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NutmegCT

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A friend who keeps a dozen milk cows asks -

Could I keep two of his milk cows for a few months while he rebuild the cow lot fencing?

My concerns: if the cows push down my fencing and get loose, who's responsible for the damage they might cause? Cows are big critters, and can easily push down fencing, break through gates.

Friend will feed, water, and cleanup, but lives about 20 min away. He's not "renting the land", as that would turn my property into an "ag business" per town ordinances.

An analogy: if you keep your buddy's dogs while he's on vacation, and the dogs break loose, run from your property, and bring a bit of havoc to your neighborhood and cause damages ...

Your thoughts?

Thanks.
Tom M.
 
NutmegCT said:
A friend who keeps a dozen milk cows asks -

Could I keep two of his milk cows for a few months while he rebuild the cow lot fencing?

My concerns: if the cows push down my fencing and get loose, who's responsible for the damage they might cause? Cows are big critters, and can easily push down fencing, break through gates.

Friend will feed, water, and cleanup, but lives about 20 min away. He's not "renting the land", as that would turn my property into an "ag business" per town ordinances.

An analogy: if you keep your buddy's dogs while he's on vacation, and the dogs break loose, run from your property, and bring a bit of havoc to your neighborhood and cause damages ...

Your thoughts?

Thanks.
Tom M.
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My thoughts are that you could be enjoying some good steak dinners :devilgrin:
 
That depends. If you want to keep him as a friend, I would say no. ...J.D.
 
This situation reminds me of one of my own issues. My wife and I keep a vacation cabin up in the mountains about 40 miles from town. When friends and acquaintances find out about it, the first question is always "Do you rent it out?" The answer is "No, we don't". At that point people become weird. Some just cannot take that as a valid answer. I get multiple questions, probing for an explanation. "How big is it?" "What do you DO with it?" "Why don't you sell it?" etc. etc. etc. Having people go sleep in MY bed, use MY shower, have access to MY closets, etc. is just a bit closer friends that I really want it life. They would think I was weird if I ask to sleep in THEIR HOUSE while they were away on vacation. ...J.D.
 
Wire-Wheels said:
This situation reminds me of one of my own issues. My wife and I keep a vacation cabin up in the mountains about 40 miles from town. When friends and acquaintances find out about it, the first question is always "Do you rent it out?" The answer is "No, we don't". At that point people become weird. Some just cannot take that as a valid answer. I get multiple questions, probing for an explanation. "How big is it?" "What do you DO with it?" "Why don't you sell it?" etc. etc. etc. Having people go sleep in MY bed, use MY shower, have access to MY closets, etc. is just a bit closer friends that I really want it life. They would think I was weird if I ask to sleep in THEIR HOUSE while they were away on vacation. ...J.D.
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My in-laws bought a 'cabin' in one of the developments near Lake Tahoe.
They did rent it out to get a tax break, but it was mostly used by the family.
It was managed by a real estate company that took care of all the bookings and clean up.
For about 20 years it was our weekend getaway for skiing, mountain biking and sometimes just to chill.
There were sometimes conflicts but not many.
Now, we are too old, broken and feeble to do those activities so it wouldn't be worth the drive.
We can easily chill out in Pacifica without the 4-8 hour drive.
 
We are fast getting to that point. We are 80-79. Our kids are all grow and never come around anyhow. You get to the point in life where everything is pointless. I never planned my retirement, just how to finance it. Things are quite different than in 2008 when I retired with $8000 in the bank and a mortgage. I guess I should have been in the real estate business all along. The economy is probably crashing again, but I do not have the energy to make a bunch of money on that cycle again. I just play with my old car and putter in the garage anymore. ...J.D.
 
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