Theone666, I apologize that I wasn't very clear in my post. I meant what I said as a compliment to you. Unlike a lot of people who probably don't think things through, you concealed the location of your site, and you didn't show anything in the photos that would tempt someone to break in. I was proud of you for following the guidelines. Sorry it didn't come across that way.
My second house is in an area where my family has lived for 8 generations, and we have about 65 acres nearby that we got as a Mexican land grant in 1834. After my grandparents died, we didn't have anywhere to stay when we visited the property. I bought it as a place where my family could gather & feel a connection to our heritage. It cost the equivalent of about 12,000 pounds. I have someone who mows the grass for me very regularly, and I've done a lot to tidy up the outside. The owner before me was a retiree who thought he would manage livestock & rental property in his retirement. Instead, he died. His children all lived far away, and they were renting it to people who trashed the place and were dealing drugs out of it. I feel like the neighborhood is better off without them there, and I hope people don't mind that I haven't finished restoring it. I have made a good start, but the pipes froze last year, and it needs new wiring & a better roof. Sometimes I do wish I hadn't bought it. One never knows for sure if one's decisions are for the best. Anyway, no offense intended.
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