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Whether its easy or not to maintain rather depends on the land. If its meant purely as an investment then personally I would consider finding a farmer who wants to lease your land rather than “cut hay a few times a year” yourself.

Liability insurance may or may not be required, depending on what you do with the land and if you have employees/visitors.

If you have conservation zones, it could lower your local taxes.

Doubt there is a huge selection of farmland available for purchase in S Ontario so “where” rather depends on what’s available. I like Wellington County which has small acreage like this but wouldn’t limit to that.

A local countryside realtor could help you. I know a couple.

Very occasionally on this forum, I am rendered speechless. This is one of those times.

The kindest thing I can say to you is, DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT BUYING A FARM.

Our family's non-urban properties give us a sense of food, wood, etc security for when the supply chains cease to function and the city-folk very quickly get starved out. But I agree with those who encourage others to not have country property, stay just where you are. Please!

mordko said
Doubt there is a huge selection of farmland available for purchase in S Ontario

A local countryside realtor could help you. I know a couple.  

A lot of farms for sale hard to decide on and agent who can you trust?

Around 1.5-2mill seems to be average ask for 50acres  

Fair enough. In our area good properties do come up for sale lately but they sell very fast . And more often then not the land goes to the farmer who rented it (separate from the house). Location is important with farms too.

Realtors are marketing people, so yes - its hard to pick. Good ones know the law, the area and a bit about farming. Many (most?) don’t.

I have a question for the community.

If a hazard, say fire, whether by lightening or man made, spreads from one property to another, who is liable? This could also apply to floods and who knows what else.

Ie., In the case of vehicles it is usually whoever is behind you and still moving is responsible all the way to where it started. Anyone?

JohnnyCash said

Lol, you must be a farmer to give that kind of advice.  

Haha, sorry, I clicked on this thread PRECISELY because I grew up on a farm and thought, "My father would think you're RIDICULOUS for WANTING to buy a farm." 😉

Best of luck to you, though. I've always felt that growing up on a farm was fortunate for me to have that experience in life because, as an adult, I am so mechanically DISINCLINED and hate commuting/traveling long distances for groceries, seeing the doctor, etc., that I would never have lived on one by choice. 🙂

Jeremy Clarkson, a tv personality from England retired from his show Top Gear and bought a 1000 acre farm in England. He made a Netflix show “Clarkson’s Farm”. If you haven’t already seen it, I recommend it as a light hearted evening of entertainment. He had no previous farming experience. It is over the top for what you are thinking, but there is more to letting hay grow than meets the eye. Great for a few laughs and interesting to see what is involved. Jeremy has the advantage of making money from Netflix to do the show over and above his “profit” from farming. Netflix purported to have paid around 250 million.