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[quote=Anonymous]OP, our first house was well/septic (but smack dab in Fairfax) on 5 acres. Others have covered the basics. IF you have gas, put in a whole house generator. It's not particularly expensive, and will help if your power goes out. I love the water in that house. It tastes so good (which I realize is an odd thing to say about water). Our current house is also 5 acres, but has county water/sewer. I miss the water in the old house. The septic is generally not an issue. You usually have a valve that needs to be turned to switch drainfields, once a year. As for yard maintenance, it is what you make of it. At both houses, we only have about an acre of mostly cleared space that requires maintenance. The rest is all woods. Which is awesome, because there is also a ton of wildlife, and makes for excellent bird watching. If all you have is cleared space, I would recommend finding someone to help you re-wild it. Longer term, it's better for the environment, you will enjoy a wider variety of wildlife, and it is considerably less maintenance.[/quote]
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