I've been buying market garden equipment but our absentee landlords changed their mind and won't let us use it here. Instead of selling the walking tractor and screen house parts I decided to push the limits and grow what we need for subsistence using caterpillar tunnels. Now the neighbors have started moving in and planting in the back of the lot that I had cleared out for the larger structure, basically trespassing. It's a tricky situation because if we rat out the neighbors they will return the favor since this is all zoned residential. So far I've decided to make our presence known by planting a few things and cutting sight lines through the brush. Honestly though we're waiting for an opportunity to move farther away from the city since the gangs in the dueling low income housing projects down the street are killing each other about once a week now. Unfortunately the market is still brutal at the moment and our current deal is amazing compared to what's out there.
So far it's been all about muddling through. No easy answers, just try and work with the shifting conditions and prepare to jump on the right opportunity. I'm grateful every time I go to my cushy day job, but it would feel a whole lot better if I was making money on my side gig without getting hassled by the frothy by-products of the real estate frenzy.
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Date: 2024-05-20 12:25 pm (UTC)So far it's been all about muddling through. No easy answers, just try and work with the shifting conditions and prepare to jump on the right opportunity. I'm grateful every time I go to my cushy day job, but it would feel a whole lot better if I was making money on my side gig without getting hassled by the frothy by-products of the real estate frenzy.
KVD