Over the past month or so, I have been doing quite a bit of inner reflection and have came to the following conclusions...
1. I am tired of living in town, I want to move back to the country.
2. I am tired of the heat. I want cooler temps and no more 98 deg. days (Christmas included) or 82 degree nights with 90% humidity.
3. I need a change of pace.
4. I want to stay in a commercial management / maintenance role.
5. I want to be self employed.
So, I have begun to look for a ranch in the South / San Luis Valley of Colorado. An arid area of Colorado, but one which does have mountain views. I have found a few ranches in the 300-500 acre range and this seems to be about the size that I am looking for. Due to being predominantly unemployed over the past 3 1/2 years, capital and credit will be my largest obstacles. I have vowed not to let these obstacles stand in my way of reaching my goals.
That being said, I have decided to sell 300 camp sites within the ranch to finance the purchase of the ranch. I believe that I will have no trouble selling these sites locally, but I wanted to discuss the possibilities on this board before going to the general public. My reasoning for this is simple... I can sell to the general public and be subjected to spending time around folks with which I have no common interest, or I can sell to Pelicans and create something... I prefer the latter...
In one of my earlier posts, I suggested a Pelican/Sturgis type rally every year. I believe that this ranch could be the catalyst to make it happen. I would be willing to set aside 50 acres of the ranch on which a track, club house and parade ground could be constructed (you seeing the possibilities?).
So basically what I will be creating is a "State Park" of sorts, you will not own the land, but you will own rights to occupy your site (build a cabin and live year round if you wish) The rights that you purchase would be will-able to your children and grand children etc.. Sites will measure 100ft X 100ft. Prices will be cheap enough that a homeless Pelican could afford.
Without getting into all of the fine details, I just wanted to see what you guys thought about this idea. Would it be feasible for us or should I just look towards the public route.. Your ideas and comments would be appreciated.
