Our Story - Life on the New Tennessee Homestead (June 2022)

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  • Опубліковано 5 вер 2024
  • In this video I tell our story about how we wound up living in Tennessee. Its been a long time since I have uploaded a regular video and we plan on doing lots more. We no longer have a woodworking specific business and this channel will focus mostly on our family and the development of our homestead in Tennessee.
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  • @juanmorales-fi7dk
    @juanmorales-fi7dk Рік тому +3

    Welcome home y'all ... Tn is a great state.. I'm up in the mountains of fentress county

  • @thefirewooddoctor
    @thefirewooddoctor Рік тому +4

    Is amazing how happy and relaxed you sound compared to your New Hampshire days.

    • @practicallyIndependent
      @practicallyIndependent  Рік тому +2

      I love it here. It's like living on vacation, except it's a lot of work, lol.

    • @thefirewooddoctor
      @thefirewooddoctor Рік тому

      @@practicallyIndependent, you are living the dream life!

  • @TennesseeHomesteadUSA
    @TennesseeHomesteadUSA 6 місяців тому

    I managed to get up in the hills -- but still just off Barkley Lake.

  • @SkidderKev
    @SkidderKev Рік тому +2

    You have had a busy year! Looking forward to see what you get up too in TN

  • @castleofcostamesa8291
    @castleofcostamesa8291 Рік тому +2

    Congratulations! Thank you for sharing your journey! My best wishes to you and your family!

  • @theodorecharles635
    @theodorecharles635 Рік тому +1

    An interesting story. You sure got a nice place there and you seem to be very well set up with equipment, etc. It's so nice that you're able to do this journey while you're still young and have small kids at home. That'll be such an amazing place for them to grow up. When we bought our acreage all our kids were already grown and were off on lives of their own, so they never got to grow up like that. All them said the same thing when they first saw the place; "Why didn't we have a place like this when we were kids?"

    • @practicallyIndependent
      @practicallyIndependent  Рік тому +1

      Thank you. We struggle to get by and pay our bills, but we are happy and love it here. Thank you so much for following along.

  • @jeffreymurray8803
    @jeffreymurray8803 Рік тому +2

    Hey Mike found your video and glad I did. My wife Kelly and I are looking to relocate to Tennessee ,East specifically. We are heading down in a few weeks to explore. we are from Taxachusetts(Boston), looked in New Hampshire for a year cant find what we want, and unfortunately New Hampshire is changing, becoming less and less the Live Free or Die state. Your video gives me great Hope. May I ask what town you are in? Thanks I'll keep watching

    • @practicallyIndependent
      @practicallyIndependent  Рік тому

      Yeah, unfortunately NH is changing. It's sad. I'm actually originally from the Boston area myself. I love NH, but sadly it's changed. We are in Greene County and love it. Climate, people, policies, schools, etc. If you ever have any questions feel free to ask.

  • @BlindBatG34
    @BlindBatG34 Рік тому +1

    Good luck. We miss you folks.

  • @Tucum0
    @Tucum0 Рік тому +1

    Great flow of information. Thanks for sharing!

  • @jarrodt5786
    @jarrodt5786 Рік тому +1

    Thanks for the update mate. Awesome new property.

  • @ADSC2006
    @ADSC2006 Рік тому

    Good to see a video posted.

  • @genechambers7532
    @genechambers7532 Рік тому

    good video mike you got a nice place my friend

  • @Grizz270
    @Grizz270 Рік тому +1

    Good to see you back... what does Emma think of her new home now?

    • @practicallyIndependent
      @practicallyIndependent  Рік тому +1

      She loves it! They arrived July 3rd and have been adjusting well. We will have a new mobile home here on the Homestead this week. I can't wait.

  • @JohnC-kc5uh
    @JohnC-kc5uh Рік тому +1

    I'm looking for land in east tennessee at the moment, inspiring videos like this keeps me looking

    • @practicallyIndependent
      @practicallyIndependent  Рік тому +1

      It's a beautiful place here. We love our property.

    • @JohnC-kc5uh
      @JohnC-kc5uh Рік тому

      @@practicallyIndependent thank you for a rapid reply, my first day was just driving around, checked out Morristown, Newport. Second a little more looking around then I'll talk to realtor, again thank you guy's.

  • @suburbangardenpermaculture3117

    Ahhh, ok.. I see. Well, I have had alot of the same dreams, but haven't been able to do anything with them yet. I was looking at sawmills in 2020 lol, and they were over a year backorderd😕😔. So, I decided to build my own. Can't really get started on THAT project till I can live at the new property. Our land was part of (we hear) an over 1,000 acre timber pine forest years ago. It was timbered last in 2007, so all our main amounts of trees are just about 16 years old again. This doesn't count our ravine... THOSE trees were never logged it seems. 80 to 120 foot tall black gum trees abound in the creek, along with massive pines stuck in down there.
    We got a tax estimate about our timber... they value our trees at 165 thousand dollars worth of extractable lumber/wood products, we are taxed on that amount... BUT... this land already has a Timber Exemption on it so the actual taxes for this year for 40 acres.. .. was 43 dollars 💪😎.
    I WANT TO SAW WOOD!! 🤣😁 I'll have it, too... just gotta build that sawmill!!

    • @practicallyIndependent
      @practicallyIndependent  Рік тому +1

      I can't wait to see it!

    • @suburbangardenpermaculture3117
      @suburbangardenpermaculture3117 Рік тому

      @@practicallyIndependent I've been a machinist before, and I got certified as stick welder... like, in 2001 🤣. Never had a job welding but I know how!! 😁 so I feel like I can create an accurate sawmill.
      Then, I read on a comment on one of your Shorts (about inflation) that you were in the I.T. industry in some capacity .. that's my CURRENT job skill lol!! I'm an infrastructure guy, I support EVERYTHING in th enterprise... AD accounts: onboarding/offboarding/account creation, modification and all that. On-prem AD or Azure or hybrid. Cisco Meraki certified Network Operator cert(a "CMNO", but it's not common), I program,order, maintain, install or take away any printer, including battery operated mobile printers, label printers, warehouse mobile computers (windows in the past, mostly Andrid these days) and ALL THAT JAZZ lol.... I've been the only I.T. guy in a brand new half million Sq ft warehouse, brand new location, and I built an installed all 45 shipping station computers, printers, and networking, I as the ONLY guy for the whole facilities I.T. needs.
      Now, I want to weld up a sawmill and live in the woods with my Starlink and do a B.S. remote I.T. support contract job for money.🤣😎.. I'm tired of the industry too

  • @David-cd2ye
    @David-cd2ye 6 місяців тому

    Just wondering will your land perk for well and septic? Its my understanding that if these test are not performed or the land wont perk then you cannot build a home on it

    • @practicallyIndependent
      @practicallyIndependent  6 місяців тому

      Depends on the county. Here if you have more than so many acres they do not require a perk test. We are exempt from it due to having 30 acres. The reason we bought this property is we are exempt from most inspections, tests, and permitting due to the location and zoning.

  • @duplex88
    @duplex88 Рік тому

    I'm wondering if you'd be so kind to share your realtor's info who helped you purchased this property. I'm thinking of moving to TN also, but I don't need that size of acreage like yours. Five to 10 acres would be plenty for us.

    • @practicallyIndependent
      @practicallyIndependent  Рік тому

      Absolutely happy to help.
      Her name is Dawn.
      (615) 651-2256

    • @duplex88
      @duplex88 Рік тому

      @@practicallyIndependent Thank you very much

  • @goodwater2020
    @goodwater2020 Рік тому

    Welcome to the South. Bama Neighbor.

  • @christiebetts-fi7qj
    @christiebetts-fi7qj Рік тому

    I moved to west Tenn the end of August

    • @practicallyIndependent
      @practicallyIndependent  Рік тому

      Where from? We love it here. I'd like to visit West Tennessee someday.

    • @christiebetts-fi7qj
      @christiebetts-fi7qj Рік тому

      Between Jackson and Memphis

    • @christiebetts-fi7qj
      @christiebetts-fi7qj Рік тому

      Between Jackson and Memphis

    • @christiebetts-fi7qj
      @christiebetts-fi7qj Рік тому

      @@practicallyIndependent Moved from Alabama

    • @richwicklund304
      @richwicklund304 10 місяців тому +1

      I just bought 9 acres in Tennessee in Henderson county just got tired of all the city life I wanted to keep it simple and no state taxes

  • @cornbread1955
    @cornbread1955 Рік тому

    👍👍👍😎☕

  • @amyniemann9564
    @amyniemann9564 Рік тому

    What part of TN are you in?

  • @onelove8062
    @onelove8062 Рік тому

    sorry to break it to you but you spelled independent wrong

    • @practicallyIndependent
      @practicallyIndependent  Рік тому +1

      Oh crap! I didn't even notice. I spelled it correctly in my @ handle, but the name is wrong. Thank you for letting me know. I am surprised nobody else said anything. Thank you

    • @practicallyIndependent
      @practicallyIndependent  Рік тому +1

      Fixed it! Thanks again!

  • @JayJay-wv1vx
    @JayJay-wv1vx 8 місяців тому

    Do you do excavation to clean and flatten land w your excavator?

    • @practicallyIndependent
      @practicallyIndependent  8 місяців тому

      I do, but sold it recently. Now I rent one when I need it for a job. Maintenance was costly and can't afford a newer machine. The rentals are nice since they are well maintained and ready to go when I need one.

    • @JayJay-wv1vx
      @JayJay-wv1vx 8 місяців тому

      @@practicallyIndependent Ok. Understood. what part of TN are you located?

  • @JohnC-kc5uh
    @JohnC-kc5uh Рік тому

    What size is your metal building