Family Time on Rural Land

If you’ve grown up going to a lake house or multi-family cabin, then you likely have specific memories attached to those trips. Perhaps they’re of playing with your cousins outside or learning how to make family recipes in the kitchen. Or maybe you camped, hiked, or hunted with friends and family and developed a passion for the outdoors.

If you haven’t grown up with this experience, you may not immediately see the benefits of spending time on rural land as a family. Often, families invest in rural properties because they want a communal place to spend time together for years to come. It helps separate them from everyday life and solidify the family unit.

Considering purchasing land yourself? Here’s what it’s like to spend time with your own family or friends.

Simple

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, rural land is located in an unincorporated area with a population density of fewer than a thousand inhabitants per square mile. Thus, rural family land is often unrelated to larger urban areas nearby and without a central city.

If your family currently lives in major metropolitan areas, you’re looking at a major slow-down to your routine in the best way possible. In this sense, simple isn’t bad. Simple is spectacular. At least once a year, you can set aside time to take a step back and to breathe. You can visit an area where the pace of life is slow and unassuming. For anyone who lives in the hustle and bustle of life, this is nothing short of refreshing.

Collaborative

When you purchase rural land, you can go in a lot of different directions. Some families will build a residence on their rural land (or find rural land with an existing residence). Others will camp, hunt, farm, hike, or other recreate. When you invest in rural vacant land, you can do what you please. It becomes YOUR land. So, ask yourself, “What does my family want to do with it? What do we enjoy most?”

When you pose this question, the answer becomes collaborative. Everyone gets to work on a project together, and the result can be incredibly rewarding.

Memorable

For families who have rural roots, having family land can preserve those memories. Spending time on rural family land allows you to relive your old memories and create new ones with the individuals who mean the most to you.

Furthermore, while many families find it difficult to see each other with busy schedules, having a consistent place helps simplify planning. Take comfort in the fact that everyone will head to the family land once a year and make memories that will last a lifetime.

Final thoughts

Are you ready to buy some rural family land? Family land is an opportunity to slow down and make memories with the people you love most. Head out of the city and into the country. There is a lot to see and do.