Asaltweapon
NES Member
Very true. Our place is one of 5 on an active wood lot. We cut some trees every 10 years and taxes are minimal.
OP there's a huge shortage of trades in ME.
When finding people to work on our place, every GC type told me they had work for me if I wanted it.
I get people who see my truck up there asking if we can look at work too.
The thought of building a new business and finding new crews is what keeps me here; if you're a one-man show you can be working by morning there.
I bought our first place up there 22 years ago. Taxes were getting killer (currently very close to 10K in 2016) so it was time to sell and move on so we sold it 11 years ago. Moved 1 town north built a fully custom designed by me home and detached 3 bay garage and last years tax bill was 2751.00.
Now sure, #1 was OTW and #2 has deeded sandy beach rights and a free mooring area 1 mile away but for $7K in savings that puts our boat in the marina with fresh water and electric, winter storage indoors, is also 1 mile away plus pays the fuel for the year and we still save over $3K. I don't even need to move my boat to get fuel!! Now that's lazy. Both places were/are 14 acres.