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top 10 land clearing tips from the experts

top 10 land clearing tips from the experts

Wooded lots or timberland can offer an ideal alternative to hard-to-find open land and a great return on investment. The key is knowing how to get...

How covenants, Conditions and Restrictions Help Protect Your Investment

How covenants, Conditions and Restrictions Help Protect Your Investment

If you’re buying rural land, you’ll want to become familiar with any covenants, conditions and restrictions (AKA: CCRs) that apply to your property...

Tips for Selecting Deer Hunting Land (and why small acreage may be best)

Tips for Selecting Deer Hunting Land (and why small acreage may be best)

Looking for deer hunting property? Wondering what makes one property superior to another? Hunting and survival expert, L. Woodrow Ross, shares his...

How One Couple Built the Barn Event Venue of Their Dreams  Rethink:Rural Blog

How One Couple Built the Barn Event Venue of Their Dreams | Rethink:Rural Blog

Discover how one couple transformed their property by building a barn event venue for weddings and other parties, and their advice for how you can,...

The Painted Churches of Texas

The Painted Churches of Texas

Though unassuming from the outside, these four churches, less than a two-hour drive from Austin, boast awe-inspiring interiors.

Aunique Ranch: A Horse Ranchers Paradise in New Waverly, TX

Aunique Ranch: A Horse Rancher’s Paradise in New Waverly, TX

One couple shares their story of buying their dream property and turning it into a horse breeding and sales business, a haying operation and a cattle...

Saving the Sea Turtles of South Padre Island, Texas

Saving the Sea Turtles of South Padre Island, Texas

How one lady's passion for saving sea turtles has blossomed into a multimillion dollar effort to save the sea turtles of South Padre Island in South...

5 Charming Tiny House Rentals in the South

5 Charming Tiny House Rentals in the South

We review some of the best tiny house vacation rentals where you can "try before you buy" tiny home living in the Southern United States.

Our Favorite State Parks in the South

Our Favorite State Parks in the South

We offer a guide to some of the best state parks in the South, including stunning beauties in Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas.

Our favorite Mississippi State Parks

Our favorite Mississippi State Parks

We review our 6 favorite Mississippi State Parks, which include beautiful lakes, world-class golf courses, even  an early-1800s parkway.