Horse Properties: Turn key or Design Your Own?
JJ enjoying winter sun
There are many considerations for the horse family to consider when purchasing a home. How much valuable time should you spend looking for the perfect horse property? Or, are you willing to take the time after you buy, to design your own perfect horse property? This is a great time to take advantage of the competitive options for the horse owner take their horses home with them.
The horse family, with experience keeping their horses on their property, generally have a good idea of exactly what they want in their next home purchase. Considering the size of shelter or barn, acreage for the horses free exercise and probably facilities for training, this is the horse owner who will find the perfect property in todays market. More than likely, they will want to start from scratch. Finding the home you want with sufficient acreage is hard enough so you will need to look to adding your own facilities to give you the optimum layout. There are many options today for various shelters or prefab barns. With building costs coming down, it is the perfect time to have someone bid on installation. A bonus is that a certified contractor has experience with the permits and building codes your area will require. A contractor experienced with barns and horse properties will also be able to guide you through your fencing options so you make the best decision considering materials and maintenance. Ah, fence maintenance and the joys of having your equine friends at home!
For the horse family that is new to keeping their horses at home, a turn key operation is the best choice. The seller has considered all the challenges the property faces, such as angle of the shelter for wind and snow protection, running efficient water lines for ease, taking advantage of flat terrain for maximum exercise. And most importantly, if you’ve never kept your horses at home then you might not have dug post hole. I mean a lot of them! Even working an auger a couple of feet in our clay can be a back breaking, 2 man job. I recommend you think about fences, if nothing else, when you look to purchase a horse property!
