Dear Folks,

It looks like we will be moving soon, the Good Lord willing and the creeks don't rise. My wife finally agreed to sell our home and look for a place without onerous restrictions, where we could be more productive:
* apiculture
* goats and cheese
* rabbits (Flemmish for meat, angora for fur)
* build tiny houses (on wheels) to rent to seminary students
* aquaponics
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We have been living in an HOA subdivision in Wake Forest, NC, since June of 2011. That period was hard on us, with all of the restrictions. Given that we had no debt, our home represented a colossal non-performing asset. It is not so bad when you have a mortgage because your equity in the home is not a very big percentage of your total assets. Not so with us. We must maximize the utility of our resources, as God's stewards.
It has been over four years since I have had any income generating activity. I have been a part time student at the local seminary during that time, and yes, I can see how I have picked up some valuable information and skills, which should be useful to virtually every direct income-producing venture of mine in the future . . . provided the Holy Spirit has such activity in mind for me.