Frequently Asked Questions
If you don’t find the answers that you are looking for, then please reach out and contact us through the form to the right.
No. This website is being used to collect contact information and survey responses to evaluate interest, start the committees and working groups, guide the project, and communicate project updates. Any future membership, deposit, land, or investment process would require separate legal documents and disclosures.
No real estate, securities, investment opportunity, membership, homesite, shelter access, or occupancy right is being offered through this website. Future offerings, if any, will be made only through appropriate legal documents and disclosures.
Yes. The concept includes absentee membership opportunities, offsite participation, working groups, training, weekend events, and possible remote work/contribution opportunities.
That’s the goal! That won’t be until a future phase though as we a still have due diligence to do and need to determine the land parcel, county requirements, utilities, wastewater, membership structure, and the final development model.
Many. Useful skills include construction, medical, water systems, septic/waste, farming, livestock, electrical, mechanical, welding, IT/comms, education, security, logistics, accounting, legal, project management, food preservation, and so much more! See our current Committee list for more details.
Multiple potential counties in the panhandle of Texas are under evaluation. In this part of Texas, this generally translates to elevations around 4,000-4,600 feet above sea level, hot dry summers that amongst the most pleasant in Texas. There is more snow due to the altitude, but that is the tradeoff for the nicer summer weather. However, no final site should be assumed until due diligence is complete and a parcel has been selected.
It will likely not have an HOA due to the way the community is structured. There will be rules and a code of conduct as well as some sort of community dispute resolution or arbitration process.
For those that have had bad HOA experiences like some of us here at FYREshire, have no fear. This is where having residents with aligned goals and guiding principles will help to prevent arbitrary rules enforcement and other bad situations that are not an acceptable way to run a community! Help write the rules!
Yes, eventually. Formal vetting will come later. The first step is interest gathering, survey completion, gathering as many good ideas as possible, initiating committee and working group participation, and moving the project forward. You don’t have to be a member to participate. Over time, participation quality will help identify people who may be a good fit for Membership or as a Founder.
Honestly, we are not completely sure yet. Founders will generally be amongst those that join early and there will be benefits to being a Founder, particularly in the early stages of community development. There will be Founder Briefings, early on-site access, and more perks that have yet to be determined. This could include naming rights to roads as the community is built out, a plaque in Town Square, and more. Part of participating early is that you can help determine this aspect.
No. Rural resilience and planning means that our goal is to establish a resilient homesteading community built around families, food production, water planning, practical skills, entrepreneurial activity, and integrating with the surrounding community. We are seeking a simpler life away from large urban and suburban sprawl while reviving the resilient methods of our ancestors, such as knowing where our food comes from.
That is difficult to estimate accurately at this stage of the project. Once due diligence is complete, a specific parcel has been acquired, and the full scope of the project is known, then more accurate estimates will be possible.
A very rough estimate for the construction of the main elements of the community would likely be within two years after parcel acquisition for a project of this magnitude and expected scope with peripheral construction and full homestead buildout expecting to take 5+ years.
All legal, tax, engineering, water, wastewater, building, land-use, insurance, securities, and regulatory matters must be reviewed by qualified professionals before implementation and this will take some time.
I really wouldn’t worry about the pricing yet, since there are many questions to be answered before we can provide and accurate pricing.
Early discussions have used a broad range of approximately $50,000 to $200,000 per family membership or maybe less, but this is highly dependent on what is included. Sorry for the wide range, but it’s hard to be more specific at this stage.
Final pricing will depend on land, infrastructure, amenities, legal structure, and anticipated operating costs.
Yes. This is our Privacy Policy.