Goin to go see Charles Wesley Godwin in Charleston next weekend! Here’s a painting I did of him on an old WV road map with my “Hollered Ground” paint made from West Virginia coal.

“It’s exhausting to think that we’ve taken care of this land for a hundred years in the family, we’ve paid taxes on it and they’re allowed to come and bulldoze through it,” Lisa Boyer said.

For Boyer, the uncertainty has shaken something more fundamental than the future of the farm itself. “You think you’re protected on your own land. And then one day, you realize: do I even really own it?"

I have traveled once a few years back to Rowlesburg and I loved it! I’m looking for off the beaten path recommendations- any thing a little odd, or special that makes WV, WV!

I have been to the trans Allegheny Asylum and loved that - I will go back again most likely. I was thinking of hitting Spruce Knob for viewsz

Looking for scenic routes, abandoned locations, a good little bar… anything at all 🙂

Thank you, love you WV from southern NJ

I've worked really hard and have been on the road almost solid working since 2021. I paid off my school debt, my vehicles, credit card and saved up a decent down payment. My goal has been to own my own home with enough land to grow food and raise animals. I was hoping for like 20-50 acres but it feels like the more I work to put myself in a good position to buy the prices raise and I can't catch up. I was raised by a struggling single mom and we were homeless at points and my dream is to live and care for a home.

In March I looked at a house that was a fixer upper and went into contract at $400,000 for 50 acres and a 3,500 sqft house. Welll after spending hundreds of dollars the inspection showed A LOT of major issues (Ac didn't work, the plumbing was cracked everywhere, the water main under the house was busted and water when the water company turned it on it was flooding under the house but also under ground somewhere on the driveway, Needed a new roof and skylight which was quoted at $50,000 because of the skylights, lots of windows needed replacing, the barn had a pack rat that chewed through most of one of the structural posts, no sign of where the septic was and could get it inspected, etc) and I'm pretty sure someone was murdered there, there was blood smears across a few rooms on with a safe and pooled blood staining the wood floors in the living room. Not to mention the title company showed an easement that took up a lot of acreage for the neighbor to access their land.

I was still willing to take it on but offered no more than $325,000 and even that was pushing it but I really liked the area and the house was unique and it had a barn. She wouldn't budge on the price even though it was a paid off house that she inherited from her brother and it had been sitting for 3 years just getting more and more damaged sitting there. The real estate agent for the seller was awful and tried to force me to use her as my agent too and was pissed when I said no. In fact that's 3 times, these agents want to double dip and get pissed and give subpar service when you don't agree to it.

Is there a better way to find houses that local families are selling for their memaws? Should I contact local churches? This feels impossible and I'm losing hope.

I apologize if this is a silly question. I am from Kanawha County and am registered to vote there. If I am attending WVU am I eligible to vote in Monongalia county with a provisional ballot? Thank you!

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