Fishwife once you close on the property, get to the local feed mill and inquire about getting some Gineau fowl to take care of those ticks. Gineaus are a strange looking bird, much like a Peacock robbed of the huge tail fan, but they will eat every bug in site around your pond and keep the tick numbers in check. I'm told they are good watch dogs too, approaching every strange vehicle that enters the place. Sounds like a beauty of a pond to me.
