Top 7 Mistakes to AVOID when Starting a Modern Homestead

Here are our top 7 mistakes to avoid when buying land or starting your modern homestead. We found be avoiding them it has really helped us with starting ours. We have made a few of these mistakes that is why we are sharing them with you so you don't have too.
#1 When buying Animals make sure they can pay for themselves, if not make you money.

#2 When you buy Livestock make sure they have a dual purpose.

#3 Don't breed livestock without having a game plan for their babies.
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I was born and raised 20 minutes from Boston, MA. At the age of 17, I was diagnosed with Anxiety. My personal experience with the prescribed medication was NOT POSITIVE. So I decided to find better way. I didn't know it at the time but, that was the BEGINNING for me! I have been “FINDING A BETTER WAY” in all areas in my life ever since. Better ways of how to create a modern homestead affordably, and a better way to provide my family with healthy foods, and so….. much MORE!

At Lumnah Acres we hope our experiences can help guide you to find YOUR BETTER WAY! Please join us in sharing our journey with you, let us be a guide to Modern Homesteading, Self-Sufficiency, and FREEDOM for you!

[kimharbin]

I like all of your videos, but this one is my favorite! This one should be required viewing for all aspiring homesteaders. All those things you mentioned are absolutely vital for a successful homestead, yet so many newbies fail to consider any of them.

[LivingaSustainableDream]

We own our 10 acre homestead with no mortgage. We have been debt free for 6 years and are considering a small loan for a tractor and then the push to finally build the shop, work the land, and see where it goes. Great advice and video. Mark from Living a Sustainable Dream.

[rockinrickard]

That rooster was right on cue at 3:21, he helped you to emphasize your point.

[rudygtrz]

We purchase a vacant lot for $12, 000 dollars. The lot came with a water meter, wastewater main, and natural gas meter. Them we purchased a 30 ft x 40 ft house to be moved. The cost of buying, moving and small renovation total came to $32, 000 dollars all cash from our savings. Now all our cost for shelter are utilities, taxes and insurance.

[torquetrain]

Thanks for the video! We are in the land search and planning phase. We have been travelling the country for about 9 years and have worked seasonally the whole time and we are used to surviving off meager earnings and resources. So I think We are pretty well prepared. We are thinking Arkansas or Missouri maybe Tennessee or kentucky. The key for us as you have stated staying DEBT FREE!

[Guildbrookfarm]

Excellent advice. All of it. I hope a lot of people watch this and truly listen. :0)

[fennicecastielle]

I really like your info. Thank you, right now my husband and I are in the planning stages and are beginning a 5 year plan of saving, so we can purchase a plot of land . Eventually building on it and making it a homestead with chickens and goats. We really want to go about it in a way where we won't end up in huge piles of debt. Subscribed to you, thanks again.

[hart]

I have been downsized twice in 8 years and now I am turning to homesteading in the future. Right now, i am trying to get debt free then save up for a down payment of a 5-10 acre farm in Florida. i have about 40% of debt paid off and trying to minimize my costs at the same time. Great channel and I look for more excellent advice in the future

[shelleyennis]

Boy you guys have come a long way in 5 yrs. Keep up the good work! 🙂🇨🇦

[outlanderstudio]

Great video. My wife and I are in the planning stages to purchase our property, here in east Texas. Information like this is invaluable.

[lostfarmshomestead]

We have a 20-acre off-grid homestead in the northeast corner of Arizona love your videos truly inspirational. Homesteading helps so much with my ADHD and anxiety I can actually have 20 tasks to do and complete them without a meltdown..

[VaughnMalecki]

To hell with the government. Thanks for the tips. Looking at the end of summer for our Homestead. We've got a couple girls 8 and 2. I've gotta work a lot of hours and don't have a lot of time to spend working on the Homestead but I can spend MANY hours on YouTube in LEARNING while at work.

[NoirVelours]

Land search and planning/research phase for me and my son up in Canada. Finding land we can afford in the correct zoning is the major problem. We plan on greenhouses, heritage Chanteclerc chickens (hardy to cold and dual purpose), rabbits and pigs. A donkey and/or a good draft horse to help with labor.
What I'm carefully planning though is a source of income because I want to quit my unstable job (electromechanic). Eyeing the essential oils business because I don't trust that I can pay my taxes with just the homestead. It's mostly for our clean food and heating. So I'm taking the planning very realistically because I want to minimize the chances of failing. I also want to stay debt free so one step at the time.

[wayneleamon]

We are in the southeast corner of Tennessee right at the Georgia state line. We own 5.07 acres but it's mortgaged but we owe a lot less than we use to. I have a compact tractor, John Deere 1025 with a loader bucket, rotary mower, tiller and a box blade. The tractor will be paid for in the Spring. We are trying to get out of debt and then we want to live debt free. So far we're doing well. Even through my wife's cancer, the Lord saw us through and blessed us with His favor. She is now cancer free, AMEN.

[mrs.blissful]

We are in the planning/research stage. Looking and pricing land. Animal research to find out what animals are a good fit for us. We are in Oklahoma

[welshharlequin]

I like the short videos. It allows for us to watch more, or do chores or whatever else we need to do in life. :) Plus we get knowledge and entertainment. :)

[stephaniedagenais]

We are in the dreaming stage right now. Taking notes and hoping to be on our own homestead soon!

[stephaniemorrill]

awesome video lumnah. the rooster in the background lol lol lol we are getting chicks soon. we got our pigs we are kinda in planning stage. trying to get it better. I'm working on my own channel. I thank you for joining my associates channel. that is kind of his thing. but we are very grateful to have inherited the pig farm from him. we hope to build it up sell pig meat or whatever people want chicken eggs and meat. I hope to have a vegetable stand too. we live right on a busy route. route 7 I wish that we had better land and property tryig to save up money and hopefully one day be able.to do homesteading the more I watch about it the more I want to do it. it's such a great lifestyle for kids. it teaches them so many positive things in life that you need. thanks lumnah once I get my.channel going I will let you know. keep the videos coming really enjoy your videos alot. soooo helpful

[tpfarm]

Really good and thoughtful information!

[danmcintosh]

I'm in AZ. Phx to be exact. I have been looking into homesteading for about a year. Im so interested. My wife told me last month she was gave. So I'm in the planning point. Hit q snag. I lost my 4 months ago. So I'm trying to plan and see what we are comfortable doing and able to do. Once I figure out another income source, we can plan the route we are gonna take. Thank you for the inspirational words. Good luck to you and if your this way one day. Maybe we will be somewhat on our feet and you can come by.