My niece raises goats on a little farm about an hour from us, and her yard is poison-ivy free. 

I bought a 1920 farm house once 

The town is surrounded by farms and the median household income is about $39k while the median house price is about $96k.

There is a lot of farm land between Rochester and Stewartville.

Newly married and living on what will be a small farm keeps me pretty busy.  

@Clarence Powell Start with a specific plan for your businessIdentify your farm areaGet a contract ready so that you're prepared to make offers on properties as soon as you find themStart MarketingPut together a buyers listRemain patient, methodical and consistent, it can take months to get your first deal, keep at it and you'll increase your chance of success

I met with Jeff Kolp from State Farm to talk about something similar.

So I'm thinking about getting a hard money loan and picking up these higher-end properties and just farm out the fix work and skip the houses with really bad problems...but ones with normal problems I can probably get done.I did 35 flip but I'm 70 years old ...in good condition....and I wonder, do you think the bigger projects will work out.  

Yet I’m not putting as much time into it as it may sound, I’m super familiar with the neighborhoods I farm and notice changes or on the list side I know which to really push because I know when they are up for tax sale or auction 

A very Rich man died and at the funeral someone asked the Pastor how much the Rich man left and the Pastor responded with "All of it".There is more to all of this than money.