Oh my gosh, I was actually looking at this place online yesterday. Looks very different when you show it on your video. That place looks like its a good size, but the area around it looks kind of sad and depressing. Thanks for showing it!
Exactly with me as well; been looking into a lot of properties up there lately moving up soon; and found the channel about a month ago. Love it and got me hooked
Yes, I did'nt realize so many people wanted to see property in Maine. I do enjoy the visits and I enjoy looking for property. I just wish I could find what I am looking for.
That would be quite the project! Being close to a water source can be both a pro and con. Wonder if the road in is maintained in the winter. Always pays to see things in person! All the best in the continued search.
-------------------------- Run as fast as you can, being from Maine years ago these tourists traps are not only over priced but far less than fixer - uppers! " Good Luck " ----------------
Hi Rodney , new subscriber here, im from UK , have you heard of Work away? It involves volunteering, you just feed them & provide a sleeping area, when & if you need/want
It's been very dry in Pa. Creek level is extremely low. The swamp area in Maine might have much more moisture normally. I wouldn't post a video about any property you might really want to purchase until you buy it. You don't need people messing up the sale. Do you listen to T-bone and Heather on the radio. I think they are in Maryland someplace. You could give a low ball offer on the fixer upper and then hire the Maine Cabin show to make it look new again.
No, I don’t know T-bone. I may do a pre-built cabin and finish the inside myself. Looking for land. All the cabins I’ve viewed under $125,000 need a lot of work.
Proximity to a road (and power?) are major assets. TLC is fairly easy to do over a year or so. The accommodation is good and spacious - including a basement storage area. IMHO, this is the best property so far - BUT it may look different "in-the-flesh". Love your vids!!!
we are currently experiencing a rise in methheads in this area, in fact i just bought another piece of land and when they do the soil test they test for methamphetamines, theres ALOT of poverty in Maine, thats why we went way south to Hancock county
""""""""""""" From Maine most of the natural woods was strip cut years ago! Doubt what I say then look at the videos that show first growth small trees. Original owners agreed to strip cut facing high property taxes!, : ---------------------
Nooooo, on the steps i didnt realize when i bought my place that stairs are NOT your friend😃as you get older mine kill me I've lived here 36yrs when you make lists before you go up or down or leave stuff at the top to take as you go or con somebody else to do it for you as THEY go up or down🤣 you'll avoid em every year your there I'd pass it up just on that have fun looking though👍
Yeah, I was thinking that it looked swampy. I've liked some of the other properties that you looked at better. But, still a good price for 13 acres and a drilled well.
The listing says 1 full bath but there's no septic or even composting toilet, just an outhouse. That's an automatic "avoid" for me. If they can't tell the truth about the obvious things, I'm just going to assume the ceiling is full of black mold and walk away. Funny note: Nothing in the cabin has been touched since the listing photos were taken, including the tossed sheets in the loft.
Look at that property in the spring you will see really how wet it is cut the price of that one in half an then take a little more off and you will have a real price
Agree, the sellers need to pay for all the cleanup. Wood siding has never had preservative on it and who knows how much damage is in that roof. The entire roof might need to be replaced.
Maine 's kind of tricky to buy if you don't know the area... I'd be thinking of getting a place near a town at first til you get the lay of land, and buying a homestead property will be a lot easier.. The further north you get in Maine life becomes very cold, lonely, and dangerous. I'd be looking at NH, not Maine. No State income tax or sales tax... Maine is very expensive .
@@black_dog_barks I’ve make 5 trips now. I’m getting much better at navigating the area I’m looking in. Visiting is key. I’m planning several more trips this year. There’s more and land and cabins I want to look at. Taxes, much cheaper than Maryland. Thanks!
Very important test the well water for PFAS forever chemicals so you can have clean and save consumable water. The realators don't or afraid off these questions also the new settlement law is that you don't have to sign up w/one realator so you don't get locked in and you only pay the one realators commission not buyer and seller. Know and study the laws be advised the state has been buying a lot off farmland from farmers due to PFAS in ground water. That's why I've been on the fence about the state. Safest isnorthern Maine for water and there's new news from Maine DNR for hunters to not consume wid game caught in different places in the state due to PFAS in the meat of the deer and turkeys etc. May God bless you on finding the right lot and safe .
I actually like the other one that you looked at the last one that you had a nice view. That one there is going to be nothing but trouble. It was never taken care of, you have swamp land close to the cabin in the property line, previous roof leak that was never fixed on the inside, so you don’t know how much wood is rotted. Nope nope no I wouldn’t even bother. No way know how. But that’s me. And the basement smells musty that means the water table is up pretty high, so I’m just about guarantee you put a shovel in the ground outside that basement. You’re gonna hit dampness if not water.
That is a great question and a fair question. The realtor is working with me to help me find a cabin with land or buy some land with no cabin. I have been looking at both. Finding that cabins under the $150,000 range can be a little rough. There is more land I am going to see very soon. Usually, the cabins only come with 10 to 15 acres and I really want 40+ . I think my best option will be to find some land and then build a cabin or buy a pre-built cabin. I do have a travel trailer that I can live in. I was hoping to find something before the end of the year, but right now I am not sure that will happen. I plan for at least two more trips to Maine this year. Thanks!
Put the wood stove in the center where that pole is in the middle. Make more cabinets where the stove was. Make an alaska room on the left of the porch going in the living rm. Have one front door, not two save heat. Take that round thing in the corner. Move your steps on the other h er side.
That place looks like crap. The electrical is junk, plumbing junk, they had a roof leak and didnt fix the interior and that's not to mention the general lack of care for the whole building.
@@Backyard_Chickens Maybe best to secure a nice size piece of land that looks and feels right to you. Then think on a structure you can build or bring it in if have good road access. May save a lot of headaches from the ground up and new drilled well. Later it will maintain a good value for resale etc.
@@tedrichards683 Yes, I have been thinking that also. I did look at some land on my last trip. I plan to return to Maine soon and look at another piece of land with 40 acres. Unfortunately, a lot of the land is very long rectangles.
@@Backyard_Chickens 5yrs ago we where looking for a offgrid cabin/land. I quickly realized that basicly any structure added $50k+ nearly all of them where total teardowns too. I ended up paying $1900 an acre and built my own 20x32 2 story cabin for under $25k. This is NYS. Buy raw land and build the cabin your self.
People aren’t living in these things 365. Mainers spend their weekends at camps like these. If you’re retired or work from home, you’re still only getting about 9-10 months depending how much snow plowing you enjoy.
@@jamesrobinson4680 I follow Hanbleceya Ranch. Jason and Jen are in northern Maine. They have a lot of information about buying and homesteading in Maine. They are off grid. I lived up near where they are in the Houlton area. Wasn’t for me. The winters are too brutal that far north. Love the rest of the year, though. I wouldn’t go farther than Bangor or Augusta. Love the Brunswick, Bath and Bristol areas also.
When people keep a house in this condition, it scares me. I feel like they haven't maintained anything properly. There are a lot of issues you find when you move in. So Dennis' advice is good, RUN! lol
@@Backyard_Chickens Even though I really liked the house, the layout, the front porch, but it's scary. And then you have the swamp back there, who knows about that ?! Yeah, keep looking.
That ceiling can be opening a can of worms, that insulation looks bad and since water travels down hill there more than likely bigger problems and since it's open mold and critters,alot of dead brush around the perimeter has to be cleaned up its a fire hazard,the swamp means swamp smell, bugs,snakes mosquitos, and the long driveway I learned on my property the guy who did snow plowing works mon thru Friday 2hrs away so I was on my own and for $100 a year I don't know,but where I am its snows 2 maybe 3times a wk so that's a long drive way to clear,the electrical is a no go,heck I went off grid all the way,plumbing there is bad news
This one looks like you would spend as much money fixing it all up as you would spend just getting bare land and build your own or getting a pre-built and go from there... Hard pass, as far as I would go, especially with all the mold and debris in and around this one. Hopefully you will find your land soon, but better to wait than to grab something that is more work than what you are saving on the price tag. Time is money, after all, and tools for fixing everything aren't usually that cheap either. A little fix up is to be expected, but if the mold is bad enough in the roof, this could be an entire tear down to the bones and start over again. Too much time, money, and effort, if you ask me. God bless and good luck with the next ones!
I'm sorry I messaged you earlier and forgot to tell you why I gave you their screen name.....they raise chickens, ducks and peacocks......look at their henhouse
You’re right, “ most of this stuff is just cosmetic”, remove the clutter, maybe power wash the exterior, it would be a nice place. I would have a contractor look at the ceiling for some ideas. I consider that swamp a plus, nice open area to observe wildlife. Basement just needs some cleaning and airing out. Lots of storage down there. I like this place a lot.
Over $8000/acre? Is that a good price for swampy land in that area? The house looks like it has good bones, but man, that's a lot of tlc needed to bring it back. All the mold is worrying also. If it was me, I'd tell the realtor "Next".
The insulation in the ceiling is a major red flag. If it got wet before they fixed the roof (?) then it all would need to be removed/replaced. Huge job, removing the ceiling to get to it. Overpriced in my opinion, far too much work.
Just started watching a visit videos I really enjoy them
Great, thank you! Welcome.
Oh my gosh, I was actually looking at this place online yesterday. Looks very different when you show it on your video. That place looks like its a good size, but the area around it looks kind of sad and depressing. Thanks for showing it!
You’re welcome! Yes, it needs a bunch of work.
Exactly with me as well; been looking into a lot of properties up there lately moving up soon; and found the channel about a month ago. Love it and got me hooked
Your channel is blowing up seems like. Good stuff my friend
Yes, I did'nt realize so many people wanted to see property in Maine. I do enjoy the visits and I enjoy looking for property. I just wish I could find what I am looking for.
@@Backyard_ChickensTake you time , friend 🤨
That would be quite the project! Being close to a water source can be both a pro and con. Wonder if the road in is maintained in the winter. Always pays to see things in person! All the best in the continued search.
@@wendingourway thank you!
Haha ..yeah pole a couple times a year ...you wait til February 8 th and on the 25 th plow and shoveling event
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God Bless Rodney 🙏
Thank you!
-------------------------- Run as fast as you can, being from Maine years ago these tourists traps are not only over priced but far less than fixer - uppers! " Good Luck " ----------------
You can make a home anywhere💪💪🙏🙏
Very true.
To me, this place had a real nice vibe!
Yes, if you can see past the clean up then it did have a nice floor plan.
@@Backyard_Chickens Clean up isn't a bad thing if the end result is worth it! Good luck!
Hi Rodney , new subscriber here, im from UK , have you heard of Work away?
It involves volunteering, you just feed them & provide a sleeping area, when & if you need/want
No, never heard of it.
Love that fire pit 👍
It's been very dry in Pa. Creek level is extremely low. The swamp area in Maine might have much more moisture normally. I wouldn't post a video about any property you might really want to purchase until you buy it. You don't need people messing up the sale. Do you listen to T-bone and Heather on the radio. I think they are in Maryland someplace. You could give a low ball offer on the fixer upper and then hire the Maine Cabin show to make it look new again.
No, I don’t know T-bone. I may do a pre-built cabin and finish the inside myself. Looking for land. All the cabins I’ve viewed under $125,000 need a lot of work.
Proximity to a road (and power?) are major assets. TLC is fairly easy to do over a year or so. The accommodation is good and spacious - including a basement storage area. IMHO, this is the best property so far - BUT it may look different "in-the-flesh". Love your vids!!!
Thank you. Yes the clean up seems to be a large job. The swamp, next to the property worries me some.
Yes midges
Lots of potential, maintained road. Way too much cleanup just to find problems and that plumbing 😮
Agreed, cleanup will take months.
Places like this you want to see in the early spring when all the trash and junk is not covered by the trees and undergrowth.
Makes sense. Too much trash for me.
@@amariebfree5326 ….and spring in Maine is mud season. Could be swamped out depending on land
@alcapone2523 YES! unless you know the area it's hard to judge what seasonal access you'll have in these off grid properties.
You need a drone so you can see the land better
Looks a can of worms of endless repairs. Just my opinion😄
Yes, tons of initial cleanup.
Musty in the basement and mildew in the ceiling. Stay far away from that one for sure.
Agreed. It’s fixable, but the swamp is not.
This one has nice space, potential ... if you can imagine it cleaned up.
Yes, I would have to bring in a dumpster. I really didn't like the swap so close to the house though.
I don’t understand why property owners junk up their land so much. 🤷♀️
Agreed, and then try to sell it.
we are currently experiencing a rise in methheads in this area, in fact i just bought another piece of land and when they do the soil test they test for methamphetamines, theres ALOT of poverty in Maine, thats why we went way south to Hancock county
""""""""""""" From Maine most of the natural woods was strip cut years ago! Doubt what I say then look at the videos that show first growth small trees. Original owners agreed to strip cut facing high property taxes!, : ---------------------
@ interesting. I would say most of the trees do seem younger. But that depends on the city I’m in.
Lazy.......no pride in ownership.
Nooooo, on the steps i didnt realize when i bought my place that stairs are NOT your friend😃as you get older mine kill me I've lived here 36yrs when you make lists before you go up or down or leave stuff at the top to take as you go or con somebody else to do it for you as THEY go up or down🤣 you'll avoid em every year your there I'd pass it up just on that have fun looking though👍
Agreed, I'd like a single level.
Yeah, I was thinking that it looked swampy. I've liked some of the other properties that you looked at better. But, still a good price for 13 acres and a drilled well.
Agreed. Well is really nice.swamp worries me also.
@@Backyard_Chickens You will know when it's right.
The listing says 1 full bath but there's no septic or even composting toilet, just an outhouse. That's an automatic "avoid" for me. If they can't tell the truth about the obvious things, I'm just going to assume the ceiling is full of black mold and walk away.
Funny note: Nothing in the cabin has been touched since the listing photos were taken, including the tossed sheets in the loft.
I was thinking the same thing. Not sure anyone is living there now.
Look at that property in the spring you will see really how wet it is cut the price of that one in half an then take a little more off and you will have a real price
Agree, the sellers need to pay for all the cleanup. Wood siding has never had preservative on it and who knows how much damage is in that roof. The entire roof might need to be replaced.
Nope! Do not want a house full of mold in the walls! 🙏🏻💙👍🏻
Agreed.
Are you looking for just you are for a family home? I don’t think this one is such a good idea!
Just for myself.
Maine 's kind of tricky to buy if you don't know the area... I'd be thinking of getting a place near a town at first til you get the lay of land, and buying a homestead property will be a lot easier.. The further north you get in Maine life becomes very cold, lonely, and dangerous. I'd be looking at NH, not Maine. No State income tax or sales tax... Maine is very expensive .
@@black_dog_barks I’ve make 5 trips now. I’m getting much better at navigating the area I’m looking in. Visiting is key. I’m planning several more trips this year. There’s more and land and cabins I want to look at. Taxes, much cheaper than Maryland. Thanks!
Very important test the well water for PFAS forever chemicals so you can have clean and save consumable water. The realators don't or afraid off these questions also the new settlement law is that you don't have to sign up w/one realator so you don't get locked in and you only pay the one realators commission not buyer and seller. Know and study the laws be advised the state has been buying a lot off farmland from farmers due to PFAS in ground water. That's why I've been on the fence about the state. Safest isnorthern Maine for water and there's new news from Maine DNR for hunters to not consume wid game caught in different places in the state due to PFAS in the meat of the deer and turkeys etc. May God bless you on finding the right lot and safe .
Thank you. My realtor suggusted to me that the PFAS was more towards the south of Maine. It is hard to find the answers on this topic. God bless!
If you can envision without the rubbish
I actually like the other one that you looked at the last one that you had a nice view. That one there is going to be nothing but trouble. It was never taken care of, you have swamp land close to the cabin in the property line, previous roof leak that was never fixed on the inside, so you don’t know how much wood is rotted. Nope nope no I wouldn’t even bother. No way know how. But that’s me. And the basement smells musty that means the water table is up pretty high, so I’m just about guarantee you put a shovel in the ground outside that basement. You’re gonna hit dampness if not water.
Agreed, some cabins look great on paper. Clean up is doable but there are to many other issues.
Run, don’t walk away from that place! Trash, filth, musty mold, swamp… a headache money pit. IMHO 😉
Agreed, not on the top of my list.
Are you really looking for a place to call home , or just working with realtors to help sell the property?
That is a great question and a fair question. The realtor is working with me to help me find a cabin with land or buy some land with no cabin. I have been looking at both. Finding that cabins under the $150,000 range can be a little rough. There is more land I am going to see very soon. Usually, the cabins only come with 10 to 15 acres and I really want 40+ . I think my best option will be to find some land and then build a cabin or buy a pre-built cabin. I do have a travel trailer that I can live in. I was hoping to find something before the end of the year, but right now I am not sure that will happen. I plan for at least two more trips to Maine this year. Thanks!
Put the wood stove in the center where that pole is in the middle. Make more cabinets where the stove was. Make an alaska room on the left of the porch going in the living rm. Have one front door, not two save heat. Take that round thing in the corner. Move your steps on the other h er side.
Moving the stoves a great idea.
Hire a crew of grunt workers.
That place looks like crap. The electrical is junk, plumbing junk, they had a roof leak and didnt fix the interior and that's not to mention the general lack of care for the whole building.
Yes, unfortunately all true. I’m learning, anything under $120,000 has some issues and will need repair.
@@Backyard_Chickens Maybe best to secure a nice size piece of land that looks and feels right to you. Then think on a structure you can build or bring it in if have good road access. May save a lot of headaches from the ground up and new drilled well. Later it will maintain a good value for resale etc.
@@tedrichards683 Yes, I have been thinking that also. I did look at some land on my last trip. I plan to return to Maine soon and look at another piece of land with 40 acres. Unfortunately, a lot of the land is very long rectangles.
@@Backyard_Chickens 5yrs ago we where looking for a offgrid cabin/land. I quickly realized that basicly any structure added $50k+ nearly all of them where total teardowns too. I ended up paying $1900 an acre and built my own 20x32 2 story cabin for under $25k. This is NYS. Buy raw land and build the cabin your self.
@@Backyard_Chickensmosquitoes would be around any water.
People aren’t living in these things 365. Mainers spend their weekends at camps like these.
If you’re retired or work from home, you’re still only getting about 9-10 months depending how much snow plowing you enjoy.
Ah, ok. I was wondering how many lived there all 4 seasons.
The swamp could be a big concern. And the cabin is in bad shape.
I follow a family in that lives offgrid...they are on TH-cam...Keeping it Dutch is his profile name
Ok cool. I believe I have watched some of their videos. Tons of good stuff to learn.
@@jamesrobinson4680 I follow Hanbleceya Ranch. Jason and Jen are in northern Maine. They have a lot of information about buying and homesteading in Maine. They are off grid. I lived up near where they are in the Houlton area. Wasn’t for me. The winters are too brutal that far north. Love the rest of the year, though. I wouldn’t go farther than Bangor or Augusta. Love the Brunswick, Bath and Bristol areas also.
Hard pass on this one.The last video was the one solidly built
Where was this cabin??? Ludlow??
No, Burlington, near Lincoln.
Way away from this one. Tons of work am new on here i also looking for land .
Run
lol, agreed.
:-) Are you trying to say the plumbing is not up to code? Electrical box looked good though. NOT!
When people keep a house in this condition, it scares me. I feel like they haven't maintained anything properly. There are a lot of issues you find when you move in. So Dennis' advice is good, RUN! lol
@ Agreed, not for me. All the pictures seemed good. But when I go see them, I always find a ton of issues. I will keep looking.
@@Backyard_Chickens Even though I really liked the house, the layout, the front porch, but it's scary. And then you have the swamp back there, who knows about that ?! Yeah, keep looking.
No No No Naw Nay
Nay,😮
It’s a little rough. Tons of cleanup.
That’s some Maine shit right there
It was rough!
@ That one on the ledge,with the foundation,view…my fave so far. Keep up the good hunt. Watching from behind enemy lines in Massatwoshits 👋🏻😎
I would buy the cabin in the previous video. It was much nicer and you had 27 acres. Much better property than this dump.
I liked it. Elevation was higher. I worry my hens will hate it, lol.
so far cabin #1 > cabin #2.
Road association is normal and cool in Maine. Not the worst, I would be concerned about the wet areas. IMHO pass
@@ernestkooistra1559 Yes, I’m seeing a lot of houses that have road associations.
No way
Bit rough!
Buy the land and build your own cabin
Agreed, I’m leaning that direction.
That ceiling can be opening a can of worms, that insulation looks bad and since water travels down hill there more than likely bigger problems and since it's open mold and critters,alot of dead brush around the perimeter has to be cleaned up its a fire hazard,the swamp means swamp smell, bugs,snakes mosquitos, and the long driveway I learned on my property the guy who did snow plowing works mon thru Friday 2hrs away so I was on my own and for $100 a year I don't know,but where I am its snows 2 maybe 3times a wk so that's a long drive way to clear,the electrical is a no go,heck I went off grid all the way,plumbing there is bad news
Agreed, made me nervous too!
Run don’t walk from this neglected place
This one looks like you would spend as much money fixing it all up as you would spend just getting bare land and build your own or getting a pre-built and go from there... Hard pass, as far as I would go, especially with all the mold and debris in and around this one. Hopefully you will find your land soon, but better to wait than to grab something that is more work than what you are saving on the price tag. Time is money, after all, and tools for fixing everything aren't usually that cheap either. A little fix up is to be expected, but if the mold is bad enough in the roof, this could be an entire tear down to the bones and start over again. Too much time, money, and effort, if you ask me.
God bless and good luck with the next ones!
I'm sorry I messaged you earlier and forgot to tell you why I gave you their screen name.....they raise chickens, ducks and peacocks......look at their henhouse
Ok thanks!
You’re right, “ most of this stuff is just cosmetic”, remove the clutter, maybe power wash the exterior, it would be a nice place. I would have a contractor look at the ceiling for some ideas. I consider that swamp a plus, nice open area to observe wildlife. Basement just needs some cleaning and airing out. Lots of storage down there. I like this place a lot.
@@RobinLauer Agreed, ton of cleanup though, might be tough job. Basement worries me!
I live on a road like that and it is crap they do nothing but take money
@@tims6104 Wow, sorry to hear that.
If it were me absolutely a big no
Agreed. To much to clean up.
Nope
Over $8000/acre? Is that a good price for swampy land in that area? The house looks like it has good bones, but man, that's a lot of tlc needed to bring it back. All the mold is worrying also. If it was me, I'd tell the realtor "Next".
2-3000$ tops
I bet that roof/insulation is full of it.
@@mrbr549 no, 1200-1500 for good land under 60 acres. Over 60 price will drop and be closer to 1000 or lower.
NO swampy areas...
Agreed!
The insulation in the ceiling is a major red flag. If it got wet before they fixed the roof (?) then it all would need to be removed/replaced. Huge job, removing the ceiling to get to it. Overpriced in my opinion, far too much work.
@@RichardMcGrath thanks, great point to consider.
NOT !!!
What a mess
To bad they didn't take care of it. Water damage?
Yes, ton of clutter.
If you dont build your own ,your just buying someone else's junk
Yes, I’m leaning in that direction. I’ve seen some pre-built cabin I like, I will just have to finish the inside myself.
Wherever you chose your lucky t b out of the concrete city/noises, ppl , drugged up lunatics, screaming families 😅😅😅😅
Agreed, absolutely!
Make up your mind😢
lol, not rushing. I have time. I do plan to be in Maine late spring.
Keep looking. This property is junk. You can do better!