+1 for residential. ya dont need a 26x13 just two 13x13s. ive got 2 4kw rooms stacked... as in one in the garage and one in the bedroom above it.
find the house through a real estate management company, make sure the house has 200amp hookup and a landlord who's too busy to check on you. no bills or services paid by landlord, you take care of everything from utilities to landscaping.
and why not 45 min away? think of it as your commute to work each day... im looking at spots about an hour away where 2 acres and a ranch is the price of a 1bedroom apt in my area....
45 minutes is nothing if it gives you that amount of security, and if you aint got security you aint got shit
or better yet, buy flat acre land, and then drop a few 30x60 buildings on it, install 400amp 3phase power, and have fun its gonna be a lot of work!!
I know and have known MANY growers, and I mean many...
NEVER once, no matter what size there garden, has the police just left when the garden got compromised...
No, I take that back, the cops leave and come back a hour later with a search warrant...
People think a Medical marijuana recommendation will get you out of whatever situation you have put yourself in with the cops, when if fact it does not...
My opinion? Rent a house...