Three Acres and Liberty by Bolton Hall
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What can be undertaken with good prospects of success will be outlined in the following chapters. CHAPTER III HOW TO BUY THE FARM Before the purchase of the land for a home in the country, some consideration ought to be given to probable increase in land values. Even if you are primarily interested in your early sales of produce, you will not object to reaping an additional profit from the presence of other people. Inasmuch as density of population determines land values, it follows that vacant land near a large city at $100 per acre may be cheaper than similar land at a distance would be at $10 per acre. If you buy real estate, you become a silent partner who does nothing, but takes most of the profits of the business of others. Some persons see so clearly that money is often easily gotten by |
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