Originally New Hampshire was going to be our new home, 30โ yurt and all~ย
As we started to look for land in the granite state there was a lot we wanted in a property that didnโt seem available. Ideally, we wanted some sort of water feature, more than 10 acres, and a reasonable place to set up our yurt. We did find a couple of lots that we saw in person but between the location, questionable neighbors and price vs acreage, New Hampshire didnโt seem like a good fit. Maine, on the other hand, seemed like just what we were looking for. With recreational weed, no tacky Rhode Island-esque billboards and an antique store every block or so, Maine felt like a new home.ย
Wading through Zillow we found a lot more options. Cheap cheap cheap land on a mountain (read: a tall-ish hill), water features, great vistas, Maine had it all. After seeing a couple of lots and reminding ourselves we had a yurt to build, buying an already existing house was a more attractive idea. Thankfully we were able to get our deposit back from Pacific Yurts and began looking at homes that more or less fit our homestead criteria.ย
Up until our Rhode Island closing date, we either spent weekends packing and driving up to storage, or meeting our realtor and the various homes we bombarded him with. Finally in July, we saw this place and thought we found the one. I wasnโt sold on it at first as I thought it was ugly in the front and it still is, but now itโs our ugly house. An ugly house with an incredible view that changes with the weather, ~19 quiet acres for the dogs and us to play on, and a sleepy town of maybe 1000 people.ย ย
I love it here~