How to Find Your Ideal Country Home: Ruralize Your Dreams [Paperback]

Gene Gerue (Author)

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This new, expanded version of a rural home buyer's 'bible' provides a comprehensive guide for urban dwellers dreaming of rural lifestyles. Included are everything from making the job transition to evaluating local conditions for property purchase. This represents one of the best guides available to locating a country home either locally or nationally. -- Midwest Book Review

Product Details

• Paperback: 432 pages
• Publisher: Heartwood Pubns; 2 edition (July 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0964147815
• ISBN-13: 978-0964147812
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.5 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,223,380 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best book for moving to the country I have seen, March 25, 1997

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This review is from: How to Find Your Ideal Country Home: Ruralize Your Dreams (Paperback)

I have been planning a move to the country for a few years now and have collected a number of books. It was not until I got this book that my plans are beginning to solidify. It has a lot of very practical advice mixed in with humour that makes it a treasure on my bookshelf. It is a must for anyone who is planning that "back to the land" move

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Incredible!, June 2, 1996

By A Customer

This review is from: How to Find Your Ideal Country Home: Ruralize Your Dreams (Paperback)

This is one of the most useful books that I own! I found it humorous, extremely well researched and answered all my questions about finding MY ideal country home

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Plan on leaving the cities? This book can help., January 3, 2005

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This review is from: How to Find Your Ideal Country Home: Ruralize Your Dreams (Paperback)

Are you tired of dry matter of-fact reading when it comes to homesteading or related books? This book is easy to read, informative, and yet funny. The author has a great sense of humor, but at the same time give practical information on what to look for when buying a place in the country. The book discusses first, whether or not a move to the country is your ideal dream. He then describes places to avoid moving to, and what to expect once you have moved. The book has important information on demographics, states with watertables, high crime states, eco-zones, etc.. The book is very useful and the author gives information from bureaus to write to in order to get further information on a particular state you are considering moving to. Overall, I highly recoomend this book, it won't show you how to milk a cow, but it is a very useful tool in starting your search for the ideal country property of your dreams.