabine County. I like that price point! Running into a lot of properties with existing pawns but they all look like they have been neglected for some time. I'm waiting to hear back from Mike Otto regarding cost difference is to rehabilitate an existing hole in the ground or dig a proper pond. Thank you all for your continued support and information in are scary but exhilarating experience of moving and being a pond owner!


Shawn


Crime is a biggie. One promising place we looked was in a sketchy neighborhood, but we figured we could tolerate it...until we found out that three women had been murdered there the last five years.

Also, sometimes people have fished in neighborhood ponds for years, so they figure they'll keep doing it when you own the property. This can lead to serious issues, another reason why we chose to build a pond rather than buy an existing one.

7ac 2015 CNBG RES FHM 2016 TP FLMB 2017 NLMB GSH L 2018 TP & 70 HSB PK 2019 TP RBT 2020 TFS TP 25 HSB 250 F1,L,RBT -206 2021 TFS TP GSH L,-312 2022 GSH TP CR TFS RBT -234, 2023 BG TP TFS NLMB, -160