10 acres is enough for me....any more than that without an agricultural exemption or the like would be hell on property taxes, if Missouri is like most other states.
You always run the risk of bad neighbors but if the timber is thick enough and they're further up the road, rather than down the way you normally leave, it'll be OK. You won't notice them as much.
Unless they're like me: loud, shoot a lot and throw beer cans everywhere. Then you're screwed.
