A 2 year search leads us to our prefect homestead // Homestead Property Search 55 - THE FINALE
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- Homestead Property Search 55 The Finale showcases the homestead property Katie and Nate chose after a 2 year search and looking at more than 54 properties. This homestead property is 60+ acres in the foothills of East Tennessee with a creek, multiple outbuildings, a 1930's 2-2 home and an 1980's home that needs repair. This property was a large operation farm more than 30 years ago, but has been neglected and nature has taken over.
Pros and Cons:
Pros:
Creek, pond (wet weather), multiple outbuildings, small home, lots of woods with potential for silvo-pasture. Land lays nice. Quiet. Peaceful.
Cons:
Higher price that we wanted to spend. Lots of clean up all over the property.
If you want to see the entire Homestead Property Search series :
• Homestead Property Search
A very special thank you to Joe Horton for editing this video and many other Homestead Property Search videos.
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I'm 77 years old and you guys are living my dream. I always wanted to purchase a place in the country but life got in the way and I never got the chance to live my dream. A common delema for many people. Glad to be able to come along with you on your journey. Good luck to you, it's a beautiful property!
Yes, I understand that. This has been my dream for over 20 years and I honestly didn't think it would ever happen. Nate happened across gardening and really took to it and started seeing others do it and then I knew we would get here....
@@TheKraemerLife I’m almost 60. We started this little piece of land in 2013 when I couldn’t work anymore due to health. I am slow and fall a lot but I am still trying to live my dream. your comment really makes me feel like we did the right thing
Jack, I'm right there with you...I'm 74 and would love to have just a couple of acres. It's ok, we can enjoy the younger generation getting to work the land and live their dreams. I'm blessed.
Jack I'm 66 and 2 month ago jumped in to 1.33 acre. Using my life savings to make my dream come true . Clearing the land ,and enjoy every minute of it.
I'm 68 and looking for a place,.. not 60 acres, but 5 to 10 acres will do.
A creek runs through it, a river runs by it; time, labor and love restore it. What a vision you have. Picture your twenty-year pastoral prize!
Well said, I love it!
I was wondering where that creek led to, then you showed the aerial view of the river. Just amazing. I pray that God will bring people to help, enough money to buy all the equipment you will need, and a life their full of joy built on hard work and dreams. God bless you both.
Thank you, we appreciate that :)
With all of those books in the house I think I know what all the benches are for. Congratulations on your fabulous new home !
Yes the prior owner loved to sit out and read while enjoying nature.
WOW!! Congratulations to you both!! What a beautiful piece of property! 😍 so much potential with 2 homesites, several existing buildings to work with, nice trees n wooded space easily convertible to pasture, a running creek, and river frontage...ARE YOU KIDDING ME?? You guys won the property search game! It was all worth it in the end and I cannot wait to see what you guys do with it. GOOD JOB!! 👍
We looked at a lot of properties but this was what we were searching for. So happy it worked out and it is ours.
Unbelievable, and worth the journey. So glad you guys are "in the neighborhood", and can't wait to help you grow!
What an amazing neighborhood to be in. Cannot wait to have you and the family over for dinner.
What a beautiful property! Well worth the wait. I started to tear up at the end, just so happy for you. Kinda crazy to be so touched over total strangers’ new homestead. Thank you for sharing your dream; my husband and I will be watching every step of the journey.
I totally get it. You have been on the journey with us and it becomes like a victory for everyone! We are excited to start making it into our dream property.
The wife does an amazing job of reading the land!
Thank you!
One pro to leaving the fallen trees in the creek: we use the ones that have fallen across our creek to get from side to the other. Like a bridge. Our children love it.
Yes, as long as they are not covered in moss...I almost fell off one, lol...kids would have better luck than me as I have no balance and fall over my own feet :)
Looks like you and your trusty chainsaw will become best friends!!
This place is beautiful.
It's so good that neither of you are averse to hard work.
No, we both work hard and play hard too!
Congratulations!!! We just went under contract for 40 wooded acres in East Texas last week ourselves! We thought we would be looking for awhile like you guys! We bought the first one a realtor took us to see 🤣. We know what we were looking for at a price range, and we got a steal for that much land so we jumped on it! We will be building homesteads at the same time! 🥳
That is amazing! SO happy for you. WOW...the first one. We actually would have bought the first one we went to see too but it went under contract while we were standing on it.
My husband and I have been searching for home/land to start a homestead in East TN but not sure of the areas. Much of what is listed is pricey. We’re in western NY. We made a trip in Sept. any tips on areas would be welcomed. Thanks!
How exciting for you. I'm guessing that you & the Kraemer's will be to busy to regularly check
on each other progress. Please let us know if you decide to post your progress on a YT channel.
I'd luv to follow you too!
@@deirdrawilson3269 -- The Kraemer's made 2 videos recently on how to find land. Go to their
YT home channel and click on the VIDEOS tab. You will find 2 videos close to the most recent
videos. The titles are: How to use GIS & Google Earth for Property Searching | Farm and Homestead Search Tips
AND -- How to Find Property Online in a Tough Market | Farm and Homestead Land Search Tips
I hope this helps you.
Some of those smooth thick vines could be muscadines which are wonderful and good for you. There are a ton of cedar and they make great fence posts. That tin on the barns you will be redoing or removing is also great for many things. I used the 100-year-old tin from the old garage at my dad's to build my 27" tall raised beds with wooden tops and bottoms with the tin as the sides. Katie's wide rambling creek and a river, ya'll hit paydirt for sure! If the vines are fuzzy it is poison in my experience. Well, my final comment is you are going to defiantly need a tractor with a bucket and actually a backhoe would be more useful than you realize. Kabuto makes a compact one with that combination reasonably priced and just on our 3 acres, it has been a lifesaver dealing with fallen trees, digging planting holes for trees, garden beds, (digging the bed depth and width is so much faster than an add on tiller), ditch digging, water maintenance, digging stumps and digging up smaller trees is so much easier with a backhoe, a brush hog, and a finish mower and you are set! Congratulations on a wonderful property!
Thank you so much! We finally found it! I knew my creek was out there on a property that we both agreed on :) Yes, we will absolutely get a tractor and we hope one comes available in a price that we can manage. Until then we will look for animals to help :)
Hello 👋 dear, how are you doing?
I think that the vines are Wisteria. It's a very invasive but beautiful vine/flowering plant that smells amazing when it blooms!
A couple of draft horses would be fantastic!
I have been with yall from the start. I'm so so happy you two didn't settle. The main house made my jaw drop. It is so beautiful. And y'all can take it over the top gorgeous. The land, creek, river is already gorgeous . I thank God for his love and goodness. 😃👍🏻❤️🙏🏻
Thank you so much!! We didn't get to go inside the house on the first visit but we were in love with the main room once we were able to get access, it has so much character.
Congratulations! I can hardly believe that you got everything on your need list! Persistence does pay off. You are proof. Now the building begins!
Yes! Thank you! We knew we would find what we were looking for but it did test us a little with how long it took. We are so happy we didn't settle.
So much character from the house to the creek to woodland. Even the dogs look like they found home. Home is a feeling not a place....I cannot wait to see what you do. Incredible potential. Katie's smile says it all. Congratulations
Thank you so much! I agree about home...so happy we found it.
It feels like a park. So exciting.
It really does, I think that is what I fell in love with it!
Congratulations on finding your prefect piece of heaven!!! Been watching y’all since property search somewhere in the 40’s. I believe you were in North Carolina… my husband and I just purchased 28 acers here in Tennessee. We were building our house on the property when I found your TH-cam. Can’t wait to see what you do with your homestead! We are developing ours too.
That is awesome! We hope to build here next year one we clean it up a bit.
What a wonderful piece of land, I am in love with the creek. Lots of work ahead be we know you guys are up for it. Thanks for the walk through the property and I certainly can't wait for what is next.
Yes, beautiful creek. Thank you so much!
Katie you are a trooper.
Nice property. Congratulations on purchasing several large projects.
If you discover where a former hayfield was and clear it you could rent it out for a share of the hay. Animals will help you reclaim some as pasture. Leaving some for wilderness and woods will be privacy and wildlife and hunting. We have a 90 acre property. More than half is woods.
Plan for your older years when thinking of your dwelling. Our retirement years came upon us and life flies by very quickly. You won’t always be able to afford driveway upkeep or management of mowed areas. Your priorities will change. Just my life experience but now I’m glad we didn’t build too far from the “street”.
Thank you so much! We will have a mixture of "types" of land and plan on different income sources as well to help us afford the maintenance.
Awesome property. It will be great to follow you along on establishing your dream homestead. God bless both of you.
It will be awesome to see how it changes over the year.
You made a wonderful choice! Finally the one that felt like home! May I suggest a chain saw, rakes, pruners, gloves, good tough jeans, and sturdy boots for both of you. It will be hard but it is yours! Everything you do is going to be great! Happy for you!
First purchase was a chainsaw :) We both have boots...the rest will come soon!
Working together with descent tools make the job more enjoyable. 😊
Aspirin and BenGay.
I believe yall hit the jackpot on this property! You have some good lumber in the barns, enough to build a new home. Wish you well in your jouney
That’s some beautiful property, full of life!!! That creek and river is amazing!! Y’all gonna need a tractor!!
Thank you, we think it is great!
Looking forward to watching you reveal the wonderful potential this property has!
Yes, one acre at a time
Waahhh normally my time to go to bed here in Berlin Germany. But tonight I will wait for your video
I will be asleep, hi from Norway. Hope to see this later!
Hope you enjoyed it!
@@TheKraemerLife good morning what a lovely large piece of land you have got. Looks fantastic
Congratulations Nate and Katie!! So happy you didn't settle. This property is magnificent. Katie got her creek and river front, wow. I've enjoyed watching you from the beginning, searching for land and learning along the way. Can't wait to see what the two of you will do. I think all the benches you find were put there to sit and enjoy all the beauty surrounding them.
My thoughts exactly! Congrats Nate and Katie
Yes! Thank you! The former owner was a retired professor so as you saw by the library he enjoyed reading and watching nature.
Thank you!
Ask Ben Holler the Holler Homestead) about the vines. He was able to use pigs for vine cleaning.
We plan on getting pigs soon too.
Congratulation Nate and Katie!! I am so excited for you both as you all finally got the property you all have so been waiting for a very long time. Can’t wait to go on this journey with you all, it is a beautiful property. The dogs sure did love getting to run and play. Thanks for taking us along in your journey.
Thank you so much!! It has been a long time coming but we made it. The dogs are so happy they think it is their own private park.
@@TheKraemerLife I am so glad they love it!! Now they can run the land and enjoy the creek and get wet everyday. Did you all find your place in East Tennessee. You ask are very close to my area around the Smokey mountains area. I live about 45 minutes from there. Tennessee is a beautiful place to live and I have lived here in Tennessee for 30 years, don’t want to live nowhere else. Just wish I could hurry and find some property somewhere. Even if it is two acres I would be happy. I take care of my parents and we have a Mobil home and we could just our home on the new property and start our homestead from there. Chickens, ducks, pigs and a huge garden is my forever dream
Following you since we been in California ❤️❤️❤️ I’m so excited 😆. I remember talking to my hubby and watching all those properties. Feels like a long adventure with a happy beautiful ending. 🥰🥰🥰
Yes, couldn't agree more.
That old dump trailer would make a great raised garden bed.
That would be a lot of dirt but an option :)
Your property is a diamond in the tree trunk rough. Very nice! Wow. River front! So many adventures await you all
Can't wait! It will be so fun to transform it and see it it come back to life.
The smile on Katies face at the creek is worth a million bucks. Property search patience sure paid off for you two!! Pro and cons of keeping or removing the logs over the creek: keep some and remove others depending on the location. You have to look at it like you would prune a tree. Open up some areas and leave those big ones as they are so much character to the creek.
Yes, there are over a dozen that have fallen in or across the creek so we will be able to select the ones that need to come up and the ones that may be useful to keep down.
So happy for you guys the creek is terrific the dogs will love it. ❤️❤️🇦🇺🇦🇺👍👍🥰🥰
Love, love, love the creek!
Very delightful and enjoying to watch the dogs
They had so much fun!
Lots of flat land. I Luv It. So exciting. Can't wait for you to get started customizing it.
Yes, it lays so nice it is 60 acres that are all useable
Your determination and patience paid off! Cheers 🥂 Looking forward to watching you build your dream homestead.
Yes, thank you so much! Well worth the emotional rollercoaster and 54 properties that came before it.
I’m so happy you guys didn’t settle on land size. You will never regret buying so much land. You could however regret not buying enough. It was smart to not settle on land size. So happy for you guys! 💕
Thank you so much! It was a long search but we think it paid off in the end.
People in the south will walk their land frequently/seasonal to let the land tell you what it wants/needs! My great-grandmother had over 500 acres and she too had benches scattered so she could explore, rest and let the land speak to her!
Congratulations! What a beautiful property. Love the creek. Can't wait to see what y'all do to your new home.🎉
Thanks so much!
Hi 👋 dear, how are you doing?
This was so fun going along for the tour. Absolutely fantastic. Bravo. You found a gem. I'm so it happy for you, and looking forward to watching you polish it and the journey to make it your own. Congratulations.
Thank you so much!
What a beautiful property. Lots of natural resources. Lots of lumber to harvest from buildings . Remember with the price of lumber the barn could really help the cost . The tin can be reused.
Yes, totally agree.
After looking at this video I would invest in a tractor as one your first purchases. Also the large dark brown vine is wild grape, they growing every where. The light back almost looks like trumpet vine which also loves trees at least here in Iowa. You two are going to have some great adventures!
Thank you so much! I think we will have some adventures for sure.
Congratulations on finally finding what you will call home. May your time here be many years filled with love, prosperity and adventure. I have watched all 55 searches but prefer the idea of seeing the overgrown become productive.
Thank you so much! I think my heart always wanted to revive a neglected homestead and bring it back to where it was in it's prime...NAte took a little more convincing but I think he is just as excited to get started.
The biggest Con of leaving the debris in the path of the waterway is that during heavy rains it will redirect the Water up against the banks or overflowing the banks causing erosion
That is a big con for sure.
Got my popcorn and soda prepared for your next chapter, GOD BLESS
Hope you enjoy it!
Beautiful. The river and the creek with waterfalls have me envious. The music, tho, when you showed the river? Hysterical! Congrats.
HAHA, we thought so too.
I am so happy for y'all. Your property is beautiful...I thought when you showed the creek that it was perfect and then...then...you revealed the river...just wow! So glad y'all persevered and found your dream property. So, so happy for y'all.
Thank you so very much!
Well guys, your patience and persistence paid off! This property is gorgeous and based on your many other property trips this one is exactly what you were looking for: Livable, beautiful but has a lot of room for you to make your own improvements with your own touches. PS: The library is absolutely mouth-watering!! I hope you get the books with the house!
Yes, thank you. We are the proud new owners to some very interesting titles ;) so many books.
I was thinking the same about the books. I love books!
Woa, such a big beautiful property, I bet it will look like a park in a few years. So many places to make special for picnics ect. You will never have nothing to do, lol. It will be so great to follow along with your adventure.
Thank you so much! We will not lack for projects :)
Hello 👋 dear, how are you doing?
Big Congrats on your new property. It is perfect for you, has everything you wanted. Loved the searching with you and looking forward to watching you build your forever homestead!
Thanks so much!
I'm thrilled for you! This is definitely a dream property with so much natural beauty and unlimited potential! So glad you didn't "settle" for one of the others. As a retired librarian, I was intrigued by all the books in the house. It will be a joy to watch you build your homestead your way. I'm originally from Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Some of those vines looked like grapes or muscadines. God bless you as you move forward! Love from Alabama!
Thank you so much. We were also intrigued by all the books and happy we were able to keep them.
I am so excited for you both, it was so worth the wait and you got your creek!
Yes, I got my creek and a river...BONUS!!!!
Dreams do come true! So happy for you both! Can't wait to see what you do with your gorgeous property!
Thank you so much! We made it!
There will be a lot of work in cleaning up the junk. A nice multitask tractor will come in handy!
You will make it your own and the change will be spectacular. My best!
Thank you. We hope to turn what may be junk into something useable...we shall see.
Loving your new homestead, and I love the history ( old buildings/ structures). I can't wait to see what you guys do with it ❤️
This whole video made me smile! So many wonderful parts to this property and so much potential! Congratulations guys, I can't wait for all the transformations ahead.
Thank you so much!
Congratulations!!!! I want to buy a house FULL of books!!!
Right!? How cool is that.
That iron nail is actually a railroad nail used to tie the rails to the wood. Beautiful property, looking forward to seeing how it develops for you! :)
Wow ! For 250k that's an amazing deal ! Your going to love it !
Watched every single search! So excited that you found such a beautiful piece of Tennessee. Congratulations and best wishes.
Thank you so much!
Nate, you have your work cut out for you but I know you’re going to love every minute of it! Finally a place of your own! I’m excited for you both and can’t wait to see your dreams become reality ♥️ enjoy the process and adventure! 🤩
Thank you so much! We will enjoy the journey for sure. One project at a time as long as it takes :)
I'm 72 I feel your excitement!
How very exciting on such a beautiful and functional property..the treasure alone will be immense !! Congratulations !!!!!!
It really is!
Congratulations. I cannot believe I watched 55 videos of homestead searches!! LOL It's a phenomenal property and I'm happy you guys found exactly what you were looking for. Looks like Kingsley and Floyd really love it there too. Cannot wait to watch it grow. Enjoy the journey.
Me too
Thank you so much! I cannot believe we made 55 property search videos, lol.
So happy for yall !!! Looking forward to the journey and Treasure Tuesday !!! I saw some treasures !!
Thank you so much!
Super HAPPY for you two!! The property is beautiful.
Thank you so much!
Very cool. Can't wait to see what comes next! Thanks for sharing. Becky from Kansas City
Yes, driveway...land clearing...house remodel...garden
So much potential! Fantastic property.
Yes, we agree!
What an adventure it's been! So much potential!
Can't wait to see what you do with it.
Best wishes!
Thanks so much! It is going to be the best adventure!
Can’t wait to see what you guys do with this place in a few years!
ME either, I hope it is as cool as I am imagining it to be :)
Well, you sure won't want for reading material. That house was a surprise. That property is something. Can't wait to get started. Congrads to you.
No, we will have plenty to read if we ever get any free time :)
So exciting!!
YES!!!!
I’m so happy for you two, and excited to see what you do with it! Potential is endless.
Thanks so much!!
How awesome guys!! Excited to watch as you make it your own.
Thank you so much!
What a great property and a liveable house! The creek, the river, all the land and outbuildings are amazing in one property. Best of luck with your endeavors in making this your forever homestead.
Thank you so much!
Watching from beautiful East Tennessee, we love it here, and hope you will too!
We are so excited to move to E TN, I am sure we will love it there.
So happy for you both. It is a beautiful piece of property. I can't wait to watch you get started on your property.
Beautiful land and trees and the creek is amazing! Gorgeous where the stream feeds into the river! Just gorgeous!
God bless you and your work ahead!! Just beautiful and glad you didn't settle!
Yes, thank you so much!
Opal are fixing up the house you can sell the trailer
Beautiful! Good job guys! Being patient payed off. I looking forward to watching what you will do with your new property.
Thank you so much!
So excited for you both and the dogs. Very nice property. Can't wait to watch you grow....
Thank you!
So happy for the two of you on your new property. The long hunt is finally done and now the real work begins. I'm looking foreward to your new adventure.
BTW.... Pro to clearing the fallen trees over the creek.
Thank you so much! I think we will clear as many as we can safely.
Awesome Congratulations guys Lots of work ahead of you but one thing at a time will get it done
That's the plan! We just have to figure out where to start :)
wow! Your persistence paid off! It will be fun to follow your journey as you reclaim this beautiful property!
Thank you so much!
Wow, it was worth looking for. All the very best in your new adventure.💕💕🌻🌻
Thank you so much!
That looks like wonderful property!
We think it will be perfect for us!
Hello 👋 dear, how are you doing?
Oh I'm so very happy for you all even the furbabies. Your homestead is beautiful and I have no doubt you will make it wonderful. I'm wondering if those vines might be wisteria. I know in Georgia where my husband and I lived it was there. It was horrible and very hard to get rid of. My husband and his father cut it off at the root as close to the ground as they could. It is very evasive. Congratulations 🎊 👏 I can't wait to see your adventures.
Thank you so much! We have our work cut out for us but are excited to get started.
Thanks for taking me along enjoy and congratulations✌🙏🤗👍💕🇨🇦
Thank you so much!
Very exited for ya'll, cant wait for all the upcoming videos to make it your own .
Thank you so much!
Your property is breathtakingly beautiful. I am so happy for you and wishes you many happy adventures, look forward to trash or treasure Tuesdays. Please watch DIYferent he got a thumb for his tractor so that he could pick things up and move them. You are both beautiful blessed people and I’m so excited for you. It was definitely worth the wait.
Thank you so much! We are happy that we found this and as of yesterday officially live here :) It was a long search but we made it.
The property is gorgeous so happy for you guys. The water features are so peaceful I can see why Katie loves them. I love them also.. Best wishes to you. Is the river the nolichuckey?
Yes, thank you so much! I love, love, love all the water and I think we will add in a few ponds too.
Ponds are expensive to build. Ask the COGHILL TH-cam channel. They bought 40 acres and are building a new pond on it. Besides new homes, and a whole new homestead.
@@denisewilson8367 I thought Brooke's Mom was paying the costs of her new home. Jason and Brooke property are going to be beautifil.. But, I really like thos one.
Congratulations! What a beautiful property! So happy for you guys!
Thank you so much!
Excited too see what plans you will have for your property ❣️❣️❣️
I am excited to get the plans out of my head and make them a reality.
That main house has such amazing light and views! Such potential and good bones!
Yes, it has potential we will get it cleaned up and liveable again.
Beautiful trees around the house. It will be rough picking and choosing what to cut down. The property is really nice! Are you going to do goats on a rotation through the land? Hope you share your plans. Congrats again! peace y'all
We are hoping to get goats and pigs and rotate them through. Nate really wants a dairy cow so I am sure that will happen too.
@@TheKraemerLife I watch The Hollars and I know you are friends. Their cow makes this city dweller want a cow, its like a big puppy, lol
This place is too good to be true. This is awesome!
So awesome!! Congrats. Your property 55 is amazing.
Thank you so much!
Invest in sawmill. You hv plenty of trees to mill for repairs and new builds....especially with the price of wood.
and a solid wood chipper.
Yes, we want to use what we can from the land
HAHA, yes
When you are ready to start clearing trees strongly suggest you look into hiring a “forestry mulcher “ guy they are amazing they cut clear and mulch all in one. We did for our little 2acre place extremely pleased with the job, but check out “Living Traditions homestead” or “ Stoney brook farm” they have posted videos on how much time an and effort they were spared. You will have plenty of other areas like those “unknown vines” to deal with. May also be wise to consult with an arborist to guide you on best approach with tree and “.vine” issues. But congrats on a beautiful property purchase also house looks really nice not much major looking issues from this video, and definitely a tractor will be a great help lots of property to maintain without one😅. Water features are a blessing so much worth the LONG wait too. You are BLESSED for sure.
Thank you so much! We absolutely want a tree specialist to come walk through our property and help us with an overall plan of what to keep and plan for years to come.
@@TheKraemerLife money well spent on a forester to come out and not only tell you what everything is, but the best way to manage the land. Wish you all the best :)
congratulations! This has been well worth the wait and I am sooooo HAPPY for you and the furbabies clearly love it too! Thank you for taking us along on your journey and I am super excited to see how you develop your new homestead.
Yay! Thank you! It will be a journey we have been looking forward to starting for two years.
Beautiful! Love the river front and creek. Nice flat places and hills; woods and pasture...it has some of all of it. Congratulations.
Thank you very much!