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Landing more acres
Connie and Chad Hotchkiss already loved their log-style home in Dundee, Michigan, nicely anchored on six acres. But they always aspired to acquire the woodlot and farmland that wrapped around their homestead. Country Living Customer Feature
Two things needed to happen: the landowner would need to be willing to sell, and the Hotchkisses would need to secure financing. While 2020 will be remembered by many as a year of chaos and
➡ Right: Connie and Chad Hotchkiss’ cabin home that now overlooks their newly acquired woodlot property.
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anguish, it brought joy to this family of four as both requirements aligned and they closed on 30 acres containing around 8 acres of woods, with the balance being farmland.