6 Things to Consider When Buying a Homestead

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  • @HiddenSpringFarm
    @HiddenSpringFarm  29 днів тому +39

    Happy Thanksgiving to all our American friends, have a great weekend too 🦃

    • @ifam2311
      @ifam2311 29 днів тому +4

      Thank you! Love this gem of a channel😇 Have a blessed weekend as well💜🙏🏼

    • @ZippedUpKitz
      @ZippedUpKitz 29 днів тому +1

      Thanks!

    • @jamiedtrtruelove7104
      @jamiedtrtruelove7104 29 днів тому +1

      Happy Thanksgiving Chad

    • @us1fedvet
      @us1fedvet 29 днів тому

      You’re a gentleman!

    • @us1fedvet
      @us1fedvet 29 днів тому +1

      Happy Thanksgiving to you up north and elsewhere in the ether! This is great guidance. You’ve lived and experienced highs and lows. Love your style.

  • @GlenHachey
    @GlenHachey 29 днів тому +13

    I'm glad you and your wife found UA-cam. Thanks for sharing your life with us.

  • @kikikaakau-delizo8152
    @kikikaakau-delizo8152 27 днів тому +2

    We're off-grid in a rural residential zone, with no neighbors. The county doesn't do any maintenance or repair of the roads on this mountain but we're not allowed to privitize the road. We're 40miles away from the city, and because the nearest fire department is 7.5 miles away, we can't get home owner's insurance. We knew most of this before purchasing the land and we own the land and house outright so no mortgage. We had to drill a well 323', we have hardly any topsoil and lots of bedrock and stones we've used for walls. It takes a pioneer spirit to live up here. In spite of some negative points, we're enjoying this place. I'm just disappointed that, since we cant really grow a pasture, my dream of having a couple of donkeys or a mule is gone.

  • @ZippedUpKitz
    @ZippedUpKitz 29 днів тому +13

    Good Morning Chad!
    Happy Thanksgiving to all my American Brothers and Sisters!!!

  • @milliealford8968
    @milliealford8968 29 днів тому +12

    Hope y'all have WONDERFUL Thanksgiving. God bless!

  • @Rich-t6w
    @Rich-t6w 29 днів тому +9

    This thanksgiving day, I am thankful I get to watch your Hidden Spring farm videos! Thanks for doing you Chad! Hope you have a wonderful day in Canada!🇨🇦

    • @HiddenSpringFarm
      @HiddenSpringFarm  29 днів тому +2

      @@Rich-t6w aww thanks so much for saying that 😁

  • @freeinJesus
    @freeinJesus 29 днів тому +9

    Great tips, thank you! My family and I are in the process of building our homestead right now, from raw land, it is alot of work. Some tips I would add to your list, things we didn't think about are: the neighbors. It's not fun to think about but if you are going to be putting alot of time, hard work and money into a property you want to have decent neighbors. They will become your community. We unfortunately have a psychopathic neighbor who has bullied me relentlessly, trespassed on our property, moved the property marker, tried to encroach, the list goes on and on. So I would say investigate very well at different times of day. See if there are fences on the property lines as well. So many things to think about. So we will one day be looking for a different location to do this again.

    • @HiddenSpringFarm
      @HiddenSpringFarm  29 днів тому +1

      That is a good point to consider, you really need to have good neighbors…or no neighbors 😉

  • @RJH_LIL
    @RJH_LIL 29 днів тому +4

    Happy Thanksgiving y'all as I am enjoying my time off 🍗🥧🌽yum yum.

  • @scottgremko4426
    @scottgremko4426 29 днів тому +6

    NICE!👍❤

  • @459luker
    @459luker 29 днів тому +9

    Appreciate the time you take to do these videos because we love watching them!

  • @1970j
    @1970j 29 днів тому +7

    Happy Thanksgiving from America viewer. Love your channel!

  • @sabrinamcallister9842
    @sabrinamcallister9842 29 днів тому +4

    You and your darling are creating a wonderful homestead and farm-stay. You are way more than “somewhat” handy and that’s awesome. 🤩👏❤️🏡

  • @ZippedUpKitz
    @ZippedUpKitz 29 днів тому +10

    On our farm, it sits on top of one of the largest natural aquifers in the state… and the state has been trying to buy our farm for years just for the water… thankfully, my grandfather was an extremely smart man and the way he set the land up for future generations, the state or any corporation can NEVER just come and take our land through eminent domain or any other BS reason… our land has been in our family since 1887, 2 years before the land run here in Oklahoma… it was deeded before we became a state… and something in the legalese and the way my grandfather set everything up prevents anyone from ever being able to take our land… as long as a member of the family lives on the land or farms it, it’s protected… it can’t be sold to anyone outside of the family either… my niece thought she was going to be smart and sell what she "assumed" was hers when my parents pass… but the land goes to myself and my two brothers… she isn't getting any of the land and she was pissed when she found out… she wanted to sell what she thought was "her portion." But she couldn’t sell it even if she had it except to a member of the family, BLOOD family… she smarted off and said she would just have an arranged marriage to a buyer then… my dad was like, yeah I will fix that you money grubbing little chit… he mother, my brother's ex tried to get some of the land when they divorced… but that didn’t work out to well since my brother didn’t have any rights to the land … my parents are still living… so she put that idea into my nieces head to marry a buyer so she could see it and make a nice chunk of change… our land is worth several million dollars with the water rights we own as well as from the oil we have… we also have a couple acres that we lease to a fracking company that pays handsomely… its great farm land and pastured land for cattle as well… I wish we had more trees though… that’s the only thing we don't have… there a couple trees around the house and the ancient windmill… it was placed in 1887 and the original pad that the barn was built on was built in 1889… my great grandfathers tiny 3 year old hand prints are in that concrete next to his dad's… the wind mill supplied water to the cattle… to this day, you can still pump,water from the well there…. You have to hand crank it since the windmill itself no longer works… I want to have it restored… one day when I move back out there, that is the first thing I plan on doing…

    • @leonafaryna7617
      @leonafaryna7617 29 днів тому

      What a blessed heritage in which to savour life❣❣❣🇨🇦

    • @JohnDoe-np3zk
      @JohnDoe-np3zk 29 днів тому

      Wow detailed and interesting. Maybe get a solar pump for well vs hand crank. Aquatech 4000 or 6000?

    • @HiddenSpringFarm
      @HiddenSpringFarm  29 днів тому

      @@ZippedUpKitz 😁

    • @ZippedUpKitz
      @ZippedUpKitz 29 днів тому

      @@JohnDoe-np3zk when I am able to get the wind mill restored, I will do something like that… for now, my dad won’t let me do anything with it… he has Alzheimer’s and he seems to think the windmill functions just fine… 😢😢😢

    • @ZippedUpKitz
      @ZippedUpKitz 29 днів тому

      @@leonafaryna7617 yes it is… my brother's and I are very lucky to have this land and that my grandfather was smart enough to set it up the way he did… it's in some sort of Land Trust … I don't know all of the details of it… I just know it can never be taken away from us… of course, if we don't pay the property taxes on it, that’s a different story… but again, grandpa was smart… he set up an account with oil money and the property taxes are taken out of it every year kinda like you do an escrow account to pay your taxes and insurance on your home … I sure do miss that old man…. I learned a lot of things from him… he was a blacksmith and blade smith in addition to being a farmer… if he needed a tool and didn’t have it, he would go to the forge and make it instead of going to buy it… I still have some of the old ax heads, adze, knives and other things he made… I remember when I broke the chain my bicycle… he took me Into the machine shed where the coal forge was and he made a link for my bike's chain! Put the chain back together and put it back on my bike… it was good as new… heck, it was better than new.! I miss you grandpa… see you again someday!

  • @SnorttheNorth
    @SnorttheNorth 29 днів тому +7

    Great video...great farm. Thanks for sharing...excited to see your forest projects 😊

  • @lauradebenport54
    @lauradebenport54 29 днів тому +5

    ❤ Happy Thanksgiving.
    Have a beautiful weekend.

  • @bigDH123
    @bigDH123 29 днів тому +5

    Thanks for the video Chad, you're info was very informative. I love you're farm and really enjoy you're animals, especially Bobbeee the pig.

  • @bernardausterberry9795
    @bernardausterberry9795 29 днів тому +7

    This may be your best v-blog to date. Certainly the most educational. Thank you. I'm not interested in trying it (too old) but interested in the process. Tks again.

  • @alyssachestnutt4833
    @alyssachestnutt4833 29 днів тому +4

    Hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving Chad

  • @leonafaryna7617
    @leonafaryna7617 29 днів тому +4

    You’re the right man for this advice, Chad! It’s worth so much to those who are contemplating all other things in life as well. I love that Dexter glues himself to you like Velcro🐾🐾 in so many videos😻 Also the fact that My Darlin’ has terrific ideas and is such a hard worker doing everything with style 🤗 And:
    Happy Thanksgiving to our friends down south of us😊👋🏻

    • @HiddenSpringFarm
      @HiddenSpringFarm  29 днів тому

      Dexter is a good boy, he's always up for an adventure 🙂

  • @jfarmer305
    @jfarmer305 29 днів тому +2

    I’m one of the vicarious living old timers! The best to the ones who can count the cost and move forward into this kind of laborious but rewarding lifestyle!
    Planning, planning, and planning!

  • @AndresdelCampo-t1u
    @AndresdelCampo-t1u 29 днів тому +3

    You guys are so blessed to live in such a beautiful place, though I know it's a lot of work, you're about to get your first snow

    • @HiddenSpringFarm
      @HiddenSpringFarm  29 днів тому +2

      @@AndresdelCampo-t1u yup the forecast says a good amount of snow this weekend. I better get my snowblower on the tractor eh

  • @GlenHachey
    @GlenHachey 29 днів тому +2

    22:10 Well said Chad. Cash flow is a must or it's

  • @doriskuhberger8559
    @doriskuhberger8559 29 днів тому +2

    Thank you for sharing. Thoughts and Prayers. Love and Blessings.
    Doris, Penrith 🇦🇺🦘

  • @JH-ml5cp
    @JH-ml5cp 29 днів тому +4

    Like you said, is a loot of work that you made to keep on with your farm. I hope you can live your dream a lot more years. Thanks for the videos

  • @paulfrizzell31
    @paulfrizzell31 29 днів тому +5

    👍great video

  • @VintageStylebyJo
    @VintageStylebyJo 29 днів тому +2

    You both have created a great life for yourselves with much hard work❤Your passion for your farm shows through in every video 🤗Thank you for sharing ❤

  • @rudraraval7581
    @rudraraval7581 29 днів тому +4

    Hey Chad! I am a 18 year old student all the way from India. I also dream of one day having a farm/homestead like you.
    Your advices are really valuable and I learn lot from it. Keep up the good work mate

    • @ZippedUpKitz
      @ZippedUpKitz 29 днів тому +2

      He really is a smart guy! Everything he said in this video is top notch advice… if I were 30 years younger, I would be moving on to property, going off grid and becoming self sufficient! I want to do that now but with my disability, it isn't possible 😢😢😢

    • @rudraraval7581
      @rudraraval7581 29 днів тому

      @ZippedUpKitz 😄❤️

    • @HiddenSpringFarm
      @HiddenSpringFarm  29 днів тому

      @@rudraraval7581 Right on! 🤙

  • @milenkodubaic2541
    @milenkodubaic2541 27 днів тому +1

    The farm itself is great and radiates some warmth because it was done with love and care for the comfort of the animals..so far I have watched 2 videos..and normally I don't stop until I watch them all. many, many greetings from Serbia

    • @HiddenSpringFarm
      @HiddenSpringFarm  27 днів тому

      @@milenkodubaic2541 much appreciated, thanks so much for taking the time 😁

  • @damionkennedy4792
    @damionkennedy4792 29 днів тому +4

    Thank you bro that what I need to learn about my farming skills you doing a great job care for animals and land to I am beginning start happy thanksgiving 🍁🍽 🦃

  • @hustanyasouza5249
    @hustanyasouza5249 29 днів тому +2

    Thank you so much for this video. As someone who lives in Ontario as well and is a born and raised city girl but has dreams of living a slower life this was such a wealth of knowledge. I have 2 young children and the hope is that one day we can live somewhere that enables them to grow up in a place that balances farm life with access to city amenities. Thank you again! your videos are such a breath of fresh air.

  • @olindapaul7333
    @olindapaul7333 29 днів тому +2

    Thank you for the words of wisdom. Maybe someone will reconsider either way.

  • @brendasas8440
    @brendasas8440 28 днів тому +1

    👍 THANKS CHAD FOR BEING A UA-camR...AND SHARING YOUR JOURNEY 👍

  • @emilieseitl9662
    @emilieseitl9662 29 днів тому +6

    💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗

  • @janetclark6867
    @janetclark6867 29 днів тому +4

    Good morning Chad, Ms. Olive, Claw Crew and all the other animals. Great, informative video. I am in the category of just enjoying your farm and watching all the progress you and Darlin have achieved. Of course, I love seeing Ms. Olive on every video and the claw crew. I have also enjoyed watching you interact with billy and bobby. (hope I got the names right. lol) Yes, Happy Thanksgiving to everyone. I am off today and going to enjoy every minute of it starting with viewing the farm. I could go on and on but I will close for now and see you all on Monday. lol You and Darlin have a fun weekend.

    • @HiddenSpringFarm
      @HiddenSpringFarm  29 днів тому +1

      @@janetclark6867 you gotta take in those day offs when you can. You have a great weekend ok 😁

  • @joeannperschall7226
    @joeannperschall7226 29 днів тому +2

    Thank you for the good wishes. The advice you offered and the planning
    That it takes to establish a homestead will be so useful to those who are considering such an
    Endeavor. I can see how
    You and Remi have been so successful. You are both such hard workers.
    Best of luck to both of you.😊

  • @FugateFarms
    @FugateFarms 29 днів тому +2

    So much great information in this video. In fact, many things I wish I would have considered before starting on my property!

  • @cathymcgee1674
    @cathymcgee1674 29 днів тому +2

    Your place is a blessing to all of us. Thanksgiving is today in the United States, and I know Canada has there's before we do, but Happy Thanksgiving! ❤❤😊

    • @HiddenSpringFarm
      @HiddenSpringFarm  29 днів тому

      @@cathymcgee1674 yes our thanksgiving is way back in October, have a great weekend eh 😁

  • @marilynmaker5942
    @marilynmaker5942 29 днів тому +2

    Chad, I thought of you on the weekend. I went to Saltspring Island (off Vancouver Island coast) and visited a lavender farm & shop (Lavender & Black) it was so beautiful and I will go back in June when lavender is in bloom! Also visited a mead farm, and bought a bottle of mead (6% alcohol). You have the space to grow lavender and keep bees to make mead (which is becoming popular again). When you get bigger and busier I'll move back to the east and come work for you! 😂 Great video! 🥰

    • @HiddenSpringFarm
      @HiddenSpringFarm  29 днів тому

      @@marilynmaker5942 some honey mead sounds great 🍺

  • @noseinthenews869
    @noseinthenews869 27 днів тому +1

    Chad and “my darling” I enjoy your channel so very much. Thank you! Many times you make me laugh with your wit, but my heart breaks for your loss of Molly. But keep up the good work with your love for the animals, I love the Claw Crew. I especially love Bubbles. I’d adopt her if I could but I know she is the keeper of the cat house. Thank you again and wishing all a blessed Christmas season ❤

  • @cynthiawatson1750
    @cynthiawatson1750 29 днів тому +2

    Great advice, thanks

  • @peteglander4146
    @peteglander4146 29 днів тому +2

    Interesting episode, thanks!

  • @jamesheidema
    @jamesheidema 29 днів тому +1

    Well done and well said sir! Very insightful and helpful!

  • @carlapierle8623
    @carlapierle8623 29 днів тому +2

    Very informative video! You definitely did your homework to find such an amazing property with few restrictions. That is NOT easy to do these days regardless of what country you live in. I would have loved to embark on something like this, but could have NEVER got my husband to buy into it. It takes a TEAM (which might be another great point to make). Now we're stuck in an HOA that doesn't even allow chickens (even though we're considered rural and I can hear donkeys and roosters from my back patio.

    • @HiddenSpringFarm
      @HiddenSpringFarm  29 днів тому +2

      Yeah you need a partner on board for sure! 😁

  • @pablortigaful
    @pablortigaful 28 днів тому +1

    Good morning, Sir. I am too old for that at 77 years old! Wishing you the best of luck!
    Thank you for sharing!

  • @emilieseitl9662
    @emilieseitl9662 29 днів тому +2

    When you have all built in the future, Chad ,maybe you could give tutorials on Homesteading .Like question and answers on line .PS. the sawmill is amazing 🍁💗💗

  • @virginiacharlotte7007
    @virginiacharlotte7007 29 днів тому +2

    Will you be saw milling with a view to building your own dream home on the property. ? It would be great to see your house emerging out of the landscape with materials and even stones that exist in your area.

    • @HiddenSpringFarm
      @HiddenSpringFarm  29 днів тому +2

      It’s our plan to build our house on the property but not so sure if it can be built with milled lumber. The government has rules on such things and all structural lumber must be properly kiln dried, certified and stamped. That being said, all the trim and decor etc could be milled. It’s going to be an adventure either way.

  • @-Daralynn-
    @-Daralynn- 28 днів тому +1

    Thank you, Chad. Wonderful video. Extremely informative and directional in the best way. I super appreciate this well done video. 😊

  • @maak17
    @maak17 28 днів тому +1

    Excellent work, best wishes to you and your family

  • @sharonroconnellandcritters
    @sharonroconnellandcritters 29 днів тому +1

    Hubby suggested trimming spurs on Rhode Island Red rooster. He noticed he's walking like they're in his way.
    Love to all the animals ❤️ ❤️

    • @HiddenSpringFarm
      @HiddenSpringFarm  29 днів тому

      @@sharonroconnellandcritters I will do it for the next video, but he’s been walking a bit wonky for over a year now so I don’t think it’s the spurs, but I’ll trim them and see how he does 😉

    • @sharonroconnellandcritters
      @sharonroconnellandcritters 29 днів тому

      @@HiddenSpringFarm Oh yes, please do and please show us. My hubby had many farm birds growing up.
      Hi Dexter!!

  • @JEL66
    @JEL66 28 днів тому +1

    Happy Thanksgiving
    Thank you!!
    Very good informative video Chad 😊👍
    Thank you for sharing. Your on point!!
    Sending love and support from Florida 🌺✨✨✨

  • @Bruno-qx6lu
    @Bruno-qx6lu 25 днів тому +1

    Just found this page,, Love the content.

  • @evelynrogers7145
    @evelynrogers7145 28 днів тому +1

    You’ve accomplished a lot

  • @alisonthorn2573
    @alisonthorn2573 28 днів тому +3

    What is this “somewhat handy” nonsense?! You’re very skilled.

  • @kathrinekerns8398
    @kathrinekerns8398 29 днів тому +2

    Wishing you and yours a very Happy Thanksgiving. We are celebrating today with our family and friends.
    I am thankful for your videos. Be blessed. 🫶💙🫶

  • @finrod8432
    @finrod8432 29 днів тому +2

    Happy Thanksgiving Chad and your farm family!!! My wife and I love your cat videos and just in general the nice laid back atmosphere you create. I just had a random question from earlier videos. What does "tu nu genot" mean when you say it to the ducks? I'm sure I butchered the spelling too. P.S : olive is so stinking cute

    • @ZippedUpKitz
      @ZippedUpKitz 29 днів тому

      lol… i asked him that same question a long time ago… it means "time for bed" or "go to bed" if I’m not mistaken…it’s the language his wife speaks from the Philippines, Tagalog I believe….

    • @HiddenSpringFarm
      @HiddenSpringFarm  29 днів тому +2

      @@finrod8432 yes “Tulugan Na” means “go to bed” in Tagalog (Filipino). I had this thought that if all the ducks were in the pasture or on the pond how will I get them back in so I’ve been teaching them this phrase further a few years now. I thought it’d be funny since my wife is from the Philippines originally.

  • @nokchilton1562
    @nokchilton1562 29 днів тому +2

    Skills and knowledge should be the first priority otherwise it’d end up paying someone else to do the job and failure. I watched one of channels of family moved to Thailand from the UK without skills and knowledge and they packed it up within a year…

    • @HiddenSpringFarm
      @HiddenSpringFarm  29 днів тому +2

      @@nokchilton1562 well it’s definitely important. Remember I knew nothing of homesteading or farming. I had some handyman & building skills though. It can be done and UA-cam is a great source, but I think desire has a lot to do with it, if you’re not enjoying it then it becomes actual work.

  • @AnimalLife-1999
    @AnimalLife-1999 29 днів тому +1

    😘🤩😍

  • @07Giddyup
    @07Giddyup 29 днів тому +2

    Paradisical!!?……goood one Chad!….is that a real word?….I’ll have to look it up😂😂😂

  • @paulaomalley2195
    @paulaomalley2195 23 дні тому

    Love your videos.. thank you for sharing so much with us all.. 🐈🐈‍⬛🦆🐖🪿💜😻

  • @DariaAmato-wz2xg
    @DariaAmato-wz2xg 29 днів тому +1

    Is that a wild turkey out and about on the roof and walking around?

    • @HiddenSpringFarm
      @HiddenSpringFarm  29 днів тому +1

      @@DariaAmato-wz2xg haha no that’s one of our red bourbon turkeys 🦃

  • @alyssachestnutt4833
    @alyssachestnutt4833 29 днів тому +2

    Hey chunk

  • @milenkodubaic2541
    @milenkodubaic2541 27 днів тому

    On YTube, I follow many families "offline", who are building houses in nature and only today, November 30, 2024. I came across your video from two years ago. I was delighted by the chicken coop with seven cages. since the chickens like grass but the area must be large ..I am thinking how to let them out without crossing each other...the only quick solution came to me is to let out one species every day..probably you will come up with a better idea..

    • @HiddenSpringFarm
      @HiddenSpringFarm  27 днів тому

      @@milenkodubaic2541 this was the first day I let them out, it went ok but not really. Since then I take turns by breed. Chickens Free Range For The First Time
      ua-cam.com/video/Xrig591cZLM/v-deo.html

  • @ZippedUpKitz
    @ZippedUpKitz 29 днів тому +2

    🎶 🎶 🎵 🎵 🎶 🎶 🎵 🎵 🎶 🎶 🎵 🎵 🎶 🎶 🎵 🎵
    Happy Birthday to me! Happy Birthday to me! Happy Birthday to meeeeeee…. Happy Birthday toooooooo meeeeeeeeee! 🎶 🎶 🎵 🎵 🎶 🎶 🎵 🎵 🎶 🎶 🎵 🎵 🎶 🎶 🎵 🎵 🎶 🎶 🎵 🎵 🎶 🎶 🎵 🎵 🎶 🎶 🎵 🎵 🎶 🎶 🎵 🎵

  • @Jierzon_Diesel
    @Jierzon_Diesel 21 день тому

    Kamusta po tito Chad it's jierzon 😁

  • @JohnDoe-np3zk
    @JohnDoe-np3zk 29 днів тому

    I have some land with a mobile home, needs work but not a bunch. FEMA came in with the help of our crooked county made my never flood plain property into flood plain. Oh and by the way we need to enforce the Endangered Species Act too as part of the now flood plain. Well that changed my dreams and plans for that property. I may move there and have a few chickens of course no rooster we dont want any crowing. On the plus side its still a great property in terms of relative privacy cheap water cheap electric that just got rewired by power company, and relatively cheap property taxes. Not agricultural but could likely have a few cows or goats etc with no beef from neighbor who raises cows. The other thing is wow I have three properties over two states and just a lot of stuff. My dog seems to like the big house and chasing walkers along the road vs. 2 walkers a day at potential homestead...

    • @HiddenSpringFarm
      @HiddenSpringFarm  29 днів тому

      Gotta love the government overreaching only to make this worse. Hope things work out for you 😁

  • @ABoredTroll
    @ABoredTroll 25 днів тому

    Fozzy!