60/ JUNE 2014 THE RIDER REAL ESTATE: Don’t wait! Buy your Farm Now!


I am called to price a farm for sale because when I pull the comparables the prices seem s so cheap in compari- son to what they are going for now and this happens every year. My husband and I


very busy one this year for farm sales. Prices are holding and I’m seeing a significant increase in value over last year. Small hobby farms are becoming more difficult to find and yet some


By Teri Davidson. Spring market is here and its a


ment. Both our children are in different cities attending university and we’ve been thinking of investing in either two small properties or a small farm. We’d keep the property for five years and then either retire to the farm we’ve


buyers are still dragging their heels. Horse farms in particular are at a premium as they are not often avail- able and those which are usually require a lot up updating and repair. I am amazed when


seriously considered buying a small farm as an invest-


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near our place that has just under 20 acres of workable rich loam soil , an original big bank barn and milkhouse. Amazingly the barn is in very good condition although it has been dormant for over 10 years. The paint is peeling but the structure is good and it has enough head room for tall horses and a big loft where you can have hay stored or a big barn dance! And the house..oh..the house! Its an Circa 1800’s cut stone home with original wide pine floors, high ceilings, beauti- ful cut glass doors and transome which open into the massive living room off the big front foyer. There’s a brick faced fireplace, wide unpainted base- boards and wainscotted windows all featuring window seats as the depth of the stone walls is so deep. Fabulously remodelled kitchen with main floor laundry and 3pc bath combination. Four big bedrooms, a landing large enough to sit and look up at the stars through the gothic peaked window at night. A back staircase takes you up to an attic space which has been finished off into a huge room with picture win- dow views over the open fields and rolling landscape. A creek crosses the property, there’s a wild flower meadow and gorgeous 100 year old Maple and Spruce trees provide a canopy over the many perennial beds. I love flowers and I especially love the lilacs that are opening everywhere this time of the year.


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this purchase is because I see how much farms and rural properties are appreciating in value and because of the way commodity prices have risen,


small village where people are friendly and polite. A great little pub offers good food and there’s even a mar- velous little Italian restaurant run by a smart , hardworking woman and her children. The reason we are considering


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purchased and sell the home farm , helping each child with the purchase of a home for them at that time from the proceeds or selling the smaller farm and giving them each enough for a downpayment on a home for them- selves. There’s a lovely small homestead


driving prices up, especially in areas where the land is rich and productive. I worry that one day my children who have the country genes in their blood , as I do , will dream of a life in the country but will never be able to real- ize those dreams because they won’t be able to afford the type of lifestyle they enjoy now. Where will my daughter ride her


your future. You could be self suffi- cient by growing your own organic food. Planting an orchard, raising your own chickens, enjoying fresh water. My advise to those considering is


to not hesitate but step forward and find your little piece of paradise ...time flies.


at 519-752-4116 or cell 519-758-7307 or by email at teridavidson@exe- culink.com


Teri Davidson is Broker Owner of Associate Realty Brantford Inc...Brant- fords largest independent real estate ompany. Teri and her family also own and operate “White House Farm” in Ancaster, Ontario. Teri may be reached at her office


marvelous horses and my son walk the fields with his big happy dogs running ahead of him? Farms are a good investment in


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