Land Finalist #4 (ranking)

This parcel is a pretty good size at 16.29 acres, and a good value at $6,108/acre. It's also the closest to home that we looked at, at 42 miles and 52 minutes from our house. It's on a ranch road in Burnet County, between Burnet and Lampasas. The road is a pretty nice drive, with a lot of undeveloped land, but the development is a mix of nice homes and manufactured homes, so there are likely few restrictions. (We have mixed feelings about restrictions; on the one hand we would like to be in a nice area, but on the other hand, we don't want anything so restrictive that we wouldn't be able to move in a house and have outbuildings, etc.). Another positive is that this doesn't appear to be a "subdivision." (We never got to the point of finding out for sure about the subdivision and restrictions aspects.)

This land also already has a well and septic system. We have been viewing this as a plus (because of the cost of having them installed), but have since learned that if they are not in the location we want the house, we might have to have additional ones installed anyway. The accessibility for moving a house to this property would be decent.

Negatives regard the land itself, and the neighboring properties. As you can see, it's pretty rocky soil, and the vegetation is mostly cedars. Nothing particularly "verdant" about it. There are a few distant views, but nothing spectacular. (Not that we're expecting champagne views on a beer budget, but some views are a must.) Also, there are other houses very close to the property lines on either side.

Not being stunningly impressed, we left this land behind for a few weeks and went off to view others. A couple of weeks ago I decided maybe we should reconsider it because of the size, value, and closeness, but upon calling the realtor found out that it is under contract. So we had two "dates" with this land and were set to have a third when a third party stole it away :D

Distant Hills, Cedars

Outbuildings on Property, Rocky Soil

View Across the Road