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Country Property Dirt Cheap: How I Found My Piece of Inexpensive Rural Land...Plus My Adventures with a $300 Junk Antique Tractor |
Author: Ralph C. Turner
Published: 1996-04-01 |
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Customer comments on this selection.
 A good read!
Once in a while a book comes along that I find difficult to put down, this was such a book. The author comes across as a genuine and decent person with the same hopes and dreams that many of us have. As a person who likes anything that has to do with the country and having a place of my own someday, I find books of this nature to be very appealing! I found that Mr. Turner writes in a way that captivates me and makes the book very enjoyable! Also, I have learned a good deal about real estate transactions that I had never before known such as abstracts, warranty deeds and so on. As a Californian, Mr. Turners descriptions of land of multiple acreage for under $10K almost seems unreal and a thing of the far past, even though I realize this book was written in the 90s. For someone who is interested in purchasing their own dream parcel I highly recommend this book, very inspiring. Hopefully someday Mr. Turner will write a follow up to this adventure?
 Well-written Real Estate Adventure !
Every several years many of us daydream about buying some country property on a lake or a stream somewhere, away from all the demands of our jobs and modern society in general. This book enables one to not only walk alongside someone who did just that, but to "get in his head" and experience his joys, frustrations and--finally--success as he finds a piece of country property "dirt cheap."
Not only is this a a well-written story that you won't be able to put down, but there are quite a few nuggets of real estate wisdom that have enormous practical value -- regardless of what part of the country you live in. As such, it should be required reading for every Principles of Real Estate class.
usefull advice, one man's success story
Turner's tale of his search for rural land is a fun read. anyone looking at this page and reading this review obviously has a little dream of buying a piece of land - and this book is not only full of good advice for your own search, but it's inspiring. Turner used tactics that I certainly wouldn't have though of. The books is not written like a how-to book, in fact it almost resembles a journal more than anything. But sometimes a little down to earth anecdote is nice to read before bed. It's a very fast and pleasant 230 pages that will likely leave you optimistic about your chances of finding a piece of rural land. Good luck!
A great guide by example
For those that are looking for an A-B-C, follow the list type guide to finding cheap land, keep on looking. Though there is a list of the steps used, it takes only a couple of pages near the end. If you are too lazy to read the rest, and instead skip to the list, you will miss out on a lot of good advice.
Now for the rest of you that are smart enough to enjoy Mr. Turner's tale of how he found it, and glean the tidbits of information bestowed throughout the tale, you will walk away with invaluable information that will let you find the land that you want at a price you can afford.
Well written and easily read
This book is an excellent and quick read- I finished it in one day. Although not directly suited to my purpose, the book contains great advice on finding a small acreage (4-12) property in the country.
Most of all the book made me feel even better about our opportunities- as the writer repeatedly commented on how much easier his search would have been if he was looking to buy 40 or more acres of land. Wouldn't you know it, that is what we are looking to do.
The author has a flowing and folksy writing style, that doesn't get bogged down with too much technical real estate jargon- and footnotes are provided in the rare instances where technical terms occur. This book is in many ways much more than a book about how to buy property cheap, it is the author's life story- his dreams and aspirations for a place in the country since his boyhood.
I highly recommend this book for anyone looking to purchase land in the country.
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