89 BUYING A 



GARDEN 



Get land that is in the line of improvements, 

 so that the value will grow through the efforts 

 of others while you sleep; it is cheaper to pay 

 several hundred dollars for an acre that is sure 

 to double in value because someone will need 

 it, than to get a tract out at "jump-off" for a 

 song. 



If possible buy or get a long lease near a 

 growing city and with good trolley or railroad 

 connections. If you don't, the growth of the 

 city will benefit only the land owner, and will 

 in time crowd you out. If you buy, the increased 

 value due to the growth of the city will be 

 added to the profits of your crops and later will 

 pay you for moving out of the way. 



Get your land in a district that people are be- 

 ginning to go to; there is where you can earn a 

 living off the plot while it is advancing in value, 

 but you must not buy more than you can carry 

 through the hardest times, or through a time of 

 sickness. 



Have as much as possible left on mortgage 

 for as long a time as possible, say five or even 

 ten years, with the privilege to you to pay off 



