06/13/2007 : Just Add Water and Stir

      Some of your favorite recipes come in a box with simple instructions – pour contents in a bowl, add water and stir.

            One of the most important qualities of water is its ability to bind things together. Such is the case when the parcel of rural real estate in which you consider investing comes complete with its own source of water. Whether it’s a stream, wetland, playa lake or pond, water does for the property what it does for a recipe in a box – it binds the two together.

            Many of the real estate investment opportunities listed by Mossy Oak Properties come with their own water. Other parcels are like the recipe – water needs to be added. Here’s where the professionals at Mossy Oak Properties can help.

            If the land you’re considering already has a pond, assistance is readily available to help you with management. Mossy Oak Properties is in touch with consulting groups who specialize in pond management to help you reach your goals in getting the most from the impoundment on your property.   

            Mossy Oak Properties has access to professionals who are in the pond-building business. These folks can help in the design, pinpoint the best location for a pond within the watershed and recommend the amount of acreage that should be designated for a pond on the site.

            There is much to be gained from owning your own piece of rural real estate, whether ponds are there or not. Consider, however, the added attraction, not to mention the increased value to your property, of the addition of the quiet, sparkling waters of your own.

Glynn Harris is a free-lance writer for many state, regional and national publications including BassMaster, Field and Stream, Outdoorlife and Woods & Waters.  He also is the outdoor columnist for ten regional newspapers and the author of "Talkin' Outdoors."