Thanks Shannon. I called Robert while we were out in the area last Saturday and picked his brain for a little bit. I'll definitely give him a call should we locate something in the area.

Ed,

I know what you mean. I'm still scratching (I know you're not supposed to) all the Chigger bites I got from last Saturday when we were looking at a property near Ledbetter - probably not too far from your place.

I've met with Tiffany Compton at Hodde Realty. She was actually the first contact we had and showed us the first property. I like their listings (as well as Heritage Country Properties), and have asked her to let us know of anything that becomes available that we may be interested in...but I'm not too confident that will happen.

I'm starting to give more thought to heading a little East...due to both lower prices per acre and increasing presence of ducks. Although I'd prefer to head NW (largely due to the fact that I live on the W side of Houston), for the right property, it really doesn't matter too much as long as it's no more than about a two hour drive.

Ledbetter would have been perfect, but the property we looked at was a little too flat and open. That area (where you are) should provide some good duck hunting due to the proximity to Somerville.

I've driven around the lake and a lot of those areas would be nice. Any other realtors or available properties you're aware of in the area?

Thanks again,

Paul