Septic vs. Sewer. What is the Difference?

  I get this question quite often when clients are moving from residential properties to properties with acreage. In an urban area, most homes are connected to city water and sewer. All used water from the home goes to a water treatment plant. This is where...

What The Heck is Zoning?

Have you ever wondered what ‘Zoning’ means in home and/or business ownership? And, I am not talking about daydreaming in company meetings…In conjunction with zoning regulations and resolution, every city and subdivision is assigned a zone before any building can...

Why Own a Hobby Farm?

What is a Hobby Farm? A hobby farm (also called a lifestyle block in New Zealand) is a smallholding or small farm that is maintained without expectation of being a primary source of income. Some are merely to provide some recreational land, and perhaps a few horses...