EAGLESTAR.NET LAND AND PROPERTY REVIEW
http://www.eaglestar.net
Issue #49
December 30, 2008

IN THIS ISSUE:
Properties of the Week: The West Coast
Site News: New Listing Category
Our Natural World:
- Lunar Planting, Part 2
Sponsor's Corner:
- Historic WA Ranch Property
Last Week's Top Searches
Buyer List Update
Auction News: GA, IN, LA, NJ, SC, TX
LandTerms.com Term of the Week: Square measure


"Go West, young man, and grow up with the country".
- Horace Greeley (American editor of the New York Tribune, reformer, and
politician; b. 1811 - d. 1872), from 'Hints toward Reforms' (1850)


PROPERTIES OF THE WEEK
Oregon Coast Ocean & Beach View Home
Neskowin, Tillamook County, Oregon
Private, secluded, 4000 square foot, 4 bedroom, 4 bath home on the beautiful
Oregon Coast. 10 minute walk to beach, Pacific Ocean views from every room. The
home sits on a rural, wooded, 0.66 (+/-) acre lot. It has a 2 car attached
garage, 2 large bonus rooms, and carpet and laminated flooring. Appliances
included, furnishing negotiable. Located in Neskowin, Oregon on a rural area of
the coast in Tillamook County, about 25 miles south of Tillamook, Oregon and 12
miles north of Lincoln City and Casino. Listing ID: 18034. Photos and details
can be found at http://www.eaglestar.net/mtn.html

176 Acre Farm or Ranch in the Sierra Nevada Foothills
Nevada City, Nevada County, California
This 176-acre parcel has it all: managed timber, an orchard, pastures planted
with native seed, wells, a spring, abundant birds and wildlife, fantastic
views, an amazing location, and a beautiful 2,000 square foot log home with a
wrap-around deck on two sides. The house and all outbuildings were built from
lumber milled from trees grown on the property. Located in the foothills of the
Sierra Nevada Mountains at an elevation of 4500 feet. 1 1/2 hours from Reno, NV
and 2 hours from Sacramento, CA. Listing ID: 22435. Photos and more information
are available at http://www.eaglestar.net/mcf.html

Pacific Ocean Frontage and Beach with Virgin Forest
Queets, Grays Harbor County, Washington
This virgin forest is one of the few remaining sites undisturbed by man along
the Washington Coast. 17 acres of virgin forest with 660 feet (+/-) of
oceanfront high bluff. Approximately one mile west of Highway 101 at mile post
151, gated with 24' easement from highway to the property. This easement road
was recently cleared of alder buggy whips and a trail was cleared through the
timber to the bluff. All located inside the Quinault Reservation. Listing ID:
18224. View photos and more information at
http://www.eaglestar.net/durheim1-.html


SITE NEWS: New "Cheap Land" Category
We've introduced a new category for our clients' properties, intended as a
useful marketing tool in this less than ideal economic climate. The name of the
category is "Cheap Land", but it is set up to include inexpensive homes and
other property as well. Our research indicates that large volumes of internet
visitors are actively seeking "cheap" properties. The category may be used for
properties that have been discounted, reduced in price, offered below market
value, offered below appraised value, or are genuinely inexpensive. If any of
these apply to your listing(s) on EagleStar.net and you would like to add it to
the "Cheap Land" category, please call or email us and we will add it for you.
If you would like to add your listing(s) to the "Cheap Land" category yourself,
please do so and we will approve all such changes.


OUR NATURAL WORLD: A Guide to Lunar Planting
Part 2: Wax On, Wax Off - Tasks for Waxing and Waning Moons
People around the world have strongly believed in farming and gardening using
the lunar calendar for centuries - and modern science has borne these beliefs
out. The pull of the moon's gravity as it orbits Earth affects oceanic tides,
but also more subtly impacts the amount of moisture available in the soil and
the internal fluid pressure of plant tissues - often in profound ways. The
force of the moon's pull on Earth is not constant, changing with the relative
distance from its planetary neighbor. The effects of the moon's gravity are
thus different at different times, and so in turn are lunar planting,
cultivating, and harvesting chores. This general guide is offered in addition
to and in conjunction with the more specific one based on moon phases found in
Part 1 of this series (http://www.eaglestar.net/newsletter/index.cgi?ID=47).

Waxing Moon - Increasing Light - New Moon to Full Moon
A waxing moon means that the visible, lit portion of the moon's surface is
growing larger, from the nearly invisible new moon to the first quarter moon to
the full moon. After a full moon, the moon begins to wane, meaning the
illuminated part grows smaller and smaller until it is again a new moon. Soil
moisture and the ability of plants and seeds to absorb water are relatively
high during a waxing moon. A waxing moon is a growing moon and generally favors
seed germination and vigorous leaf and root growth. It is thought that this is
because the sap of plants flows stronger during the light of the moon.

Activities that should be conducted by the light of the moon include harvesting
and sowing seeds of above-ground plants (wait until the full moon to sow root
crops), planting of trees, transplanting and pruning houseplants,
fertilization, and grafting.

Waning Moon - Decreasing Light - Full Moon to New Moon
As the moon wanes from full back to new, plants begin to enter a period of
relative dormancy. Plants put their energy into roots during a waning moon, so
this is the best time to plant, transplant, and harvest root and bulb crops
like beets, carrots, potatoes, peanuts, turnips, and onions. Perennial and
biennial plants prefer to be planted during a waning moon because of the
vigorous root growth. This is also a great time to prune outdoor plants and
trees, because soil moisture levels are decreasing and less sap will flow from
the limbs and branches cut.

Reduced soil and plant moisture during a waning moon has other effects, as
well. Any root crop harvested during a waning moon will keep longer than those
harvested during a waxing moon. Hay cut between a full and a new moon will dry
faster and keep longer. Post holes dug during the dark of the moon will hold
their posts more firmly.

Generally, waxing moons are for planting and harvesting of above-ground plants,
transplanting houseplants, fertilizing, and grafting. Planting and harvesting
of root and bulb crops should be done under a waning moon, as should weeding,
pruning, and the killing of pests. In the next article in this series, we'll
take a look at how the signs of the Zodiac affect the hardiness, vigor, and
yield of crops. This may sound unbelievable, but it's true! Watch for it in
your inbox.


SPONSOR'S CORNER
The Land and Property Review would like to thank this week's sponsor:
Historic Ranch Property
Reardan, Lincoln County, Washington
299+/- acres farm land / open pasture, including 59 acres tillable cropland.
Historic ranch property located on the Walla Walla to Colville Wagon Trail. A
beautiful setting, with orchard, lush grass, and ponds with springs. Rock well
is spring fed. Old homestead site with 1/4 mi paved road frontage. Listing ID:
21273. See photos and additional information at
http://www.eaglestar.net/btha1-.html


LAST WEEK'S TOP SEARCHES
Top searches by state:
1. Oregon
2. Kentucky
3. California
4. Texas
5. Alabama
6. Colorado
7. Georgia
8. Arizona
9. Montana
10. Ohio

Other recent popular and interesting searches by visitors to EagleStar.net:
"Colorado office building"
"Allegheny National Forest"
"remote acreage land Oregon for sale"
"ranch land"
"private lake"
"owner finance / owner will carry / OWC"
"Moriarty NM"
"Kentucky horse farms"
"home with acreage"
"historic farmhouses"


BUYERS LIST UPDATE: http://www.eaglestar.net/Land_Buyers_List/index.html
Find the properties you are looking for by placing unlimited free buyer's ads
on Eaglestar.net. This service is intended for serious inquiries only. It's
fast, easy, and best of all, free. Navigate to
http://www.eaglestar.net/pages/buyers.html to begin.

To contact a buyer, please call or email us at 800-239-3448 or
info@eaglestar.net and we will put you in touch with them. Please note this is
a service provided to EagleStar.net clients with PAID property listings only.

Looking for 10 to 100 acres in the Palouse area of eastern Washington. Pullman,
WA or Moscow, ID area. Respectable house, orchard, harvestable timber, water,
year-round creek preferred. Please refer to buyer #20843.

Looking in: Washington - Yakima, Moses Lake and up Highway 2 to Omak. Central
part of the state. Seeking off-the-grid acreage (20 to 40 acres). Eastern
Washington area, GENERALLY want it for camping, hunting and /or possibly
wildlife refuge. Please refer to buyer #19898.

Looking in: Pierce County, Washington. Wanted: Raw land, at least 5 acres in
Pierce County. Please refer to buyer #19522.

Wanted: Land in northeastern Washington with a stream or creek. Please refer to
buyer #19447.

Looking in: California mountains, within 3.5 hours of Berkeley. I'm looking for
California mountain property, hopefully with a simple cabin on it, primitive
without electricity is fine; within 3 and a half hours of Berkeley, California.
Please refer to buyer #2006148.

Looking in: California Anywhere with Ocean Views Between San Diego Up Through
Sacramento
Wanted: California Beach, Beachfront, Oceanfront, Oceanview Condo For Vacations
and Investment. Please refer to buyer #21095.

A retirement group is looking to acquire liquidation-priced vacant land in
remote areas of California - particularly 29 Palms, Joshua Tree, Yucca Valley,
and Landers. Please refer to buyer #20903.

A Jewish summer camp is looking for a California site to serve a minimum of 550
people at any one time (±400 campers, plus ±150 staff). An existing camp,
retreat or land to develop the campground facilities will be considered. Close
to Bay area, lake or reservoir, camp environment desired. Please refer to buyer
#19580.

Looking in: California. Buyer's broker for 3 developers who are looking for
potential residential development land anywhere in California. From 10 to 3,000
acres. Please refer to buyer #2017872.

Looking in: Northern Oregon, near Portland or accessible. 5-10 acres in
Northern Oregon possibly with underground lines and water. Please refer to
buyer #20704.

Interested in approx. 40 acres in or near Plush Oregon. Please refer to buyer
#20390.

I am looking for a piece of property over 400 acres of bare land within 80
miles of Bend, Oregon with some type of water on it for under $900,000. Let me
know if you can help. Please refer to buyer #20340.

Looking for land in western Oregon within 2 hours of Portland. 3-15+ acres.
Would prefer water and sewer or septic. House or no house. Please email with
description, price and terms. Please refer to buyer #21472.


AUCTION NEWS
Browse thumbnail photos and short property descriptions at
http://www.eaglestar.net/Land_Auction_Calendar/index.html

4 Bedroom Luxury Colonial-Style Brick Home
Monday, January 5, 2009
Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina
Incredible 4 bedroom 3 bath brick Colonial-style home with fantastic custom
features and upgrades. Don't miss this amazing opportunity for an investment or
to use as your own executive estate. Home is 4246+/- square feet and newer,
built in 2006. Located on a large lot in the gated community of Chellewood.
Professionally landscaped, with a three-car, side-loading garage. Listing ID:
22276. Photos and additional information are at
http://www.eaglestar.net/ww5.html

Lake Lanier Home on 1/2 Acre For Sale
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Gainesville, Hall County, Georgia
New (2007) 4 bedroom, 3 bath, 3559+/- square feet, 2-story, single-family home
for sale. Spacious lake home with upgrades. Living room has vaulted ceiling,
stone fireplace and built-in shelves. Beautiful stone work on front of house
and surrounding the front entry. 3-car attached garage. Approximately 0.5 acre
lot. Taxes approximately $6066 ('08). Located in the Pointe South subdivision
adjacent to Lake Lanier. Gainesville is about 1 hour from Atlanta, GA. Listing
ID: 22199. For photos and more information, see
http://www.eaglestar.net/ww6.html

Luxury Estate on Wooded 2.79+/- Acres
Friday, January 9, 2009
Conroe, Montgomery County, Texas
Two-story, full brick luxury home in the upscale community of Teaswood Reserve.
4 bedroom and 3.5 bath, and a spacious floor plan with 5,899+/- square feet.
Built in 1998 on a private 2.79+/- acre wooded and professionally landscaped
lot. This is a superb investment property - or for your own country estate.
Conroe is located about 40 miles north of the Houston TX metropolitan area.
Listing ID: 22200. Photos and details about the home can be found at
http://www.eaglestar.net/ww8.html

14,740+ Square Foot Commercial/Office Building For Sale
Monday, January 12, 2009
Vineland, Cumberland County, New Jersey
The Horizon Building - a two-story, 14,746+/- square foot Class B commercial /
business / office / healthcare facility / retail building for sale. Fantastic
investment, lease, or rental opportunity, or use it to house your own business.
Zoned B-1 Business. Do not miss this opportunity to occupy your own office
building or lease to tenants and generate extra income from this asset. The
available property is a two story building located in the downtown area and was
completely renovated in 2003. It has 14,746 square feet +/- with a class B
rating and zoned B-1 business. Listing ID: 22198. Find photos and other
information at http://www.eaglestar.net/ww2.html

3 Bedroom 2 Bath Home For Sale
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Galliano, Lafourche Parish County, Louisiana
3 bedroom, 2 bath property, approximately 1368 square feet, single-family.
Approximately .03 acre lot. 1 hour, 45 minutes from New Orleans. Galliano is
located in the heart of Bayou Country on Lafourche Bayou. Listing ID: 22196.
Photos and contact information are at http://www.eaglestar.net/ww4.html

40 Acres Farm and Hunting Land with Home Sites
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Holland, Dubois County, Indiana
TRACT 1: consists of 12+/- acres of good quality farmland with access off of CR
850 W.
TRACT 2: consists of 12+/- wooded acres with access off of CR 850 W w/1320’
frontage along vacated 850 W. This tract would be ideal for the outdoorsman
wanting property to hunt on or to build on.
TRACT 3: consists of 16+/- acres with 13+/- acres of brushy wooded land and
3+/- acres open land. This tract would also be ideal for the outdoorsman. The
open land would be ideal for wildlife food plots. Access for this tract is off
of 850 W. There are also good home sites on this tract. Listing ID: 22355. View
photos and more information at http://www.eaglestar.net/mdvs.html

Tahlequah Plantation Georgia Hunting Land
Saturday, January 24, 2009
Thomasville, Thomas County, Georgia
520 +/- acre quail hunting plantation in the heart of plantation country
offered high bidder's choice. 35+/- acre floodable pond. Fenced property.
Bank-ordered real estate foreclosure auction. Excellent hunting potential:
quail, deer, turkey, plus duck ponds. Day house for hunting trip headquarters.
Tahlequah Plantation has numerous home and building sites and would be an
excellent location for a lodge or private estate. Property has timber, road
frontage, and water from a 12" well. Listing ID: 21812. Photos and contact
information are at http://www.eaglestar.net/ddsn.html

438 Acres Farm Land, Home Sites, and Lake Views For Sale in 9 Tracts
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Chandler, Warrick County, Indiana
TRACT 1 - 40+/- acres, located at the corner of Stevenson Station Road and Old
Boonville Hwy. 37.84+/- acres tillable. The topography is level and the soil is
the highly productive Evansville Silt Loam.
TRACT 2 - 59.4+/- acres, located in the NW quadrant of Stevenson Station Road
and Old Boonville Hwy. 51.57+/- acres tillable. The topography is level and the
soil is the highly productive Evansville Silt Loam.
TRACT 3 - 63+/- acres, located fronting Old Boonville Hwy just west of
Stevenson Station Road. 44.41+/- acres of tillable land. The topography is
level and the primary soil is Evansville Silt Loam.
TRACT 4 - 120+/- acres, located at the corner of Inerrieden Rd and Heilman Rd.
approximately 2 miles north of Chandler, IN. 87+/- acres tillable. There is
7.81 acres of filter strips enrolled in CRP producing $1,037 in income. The
topography is level to gently rolling. The primary soils are Wilbur Silt Loam,
Wakeland Silt Loam (2 of the highest rated soils in Warrick County) & Hosmer.
This tract offers some excellent wooded recreational land as well as being a
high percentage of good tillable land.
TRACT 5 consists of 10 acres and fronts Eby Rd north of Shelton Rd. Tract 5
shares a pit lake and has a beautiful potential home site overlooking the lake.
TRACT 6 consists of 5 acres and fronts Eby Rd north of Shelton Rd. Tract 6
shares a pit lake and has some trees.
TRACT 7 consists of 5 acres and fronts Eby Rd north of Shelton Rd. Tract 7 has
approximately 1.68+/- acres of tillable land and also shares a pit lake.
TRACT 8 consists of 63+/- acres and fronts Eby Rd north of Shelton Rd. Tract 8
has approximately 54.6+/- acres of tillable land. The primary soils are
Zanesville and Johnsburg. There is an old home site on this tract and several
other wonderful potential home sites on Tract 8 overlooking a large lake.
TRACT 9 consists of 73+/- acres and fronts Shelton Rd east of Eby Rd and west
of the Folomsville Rd. There are 58.74 acres of tillable land with 6.25 acres
enrolled in the CRP program generating $825 in income. The land is mostly level
and the primary soils are Bird, Wakeland, Bartle & Peoga. Listing ID: 22356.
Photos and more information are available at
http://www.eaglestar.net/cur5-.html


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Each issue we feature a real estate, forestry, natural sciences or other
land-related term from our partner site, LandTerms.com.

This week's term: Square measure
1. A system of area measurement, notably those in which one (1) square foot is
equal to 144 square inches or one (1) square meter is equal to 10,000 square
centimeters.
2. A system of land surveying, mapping and measurement which uses the Gunter's
or surveyor's chain as a base unit.

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