I'm looking for a caretaker for a few acres my family has in the Olympic Peninsula, Wa. My wife and I have a house and a cabin on 5 acres. There are some fruit trees and a stream but most of the rest is north slope hillside and thick woods.
We rent the house via vrbo when we're not there (we visit several times a year for a week or so, up to a month). I had a friend who lived in the cabin for several years, but she met a partner and married, which I'm really happy for and the cabin is now empty. My friend and I had plans to raise chickens, maybe goats, and do some farming but her health never allowed that to happen.
The cabin has power, water and a composting toilet - I just put in a wood stove and will be building a new back porch early next year to store wood.
I'm looking for someone who is interested in building something and willing to put in the work. Must get along nicely with renters in the main house since it's the rent from there that allows us to keep the property. I see this as a platform for someone wanting to build a farm - I can provide land and housing, they can provide labor and we can share ideas. I have a day job, so if there ever is a profit that should go to the person who did the work.
I would want to meet face to face since I'd like this to be a longer term situation.
Let me know if there's a better forum for this post - or other venues. Craigslist isn't great, and I'm not on the corporate sights (twitter/facebook/etc).
Cheers
