Our Story - Life on the New Tennessee Homestead (June 2022)

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Жыл бұрын

In this video I tell our story about how we wound up living in Tennessee. Its been a long time since I have uploaded a regular video and we plan on doing lots more. We no longer have a woodworking specific business and this channel will focus mostly on our family and the development of our homestead in Tennessee.
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@juanmorales-fi7dk Жыл бұрын

Welcome home y'all ... Tn is a great state.. I'm up in the mountains of fentress county

@practicallyIndependent Жыл бұрын

Thank you! We love it here

@thefirewooddoctor Жыл бұрын

Is amazing how happy and relaxed you sound compared to your New Hampshire days.

@practicallyIndependent Жыл бұрын

I love it here. It's like living on vacation, except it's a lot of work, lol.

@thefirewooddoctor Жыл бұрын

@@practicallyIndependent, you are living the dream life!

@castleofcostamesa8291 Жыл бұрын

Congratulations! Thank you for sharing your journey! My best wishes to you and your family!

@TennesseeHomesteadUSA 5 ай бұрын

I managed to get up in the hills -- but still just off Barkley Lake.

@BlindBatG34 Жыл бұрын

Good luck. We miss you folks.

@theodorecharles635 Жыл бұрын

An interesting story. You sure got a nice place there and you seem to be very well set up with equipment, etc. It's so nice that you're able to do this journey while you're still young and have small kids at home. That'll be such an amazing place for them to grow up. When we bought our acreage all our kids were already grown and were off on lives of their own, so they never got to grow up like that. All them said the same thing when they first saw the place; "Why didn't we have a place like this when we were kids?"

@practicallyIndependent Жыл бұрын

Thank you. We struggle to get by and pay our bills, but we are happy and love it here. Thank you so much for following along.

@SkidderKev Жыл бұрын

You have had a busy year! Looking forward to see what you get up too in TN

@practicallyIndependent Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Hope you are doing well.

@SkidderKev Жыл бұрын

@@practicallyIndependent all good here. Super busy

@Tucummm Жыл бұрын

Great flow of information. Thanks for sharing!

@practicallyIndependent Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching and following along! 😊

@jarrodt5786 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the update mate. Awesome new property.

@practicallyIndependent Жыл бұрын

Thank you good sir! 👍

@ADSC2006 Жыл бұрын

Good to see a video posted.

@practicallyIndependent Жыл бұрын

Thank you! It's been too long. I appreciate your support. 👍

@genechambers7532 Жыл бұрын

good video mike you got a nice place my friend

@practicallyIndependent Жыл бұрын

Thank you sir! 😊 We love it here. Hope ypu are doing well.

@jeffreymurray8803 Жыл бұрын

Hey Mike found your video and glad I did. My wife Kelly and I are looking to relocate to Tennessee ,East specifically. We are heading down in a few weeks to explore. we are from Taxachusetts(Boston), looked in New Hampshire for a year cant find what we want, and unfortunately New Hampshire is changing, becoming less and less the Live Free or Die state. Your video gives me great Hope. May I ask what town you are in? Thanks I'll keep watching

@practicallyIndependent Жыл бұрын

Yeah, unfortunately NH is changing. It's sad. I'm actually originally from the Boston area myself. I love NH, but sadly it's changed. We are in Greene County and love it. Climate, people, policies, schools, etc. If you ever have any questions feel free to ask.

@Grizz270 Жыл бұрын

Good to see you back... what does Emma think of her new home now?

@practicallyIndependent Жыл бұрын

She loves it! They arrived July 3rd and have been adjusting well. We will have a new mobile home here on the Homestead this week. I can't wait.

@suburbangardenpermaculture3117 Жыл бұрын

Ahhh, ok.. I see. Well, I have had alot of the same dreams, but haven't been able to do anything with them yet. I was looking at sawmills in 2020 lol, and they were over a year backorderd😕😔. So, I decided to build my own. Can't really get started on THAT project till I can live at the new property. Our land was part of (we hear) an over 1,000 acre timber pine forest years ago. It was timbered last in 2007, so all our main amounts of trees are just about 16 years old again. This doesn't count our ravine... THOSE trees were never logged it seems. 80 to 120 foot tall black gum trees abound in the creek, along with massive pines stuck in down there. We got a tax estimate about our timber... they value our trees at 165 thousand dollars worth of extractable lumber/wood products, we are taxed on that amount... BUT... this land already has a Timber Exemption on it so the actual taxes for this year for 40 acres.. .. was 43 dollars 💪😎. I WANT TO SAW WOOD!! 🤣😁 I'll have it, too... just gotta build that sawmill!!

@practicallyIndependent Жыл бұрын

I can't wait to see it!

@suburbangardenpermaculture3117 Жыл бұрын

@@practicallyIndependent I've been a machinist before, and I got certified as stick welder... like, in 2001 🤣. Never had a job welding but I know how!! 😁 so I feel like I can create an accurate sawmill. Then, I read on a comment on one of your Shorts (about inflation) that you were in the I.T. industry in some capacity .. that's my CURRENT job skill lol!! I'm an infrastructure guy, I support EVERYTHING in th enterprise... AD accounts: onboarding/offboarding/account creation, modification and all that. On-prem AD or Azure or hybrid. Cisco Meraki certified Network Operator cert(a "CMNO", but it's not common), I program,order, maintain, install or take away any printer, including battery operated mobile printers, label printers, warehouse mobile computers (windows in the past, mostly Andrid these days) and ALL THAT JAZZ lol.... I've been the only I.T. guy in a brand new half million Sq ft warehouse, brand new location, and I built an installed all 45 shipping station computers, printers, and networking, I as the ONLY guy for the whole facilities I.T. needs. Now, I want to weld up a sawmill and live in the woods with my Starlink and do a B.S. remote I.T. support contract job for money.🤣😎.. I'm tired of the industry too

@goodwater2020 Жыл бұрын

Welcome to the South. Bama Neighbor.

@practicallyIndependent Жыл бұрын

Thank you 👍😊

@duplex88 Жыл бұрын

I'm wondering if you'd be so kind to share your realtor's info who helped you purchased this property. I'm thinking of moving to TN also, but I don't need that size of acreage like yours. Five to 10 acres would be plenty for us.

@practicallyIndependent Жыл бұрын

Absolutely happy to help. Her name is Dawn. (615) 651-2256

@duplex88 Жыл бұрын

@@practicallyIndependent Thank you very much

@cornbread1955 Жыл бұрын

👍👍👍😎☕

@JohnC-kc5uh Жыл бұрын

I'm looking for land in east tennessee at the moment, inspiring videos like this keeps me looking

@practicallyIndependent Жыл бұрын

It's a beautiful place here. We love our property.

@JohnC-kc5uh Жыл бұрын

@@practicallyIndependent thank you for a rapid reply, my first day was just driving around, checked out Morristown, Newport. Second a little more looking around then I'll talk to realtor, again thank you guy's.

@David-cd2ye 5 ай бұрын

Just wondering will your land perk for well and septic? Its my understanding that if these test are not performed or the land wont perk then you cannot build a home on it

@practicallyIndependent 5 ай бұрын

Depends on the county. Here if you have more than so many acres they do not require a perk test. We are exempt from it due to having 30 acres. The reason we bought this property is we are exempt from most inspections, tests, and permitting due to the location and zoning.

@christiebetts-fi7qj Жыл бұрын

I moved to west Tenn the end of August

@practicallyIndependent Жыл бұрын

Where from? We love it here. I'd like to visit West Tennessee someday.

@christiebetts-fi7qj Жыл бұрын

Between Jackson and Memphis

@christiebetts-fi7qj Жыл бұрын

Between Jackson and Memphis

@christiebetts-fi7qj Жыл бұрын

@@practicallyIndependent Moved from Alabama

@richwicklund304 8 ай бұрын

I just bought 9 acres in Tennessee in Henderson county just got tired of all the city life I wanted to keep it simple and no state taxes

@amyniemann9564 Жыл бұрын

What part of TN are you in?

@practicallyIndependent Жыл бұрын

We are in NorthEast Tennessee

@onelove8062 Жыл бұрын

sorry to break it to you but you spelled independent wrong

@practicallyIndependent Жыл бұрын

Oh crap! I didn't even notice. I spelled it correctly in my @ handle, but the name is wrong. Thank you for letting me know. I am surprised nobody else said anything. Thank you

@practicallyIndependent Жыл бұрын

Fixed it! Thanks again!

@JayJay-wv1vx 7 ай бұрын

Do you do excavation to clean and flatten land w your excavator?

@practicallyIndependent 6 ай бұрын

I do, but sold it recently. Now I rent one when I need it for a job. Maintenance was costly and can't afford a newer machine. The rentals are nice since they are well maintained and ready to go when I need one.

@JayJay-wv1vx 6 ай бұрын

@@practicallyIndependent Ok. Understood. what part of TN are you located?

@JohnC-kc5uh Жыл бұрын

What size is your metal building

@practicallyIndependent Жыл бұрын

30x40