The Little River Tenancy in Common was founded in 1974 on 132 acres of land homesteaded and logged long ago, now substantially covered by second and third growth forest, in Clallam County, Washington State, about 7 miles southwest of Port Angeles. Little River runs through the property on its way to the recently undammed Elwha River. Most of our land is dedicated to forest growth with stewardship and forest improvement the main goal; sustainable commercial uses are envisioned in our forest plan. Our commitment to stewardship was re-inforced with the donation to the North Olympic Land Trust of a conservation easement on our land. There are six memberships and there is currently one vacancy. The membership is presently valued at about $35,000, and reflects the original cost of the property plus capital improvements and assets. As one of our founding principles, in the interest of stewardship and stability, we declared that a membership value would always begin with the original share value set in 1974. Thus, there would be no motivation to join us with property speculation in mind. Decision making is governed by our Agreement, although consensus is very typical. We very highly value participation in group designated projects which maintain our infrastructure, our forestry and garden projects. In the present instance, the vacant membership comes with a home being offered at $170,000. My wife and I have built a new one story house on the property. Thus our former home is the one being sold. This is a two bedroom, one bath home of two stories with a finished attic which has served as a third bedroom at times, plus a study. There is also a large detached garage/shop, a small cabin, and a good-sized established garden. The TIC shares a small orchard. The primary heat source of the home is a wood-fired Finnish/Russian stove and we have an abundance of firewood. Three cords of wood or less per year has been plenty. The first floor is finished in wood paneling, most of the upstairs is sheetrock and the house exterior is wood. The house lumber was milled from our own trees. Technically, the TIC owns all the land and also the homes. Members have exclusive right, including sale, to their home by virtue of a contractual agreement between each member and the TIC collectively. Membership is contingent on the approval of current members, so in-person meetings would eventually be needed. Moreover, the beauty of the property can hardly be described and a trip to this part of the country is well worth while. You can see satellite views on search engine mapping sites—1996 Little River Road will bring us into view--ours is the most easterly of the structures, so scan west to see the rest.
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