I have the oppurtunity to purchase some property that is approximately 250' wide and 1800' long. I can put a 1700' grass strip on the property and I am wanting some opinions on how realistic this is. The property would have 50 to 75' trees at one end and totally open on the other. Runway would be 09/27 with winds primarily SE, and sometimes NW. I currently operate out of a similiar runway but it is 2800' and I am flying a C172. I will be building a house early next year and starting an RV-7 late next year. Given this opportunity to have your own stip in the back yard, is it really long enough. If the conditions were not right there is a 4000' paved runway about 15 miles away and the 2800' grass about 10 miles away. I was going to put a 180 horse and fixed pitch on the airplane, but could go with a CS if I needed to for takeoff and landing performance. So what do you think?