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business idea. is it a bad idea

  • 03-04-2014 03:46PM
    #1
    bigtomw
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 93 ✭✭


    hi guys,
    just wondering what you guys thought of this as a business idea, i have around 100 acres was thinking about putting a mobile home on the site of where there is an old stone cottage (which has fallen down) getting electric and water hooked up and renting it out with about 5 acres to some wannabe small holders, i was looking on greenshifters.co.uk and notice alot of the english are willing to pay decent money, do you think this is a bad idea and is it worth my while doing it


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  • #2
    gozunda
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,996 ✭✭✭✭gozunda


    bigtomw wrote: »
    hi guys,
    just wondering what you guys thought of this as a business idea, i have around 100 acres was thinking about putting a mobile home on the site of where there is an old stone cottage (which has fallen down) getting electric and water hooked up and renting it out to some wannabe small holders, i was looking on greenshifters.co.uk and notice alot of the english are willing to pay decent money, do you think this is a bad idea and is it worth my while doing it

    There are planning issues regarding a "permanent" mobile home. Most small holders would find 100 acres to much. Many don't come from farming backgrounds and are looking for self sufficiency type setups. Would you not just lease the land for agriculture? And avoid the whole sitting tenant issue!


  • #3
    bigtomw
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 93 ✭✭bigtomw


    gozunda wrote: »
    There are planning issues regarding a "permanent" mobile home. Most small holders would find 100 acres to much. Many don't come from farming backgrounds and are looking for self sufficiency type setups. Would you not just lease the land for agriculture? And avoid the whole sitting tenant issue!

    sorry thats my fault i meant to specify it would only be a small parcel of land i would be renting them ie 5 acres


  • #4
    bigtomw
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 93 ✭✭bigtomw


    the place is currently rented out on a year to year basis but i am taking some back for myself, but i am also trying to maximize profit


  • #5
    fastrac
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 721 ✭✭✭fastrac


    Good luck getting paid off them


  • #6
    Miname
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,984 ✭✭✭Miname


    fastrac wrote: »
    Good luck getting paid off them
    chances are he will get paid in homegrown veg and eggs.


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  • #7
    bigtomw
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 93 ✭✭bigtomw


    fastrac wrote: »
    Good luck getting paid off them

    yer i know that could be an issue alright, but if i were to do it i would have proper tenancey agreements in place


  • #8
    merryberry
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 332 ✭✭merryberry


    Are you near a large town...then how about allotments? Obviously not the whole 100 ac


  • #9
    bigtomw
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 93 ✭✭bigtomw


    merryberry wrote: »
    Are you near a large town...then how about allotments? Obviously not the whole 100 ac

    I am near a town but not really a large town


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