I too have horses, I spent a few decades riding for a living and the racetrack life got to me finally and I said goodbye for the last time.

@misstuffy Would you be offering horseback riding and lessons? My horses are just pasture ornaments. They are snooty registered Arabians.

@graceylou No,I wouldn't, I am selling off quite a few of the horses and ponies and keeping just a few to ride and drive.

I have one, she is a CPA and does my taxes every year.

@misstuffy Awesome. She'll be a huge help!!

@sewchick57 I may use the other one thoug as she handles the rental properties we have in DM

@misstuffy Actually it wouldn't hurt to consult both of them! I know when I did taxes and we would get fairly new business owners in several of the senior tax ladies would get together and really give them a lot of help and good advice for future tax strategies.

@sewchick57 True, one is an older lady and one is in her early 30's.

Love to have you!

I agree, this house sits in part of a pasture but we fenced off the yard. There is plenty of room for a kitchen garden that they can harvest from to eat with their dinners. I may even get some chickens, city folk love getting picks of their kids with baby goats and collecting eggs from the hen house. I tihnk you aquaponics B&B is a brilliant idea. Maybe several of us should consider a "farm tour" for folks since we all do something different.

It will be comfy, home made goat milk soaps, a garden with fresh produce, extra large towels and so on.

I was born in Minnesota! Hastings in fact

Will do, I can offer to teach soap making, cheese making, goat milking, how to hand quilt, I have a pear tree and am planning to plant a lilac hedge for privacy and to protect the houses aganst north winds, pony rides for the kiddies in the arena, coming during kidding season and helping the goats giving birth, I have a lot of work to do, tractors need work, pond work will have to wait until I can afford to fix it as it needs massive work done. but hayrack rides, there is so much for people to enjoy. Bloom season for the iris once they are restored. I have no idea what to charge, I for one want to set up lounge chaise chairs in the arena when the meteor showers areon full display and turn off the yard lights.

@misstuffy Will we be able to come and just enjoy the scenery and the quiet or are you gonna work us hard? ??

@kmdskit3 Choice of the guests as to how they want to spend their time. These are just things if folks want to learn I can teach. Experiences, for instance the lesbian couple will come during kidding season, that will get my neighbors panties in a bunch, a black lesbian couple but, hey they too are also Christians, just not the stuffy type!

Thats what I am thinking. I have to decide if the risk is wowrth having bunkbeds in one room as it is small. There was a sunroom added on the south side with views on three sides.

I would only do this if I was around, weekends I plan to be off to shows maybe take then with me. I figured I would post a package that includes going to some of the goat shows and even letting them show one.

Mine is neither upscale or rustic in the log cabin sort of way but more like modern livestock working farm though I do intend to make improvements from part of my income, you know, a paved patio with a hot tub under the stars sort of thing.

@misstuffy In more heavily urban areas of Canada rural experience B&B do very well, not so much here though, people are, too affluent. They seem to be seeking something different. Neighbours run one here they do quite well it has helped a lot with the diminishing profits of a small farm. It is a two storey log cabin with a wood stove that pulls about $250 per night it can sleep about 8 people.
Good luck with this hope you do well it can also be a great experience meeting new people from other places.

@HeathenFarmer That cabin sounds like my dreamhome and if it has a huge kitchen then I am envious! I have a lot to get done before I can rent mine out and I won't be able to charge that much.

@misstuffy Well you had better get at it, looking forward to seeing some pictures of the progress.

@HeathenFarmer I will but I have too many irons in the fire ATM and I have surgery coming up. I will know more about that Friday when I see Dr. Lin.

That means not yet because I have a lot of work to do and that will take close to a year.

Lets wait until we get closer towards my being able to host guests.

@misstuffy Can do. ☺

Not at the moment but chickens screaming at dawn won't bother me, Im hearing impaired!

@misstuffy It's not ;you i am concerned about.

@Jacar We if they wake up the arsehole neighbors across the road I wouldnt care and for city folk its just part of the farm atmoshphere

@misstuffy Bad assumption. I am in a city. And the rooster next door was only tolerable for two days, from dawn to dusk. I would want to be somewhere less noisy.

Thanks!

I am well acquainted with the fact so many folks have indoor allergies to scents.

@misstuffy All that crap is crap. Anyone walking around with clothes that will smell like fresh crap for up to 12 weeks is not someone i will call friend.

Im not doing it to be nice but rather for the income I need very much and the plus side is meeting new folks.

@misstuffy I wuld love to book airbnb at these kind of farm houses

@pranays If and when I get this going I will let everyone know. I still need to figure out a rate that will make money for me and still be affordable for those wanting to come. The house would only be rented to one party at a time whether it be one person or 6. So what does everyone think would be fair for say a weekend in a 3 bedroom bath farm stay?

I happen to have several really good friends of 40+ years that will come help me get some of the things done I can't that must be done for anyone to stay here first. After that, I may do just that as I need some mechanical expertise for my two old tractors and so on!