[AlpacaTalk] Re: Question about money

I'd be interested in the answers to the same questions. Hubby and I
are selling our home on the Chesapeake Bay and buying piece of land
with about 6 acres so I can have my dream of a small herd. I would love
to go from boardroom to barnyard.

If anyone can copy me in the responses that would be great.
Simplychris@nauti-buoy.com <mailto:Simplychris@nauti-buoy.com> .

I appreciate your frankness and sharing your expertise.

All the best,

Christine
Middle River, MD

--- In AlpacaTalk@yahoogroups.com, KellnSuz@... wrote:
>
> Ok, I don't know if any of you will be able to give me an objective
point of
> view and I know my questions are pretty unfair. BUT, I'll try to keep
them
> as generic as possible and hope people will feel comfortable to share
with me
> and to email me privately or to call me on the phone. My email is
> _kellnsuz@..._ (mailto:kellnsuz@...) and I'd love to hear from anyone
> regarding my concerns.
>
> Hubby has been doing serious research for months and months about
starting
> an alpaca business. I have been doing some research, but not as much
because
> it's his 'thing' really and right now I can't get too involved or I
will
> obsess over it. I could spend my entire days doing research mainly on
genetics,
> lineage, fiber qualities etc etc. I just don't think we're there yet,
so I
> haven't.
>
> Now, we are selling our current home and making way to get to Denver
where
> we hope to settle, get some land and raise alpacas. I keep hearing
something,
> though, that I cannot ignore.
>
> It seems like most of the alpaca people raise them and receive great
tax
> benefits as well as possibly some supplemental income. Then, there are
a couple
> farms that are multi billion-millionaires, famous and everyone wants
their
> 'name.' (that's extreme, I know, but I have to use it). So, what about
the
> middle? What about the guy who wants to replace his $100,000 annual
income
> and raise alpacas full time? Does this guy exist? How does this guy
get
> there? What does he have to do?
>
> We can do all the math we want to do and on paper it looks real good,
but in
> reality, what's it like? We're ready to jump in both feet forward and
do
> what it takes. BUT the question remains, what's really involved?
>
> When we moved to Phoenix from Maryland, I immediately got my 2
toddlers in
> special swimming class. I loved the technique, I loved the work and
success
> the woman was doing and having. I was very excited because we live in
an area
> where it is an absolute necessity and people are banging down doors to
get
> good swimming lessons. So, I looked further into this opportunity for
myself.
> We went on for over a year considering this possibility. I could make
50k
> in 5 months of the year working 5 hours in my pool M-F. That is GREAT!
I
> could do less hours while my kids are little and work up to more hours
as
> needed. I almost did it. THEN, the nagging questions in the back of my
mind HAD
> to get answered....how much time OUT OF THE POOL is this woman
spending?
> Well, it seems that for every hour in the pool, she's spending
probably 1/2 hour
> out of the pool with paperwork, marketing and phone calls. So, if I do
5
> hours a day, I'm then spending between 7 and 8 hours really. That is
STILL
> GREAT money. BUT with my 2 little kids, I just couldn't justify it.
So, I
> decided not to do it.
>
> That's why I'm asking all of you for some help here. We will have a
> significant chunk of money to invest and could possibly buy/finance
between 10 and
> 20 pregnant females in the next 6 months. That could also include 1 or
2 nice
> Snowmass females. Money isn't really the issue right now. BUT, having
a
> good, realistic view of what we're getting into is.
>
> We understand the care part...so, what I'm asking about is 'out of
pool'
> time... :)
>
> Thank you all so much,
> Suzanne Craig
> 480-899-2388
> _kellnsuz@..._ (mailto:kellnsuz@...)
>
>
>
>
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