We were able to look at most of the properties on our list. It started raining while we were out there which turned out to be a plus because our car wasn't able to handle un-maintained dirt roads so those properties were crossed off the list.
We dug test holes on each property to see the rate of drainage. Unfortunately it was slow for all properties. Things were looking very bleak for us when we visited a Century21 office that was right across from our hotel to see if there were any new listings on the market. They suggested one additional property to look at in Concho that was 2 blocks down from a property that we had previously looked at. The Realtor told us that this property had water and sewer to the lot. We visited the property and later found out that it didn't have sewer but it did have water and electricity on the road. The lot we looked at previously, was just out of range of electricity and water.
This is a picture of us at the property. The sun was setting when we got there.
The next day we called a perc/septic company, recommended to us by Apache County, to give us his assessment of the area. He drove over there on his lunch break and told us that he's pretty confident that this area will pass perc. He also told us that the properties we were looking at in Show Low were more questionable because it's a lot more rocky up there and it wasn't the safest place to live anyway. That was good news to hear which made us more confident on proceeding with the purchase of this property.
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