Have you considered creating a strip that others can use too ? If you were to start up a club you might get a few seasoned pilots that are looking for a place closer to their home where they can fly and they could help with the work load of maintaining your strip , and be there to mentor you and others .For me me the fellowship is one of the most important parts of our hobby Also if you have club dues it could help to offset the land use cost . It is far safer to fly when someone else is around as well . If you have the land and space your strip doesn't have to remain the size that it starts out at . If you find that it is a little small you could enlarge it . I would be comfortable flying from something around 50 ' X 200 ' I am capable of flying off a much smaller surface much of the time but for a relaxing time of it a little bigger makes it easier . Especially for times when you have a dead stick or some other type of unexpected emergency .