land trust on ridge in West Virginia has two open leaseholds

This is a small landtrust with only four leaseholds plus some common land. The deal is, you don't own and can't sell the land, but if accepted after a six month trial period (and if you want to stay), you get a lifetime lease, no cost. But both available leaseholds now have houses already on them, so to take over these you must pay the previous owner for the improvements. One has a pretty good house, garage, good garden, fruit trees and 16 solar panels--at $10,000 it's maybe a tenth of what it's worth. The other has a rather crappy house you'd want to modify, a small barn and potential for clearable ,gently sloping land for pasture, orchard or garden. 4 miles from small town. We share a washing machine and freezer which are in the$ !0,000 house, and sometimes do projects together. Cost for your share of annual property tax and gravel for the 1-miles land is around $400. We all have composting toilets, so if you have to have a flusher this place is probably not for you. More info at the intentional communities website, ic.org--Hickory Ridge is our name.

Mary, thanks for your reply.  I'll be in touch later on.  I know of the area, I've looked at some online listings of land for sale in your county.

I thought I was reading a post written by a story teller, and I believe that I was correct!

Peace