We bought 15 acres and started moving the kids in with their kids. We still have about half in pine woods. We have some penned goats, free roaming chickens, penned geese -- they ate my collards, and ducks. We have well water, city electric. The neighbors are close enough to see, but not hear. The only thing I would change is the acreage--about another 40 would do nicely. I grew up in the city; this is the life.