Please help this city dweller: what do well water and on site septic mean?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

OP here.

Wow, thank you for the great advice! You've been very helpful

Yes, there are woods on about a third of the property, and on satellite view and photos/videos, this and neighboring properties look well-maintained. I dug into the Master Plan for that area and apparently the residents and powers that be wish to keep their area rural and not too developed. It's designated a conservation area type IV, which is the least developed (even though it's not that far from DC). I agree with PPs about keeping a portion of the property wild.

Adding a question: I've heard of people keeping a few goats or sheep, as pets, but also to keep their lawns "self-mowed" and free of encroaching jungle. There is a stable and field on the property already. What do you guys think? Is this crazy? Maybe I could just rent them when I need to. I know a couple of people who do that.

Mow a perimeter along the woods 6-7 times and you’ll be fine.

Depending on topography/layout, you could get a sub compact tractor with a belly mower. If you have acreage, the functionality of a loader on a small tractor is really huge.

But, if you have a lot of trees, tight turns, small spaces, you’ll need a zero turn.

You’ve really graduated when you have a sbs, zero turn, and tractor.

Do not get goats, I made this mistake and regretted it. They are very mischievous. They escaped from the enclosure during my spouses zoom meeting and starting pooping on our back porch. They are very hard to keep in their fence, they will even stand on the back of other goats and use them as a platform to jump over the fence.

[Anonymous]

It means instead of making a regular payment to a utility you run the risk of a large fixed charge to fix something.