Higher Octave: Homesteading Simply
Latest Episodes
Selecting a Homestead Location – Finding Your Property
Though it can take some time, finding your property can be fun. And it can be rewarding in other ways. There is no hurry. There are always deals to be had. Time spent up front can refine your features list and build familiarity with the market,
Selecting a Homestead Location – Choosing a Region
This is the fourth installment of the Selecting a Homestead Location series. As the business adage goes: It's all about location, location, location. This is especially true for our homestead. We'll cover what we should consider when choosing a region ...
Selecting a Homestead Location – Counting the Costs
Counting the costs is the critical process of creating a budget from our homestead features list. This budget can help us avoid the risks of overpaying for a property and skyrocketing expenses. A reminder to subscribe, rate,
Selecting a Homestead Location – Core Values
Why Should We Consider Our Core Values? Our core values will determine what we will actually do, not what we hope or say we will do. They are often unconscious, but influence us nonetheless. They do not change easily,
What is Homesteading?
In this episode, we ask, “What is Homesteading?” A few of the answers may surprise you. A short, unrelated anecdote This is not the be-all, end-all Just a word from George Carlin Historical context: Homestead Acts Tends to be rural,
Welcome & Introduction to the Higher Octave Podcast
Let’s Go To Idaho! It all began in 2011. My wife, Mary, started a blog entitled Let’s Go to Idaho. We lived in central Alabama at the time and we decided to purchase (site unseen) a quaint cabin on Black Lake,