Author Archives: Jay Bates

Day 170 – Installing 1335 Feet of Water Pipe

We’ve delayed water as long as possible. Mostly due to an order of operations with our unique property. The only way in for water to the home site is through the driveway, but the same holds true for electricity. Of course, a complete off grid se…

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Historic Aerials of our Property

I’ve been stuck in our camper most of this week due to the hurricane passing through Mississippi. We’re five hours north of the Gulf of Mexico, so we rarely get anything major from hurricanes that impact the coast. On Thursday, we received …

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Forestry Mulching CHAOS – Day 140

What an AWESOME experience at the property. I hired a forestry mulcher to knock down 1.3 acres of undergrowth and to leave the tall pines standing. I paid a rate of $200/hour with a couple extra hours negotiated to create a marketing video for the comp…

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