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If we could buy 1000 acres or more, who would join us?
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relax everyone
it's coming and very soon so let's enjoy our own land race like the space race thing
it's coming and very soon so let's enjoy our own land race like the space race thing
Buy in Kentucky and we can all annoy Rand and Massie.
Pretty cheap for over 1,100 acres:
http://www.landwatch.com/Lewis-County-Kentucky-Land-for-sale/pid/48000631
Lewis County , excellent, pretty country,not really any jobs , Population , about 14k , population in 1810 , about 2400 , ( named for Meriwether Lewis ). Not too far though from Maysville. Which was founded by Simon Kenton and Boone, where the Buffalo once forded the river, called Buffalo Trace. Not sure but Maysville used to have Amtrack to Cincinnati , Connersville , Indianapolis & Chicago three days a week and a city bus service 6am to 6pm. Not far from Aberdeen Ohio. Maysville has ( or used to , been awhile) a few hotels , Margies Cafe, a steak house etc
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I found this thread that lists tons of stuff to consider:
http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/homest/msg011501598164.html
cheapest land per acre in the U.S.A.
Where is cheapest land per acre in the U.S.A. ???
I can relocate anywhere . No hazardous waste dumps please .
no "wetlands" please . What are the drawbacks ? I will consider any state or territory .
The quality of the soil, the climate and your specific plans as to what you will be doing with the land are more important than the cost per acre.
A few acres with sufficient rainfall and good soil are going to be more productive than many times that size of marginal land.
I think a more useful question would be: where in the country should I locate to get best value for money? People on this Forum may have some ideas for you, but in the meantime, why not define what you want and then do some real estate searches on-line to get a feel for prices.
That is a very general question. What do you want to do with the land? Farm it? What do you want to grow? Do you just want to get away from having neighbors? How close to a city do you want to be? I'd guess deesrt property would be cheap, but you cant do much with it. Thats great if you just dont want neighbors. How many acres do you want?
If you are looking to economize, another thing you must consider is things like..taxes...does the state have personal income tax? What will taxes on your property be? Also...are you going to try and live off your land...grow food etc...that would be easier down in the south..tell us your goals and we can better answer...
The cheapest land will be cheap for good reason and is probably scattered among many states. The problems aside from the hazardous waste dump already mentioned could and will be: no nearby possibilities for income, no water, no utilities, barren sand or rock, overgrown jungle, no road acess, too steep to walk on, in the middle of an urban gang zone, near by other irritating industries like rock crushers /feed lots/ chemical plants that stink, over an hour to a grocer of any kind, etc etc. You may want too look into auctions and mortgage or tax forclosures in your desired area but many are still available as distressed parcels due to qulity issues.
Lots of states have cheaper land, but you have to look hard to find it. With years of looking through united real estate catalog, we found Minn, AR, MO, N.TX, W.TX, WY, NV, OK, KS, IA, W.NY, WV, N.NY, ND, SD to name a few. We just saw 57 acres with 3 bdrm house on ebay for 55,000. Check ebay for cheap land. In some places you will truly be homesteading the old way, making you own electric and carrying water.
http://www.landandfarm.com/
acreage here in western new york runs about 1500 an acre and up. way more for smaller plots.
I have seen west Texas desert land for sixty dollars an acre, when sold in ten thousand acres. Probably completely worthless, except to be a hermit. Probably no mineral rights either.
Central IL. land varies of course according to how close to city, surrounding homes, etc. but $10,000/acre will get you property in a semirural area with timber, some arable land and paved county roads nearby. $15,000 will get you similar property but in better school district and nicer surrounding homes. Inside Peoria or Bloomington city limits an acre could easily be $40-50,000 or more. If there is a home you can count on annual property taxes of $2,000 - $10,000 depending on size of the home. I have 8 acres 20 miles from Peoria in a rural area, 3,000 sq. ft. home, some timber and pasture and my taxes are approx. $5,000 a year for property worth perhaps $350,000. We provide our own water, septic system so the money mostly goes to local schools and some minimal road maintenance. This seems expensive to us but prices and taxes continue to rise steadily although without the scarey increases of larger metropolitan areas like Chicago.
Maggie is right. It isn't the price of the land that should drive your thinking. It is the value and productivity of the land you're buying. There's plenty of "cheap" land that can produce almost no food and is hugely expensive to live on because of unavailable energy and building materials.
It probably won't fall in your lap. It will require some research. I'd start by looking at a map of agricultural hardiness zones. Anything 8 or higher will allow you to pretty easily grow some form of food all year long with low energy costs. Then, I'd look for the cost of living indexes within those zones. You'll find a wide variation: it is much less expensive to live in Mississppi than Key West. Then, I'd look for employment centers in low-cost areas and make sure they have a growing population and economy. Then, I'd do an internet and newspaper search for land within an hour's drive of those employment centers. Further narrow your choices, and look at some of the intangibles (local culture, proximity to things you like to do like fishing, etc.). Go visit the area and see if it's somewhere you would like to live. If it is, talk to realtors, scour newspapers and the internet, etc.
I could lived about anywhere. I chose North Florida because it struck a good balance between rural activities (hunting, farming, etc.) and employment opportunities. I live within five miles of the county with the lowest unemployment rate in the state. There are crystal clear spring-fed rivers and the ocean within a 45 minute drive. We get maybe ten freezing nights a year. You can still buy small acrage tracts for a relatively reasonable price ($5,000 an acre) and they will continue to go up in value. You could grow enough food for an entire family on one well-planned and well-managed acre, no problem.
You really need to say what your purpose for this land is. To get away from it all, to grow lots of food, to have privacy for being loud, what is it you want? Do you need there to be public utilities such as electricity? Are you hoping for wooded land to cut wood to heat your home? You can't just say cheap land, cuz that would probably be in a dessert with no road to it, and that isn't probably what you really want.
Some friends of mine moved to nowhere, Georgia, got about 5 acres with a nice house fairly cheaply. However, no jobs there for them, hubby now works in Iowa, wife stays at home with the pets. Also they are considered to be damn Yankees and haven't made any good friends there, so it isn't the paradise they dreamed of, even though they have space and trees and things.
Most people don't just want land, they want electricty, roads, someplace to shop for food, etc. What is important to you, what isn't? Will you be trying to be self-sufficient? Or are you just looking for a number and you don't really want to buy this alleged cheap land?
(OP) f I can get land for $1. per acre I would consider desert.
I want space, privacy, a place with little interferance and government rules . Where I can live in an old schoolbus , collect junk cars put up quansit huts raise any any animals that will survive there and edible plants that will grow there .Please Give me a specific price and who to contact to buy . I want to get the most for my dollar
The Sandhills of Nebraska.... 1000's of acres for pretty cheap.
Weren't they just giving away small acreages up in Alaska somewhere?
(OP) Please Give me a specific price and who to contact to buy . I want to get the most for my dollar . Yes I am REALLY planning to buy ! CHEAP TO YOU MAY BE EXPENSIVE TO ME !
I too am looking for cheap land to live on. I will look into northern Florida...$5,000 an acre sounds pretty good to me. What are the land taxes like? Are there any trees to build a log cabin? I've searched the internet endlessly, but it is difficult to get this type of information.
The land taxes in North Florida are cheap, especially on agricultural lands. There is no state income tax. Sales taxes are relatively low. There are plenty of trees, both pines and hardwoods. I've lived here for 20 years and, after traveling over much of the U.S., am convinced it is one of the best places for homesteading.
I suspect his farm will show up somewhere in the MidWest, since mostly that seems to have not been part of the massive land price run up the rest of the country has seen over the past five or six years. Somewhere I heard something about small towns which were losing their revenue base (taxpayers) and were almost giving places away to folks who wanted to come live there. However, those sorts of places don't seem the sort to be too involved with the internet yet so I'm not sure where they were. Somewhere in the Dakotas, maybe? Northernish MidWestish is what I remember.
I am looking for a retirement property when I retire from the Army with what ever the minimum number of acres to legally shoot on, and has power/water. I am looking in the warmer climates toward the east coast. The land does not have to have great potential for growing. Be within 30 min of stores. What should I expect to pay per acre and any suggestions? You can reach me at [email protected]
n my area you can buy a 10 acre part of a field/woods for around 5000, that is 500 an acre. the smallest legal shooting area for MS is now 10 acres, though unless you have a snobbish neighbor no one says anything as long as you are outside city limits.
I am looking for cheap land for commercial use, preferably in the south and near a town (can be a couple miles away from town). I need about 20-30 acres of land some fielded areas, some wooded. It is for a new business, so cheap land is a must. Any ideas?
Try EBay. I've seen some places going pretty cheap there. The have a Realestate category.
Try Craigslist and City Data forums as well.
Where abouts in Missouri ? I have heard $500. per acre and $50,000 buys a hose on 100 acres . But what towns and counties ? "cheap" is vague be as specific and concreat as posssible . Thanks for you help so far .
here is a list havn't checked on most of these sites in over a yr so don't know if any are dead ect.
Free land
Kansas: www.kansasfreeland.com
ND:www.prairieopportunity.com
home.classicnet.net/welcomehome
MN:cityofnewrichlandmn.com
New Mexico and others:
usfreeads.com
nrpitoday.com
Nevada , Arizona, California
and others:
www.sweepstakesonline.com
www.online-sweepstakes.com
land fron 180/ac
Wyoming:
www.chugwater.com
Sierra Blanca, TX:
www.eaglestar.net
TX Ranch Realty
(432)8371700
land from 250/ac
Van Horn, TX:
wwwchooseyouritem.com
West Texas:
www.sre-inc.com
land from 300/ac
Alaska:
www.landinalaska.com
Texas:
uspropertyadvertiser.com
New Mexico:
eaglestar.net
Hi, I want to buy as much deforested, hacked and slashed/burned land to replant as much as I can. What local State or Federal organization should I speak to that may know how to help me?
If you are a city person moving to the country be prepared to learn some lessons. Things are different!
When I moved to the country, I had no idea I was moving to an area which has cycles of serious winds. I am a gardener, so this is an unexpected problem with which I have to cope. There are two periods each year, when the wind is high velocity for a month or so--definitely a force to be reckoned with.
Drilling a well is not stealing water. However, you probably have to get a permit to drill the well. Investigate the cost of drilling a well. Find out the depth of the water table, so you know how deep the well has to be drilled. Find out where the water comes from and whether it is a reliable source.
Well pumps run on electricity. You can go solar or wind-powered for your electricity, but you need a specific type of well pump if you are off the grid. Traditional well pumps draw a major load of electricity when they kick on. They are wired for 220.
If there is a creek running on your property, you may not have the right to use any of the creek water. Be very aware of the water rights laws, and the clauses in your buying contract. For instance, my well has a restriction that the water cannot be used for commercial purposes. I cannot grow a crop of something and sell it. For my well there is also a restriction on how much water can be used each year. It happens to be a generous allotment, more than I would need to use. My point is that one needs to be aware of all details.
If there is a propane tank on a property you wish to buy, make sure the tank is part of the sale. It might be leased, in which case it does not belong to the person selling the property/house. If you buy a mobile home already on a property, the usual inspection laws may not apply. For instance, a chimney inspection was required prior to the sale of the house I bought. I knew the chimney was clean and in good working order.
If your heat will be from a wood stove, you need to have seasoned wood. Green wood is a pain in the rear, it doesn't fire-up easily. If you try to buy a cord of seasoned wood late in the year, you might not be able to find any for sale. It is best to buy wood in summer, so that you know it has had time to dry out by the time you need to use it for your source of heat.
I moved from a major metropolitan area in 2002. I had been doing Internet searches, and talking to lots of folks for five years before I decided where I would move. I chose New Mexico. I moved to a semi-rural desert area. It was a major transition for me. In some ways I felt like I had stepped back in time. The culture here is quite different from what I was used to.
I think i get what your going for farmfreedom, I would suggest that the cheapest land in the us is primarily TX and AZ as of this posting I viewed a couple props 10acres for 1800.00 ,20 acres 6795.00 and 40 acres 12495.00
You should however check, water availability and keep in mind they have unique laws, for example grazing rights for unfenced land. I even saw a prop aporx 13000 acres for 35,000.00 but i think is was a misprint. besides it borders mexico and the last thing you want is to deal with that issue. the major sites i check daily are:
Landandfarm.com
morningstarhome.com
cheap-land.com
ruralestate.com
westslopeproperties.com
Send me an email if you have questions, I'll try and find some current props that meet your needs (acreage,price,location ect) I'm not an agent or anything but I have put in many,many hrs searching and sorting through sites and offers.
Personally any new sites anyone has time to send me would be appreciated. I raise goats. I'm looking for temperate climate,lots of space 40+ac,and onsite stream or lake/pond
and of course cheap per acre price.
Wyoming is probably the cheapest land that is not desert land like west texas. Wyoming is still in a zone to be able to grow most things. It does get cold but you can buy 40 acre tracks for 16,000 bucks and that is with owner financing through big land agencies. They want around $500.00 down with a monthly payment of around $130.00. Most of them charge an interest rate of around 9%. So you will pay on this land for 12 years or so. Nothing but dirt roads and solitude when you live in the country but your near some of the most desirable destinations in the country. Also as far as growing sheep Wyoming is a pretty good place for it. South Dakota is the sheep capital of the world and the climate of wyoming is similar. So if you want cheap land with little money this is probably the way to go if you don't mind living 30 minutes to an hour from any given small town. Of course most times you have to dig a well or install a cistern. And in most cases you make your own electric. Good luck on your venture of cheap land.
One more thing. As far as government control. Texas is one of 2 states that offer something called an allodial title for your land. Meaning that once you obtain this you will never have to pay land taxes again. It also protect your land from being seized for failure to pay any taxes and also protects your rights to the property. This means you not only own from the ground up which is what most people own when they buy land but you also own from the ground down. Having an allodial title in texas will only allow your land to be seized for drugs or criminal enterprise. Just thought you might want to know this in case shtf one day.
That's less than half the thread, but there is obviously some good info in there. Click through!
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cheapest land per acre in the U.S.A.
Where is cheapest land per acre in the U.S.A. ???
I can relocate anywhere . No hazardous waste dumps please .
no "wetlands" please . What are the drawbacks ? I will consider any state or territory .
The quality of the soil, the climate and your specific plans as to what you will be doing with the land are more important than the cost per acre.
A few acres with sufficient rainfall and good soil are going to be more productive than many times that size of marginal land.
I think a more useful question would be: where in the country should I locate to get best value for money? People on this Forum may have some ideas for you, but in the meantime, why not define what you want and then do some real estate searches on-line to get a feel for prices.
That is a very general question. What do you want to do with the land? Farm it? What do you want to grow? Do you just want to get away from having neighbors? How close to a city do you want to be? I'd guess deesrt property would be cheap, but you cant do much with it. Thats great if you just dont want neighbors. How many acres do you want?
If you are looking to economize, another thing you must consider is things like..taxes...does the state have personal income tax? What will taxes on your property be? Also...are you going to try and live off your land...grow food etc...that would be easier down in the south..tell us your goals and we can better answer...
The cheapest land will be cheap for good reason and is probably scattered among many states. The problems aside from the hazardous waste dump already mentioned could and will be: no nearby possibilities for income, no water, no utilities, barren sand or rock, overgrown jungle, no road acess, too steep to walk on, in the middle of an urban gang zone, near by other irritating industries like rock crushers /feed lots/ chemical plants that stink, over an hour to a grocer of any kind, etc etc. You may want too look into auctions and mortgage or tax forclosures in your desired area but many are still available as distressed parcels due to qulity issues.
Lots of states have cheaper land, but you have to look hard to find it. With years of looking through united real estate catalog, we found Minn, AR, MO, N.TX, W.TX, WY, NV, OK, KS, IA, W.NY, WV, N.NY, ND, SD to name a few. We just saw 57 acres with 3 bdrm house on ebay for 55,000. Check ebay for cheap land. In some places you will truly be homesteading the old way, making you own electric and carrying water.
http://www.landandfarm.com/
acreage here in western new york runs about 1500 an acre and up. way more for smaller plots.
I have seen west Texas desert land for sixty dollars an acre, when sold in ten thousand acres. Probably completely worthless, except to be a hermit. Probably no mineral rights either.
Central IL. land varies of course according to how close to city, surrounding homes, etc. but $10,000/acre will get you property in a semirural area with timber, some arable land and paved county roads nearby. $15,000 will get you similar property but in better school district and nicer surrounding homes. Inside Peoria or Bloomington city limits an acre could easily be $40-50,000 or more. If there is a home you can count on annual property taxes of $2,000 - $10,000 depending on size of the home. I have 8 acres 20 miles from Peoria in a rural area, 3,000 sq. ft. home, some timber and pasture and my taxes are approx. $5,000 a year for property worth perhaps $350,000. We provide our own water, septic system so the money mostly goes to local schools and some minimal road maintenance. This seems expensive to us but prices and taxes continue to rise steadily although without the scarey increases of larger metropolitan areas like Chicago.
Maggie is right. It isn't the price of the land that should drive your thinking. It is the value and productivity of the land you're buying. There's plenty of "cheap" land that can produce almost no food and is hugely expensive to live on because of unavailable energy and building materials.
It probably won't fall in your lap. It will require some research. I'd start by looking at a map of agricultural hardiness zones. Anything 8 or higher will allow you to pretty easily grow some form of food all year long with low energy costs. Then, I'd look for the cost of living indexes within those zones. You'll find a wide variation: it is much less expensive to live in Mississppi than Key West. Then, I'd look for employment centers in low-cost areas and make sure they have a growing population and economy. Then, I'd do an internet and newspaper search for land within an hour's drive of those employment centers. Further narrow your choices, and look at some of the intangibles (local culture, proximity to things you like to do like fishing, etc.). Go visit the area and see if it's somewhere you would like to live. If it is, talk to realtors, scour newspapers and the internet, etc.
I could lived about anywhere. I chose North Florida because it struck a good balance between rural activities (hunting, farming, etc.) and employment opportunities. I live within five miles of the county with the lowest unemployment rate in the state. There are crystal clear spring-fed rivers and the ocean within a 45 minute drive. We get maybe ten freezing nights a year. You can still buy small acrage tracts for a relatively reasonable price ($5,000 an acre) and they will continue to go up in value. You could grow enough food for an entire family on one well-planned and well-managed acre, no problem.
You really need to say what your purpose for this land is. To get away from it all, to grow lots of food, to have privacy for being loud, what is it you want? Do you need there to be public utilities such as electricity? Are you hoping for wooded land to cut wood to heat your home? You can't just say cheap land, cuz that would probably be in a dessert with no road to it, and that isn't probably what you really want.
Some friends of mine moved to nowhere, Georgia, got about 5 acres with a nice house fairly cheaply. However, no jobs there for them, hubby now works in Iowa, wife stays at home with the pets. Also they are considered to be damn Yankees and haven't made any good friends there, so it isn't the paradise they dreamed of, even though they have space and trees and things.
Most people don't just want land, they want electricty, roads, someplace to shop for food, etc. What is important to you, what isn't? Will you be trying to be self-sufficient? Or are you just looking for a number and you don't really want to buy this alleged cheap land?
(OP) f I can get land for $1. per acre I would consider desert.
I want space, privacy, a place with little interferance and government rules . Where I can live in an old schoolbus , collect junk cars put up quansit huts raise any any animals that will survive there and edible plants that will grow there .Please Give me a specific price and who to contact to buy . I want to get the most for my dollar
The Sandhills of Nebraska.... 1000's of acres for pretty cheap.
Weren't they just giving away small acreages up in Alaska somewhere?
(OP) Please Give me a specific price and who to contact to buy . I want to get the most for my dollar . Yes I am REALLY planning to buy ! CHEAP TO YOU MAY BE EXPENSIVE TO ME !
I too am looking for cheap land to live on. I will look into northern Florida...$5,000 an acre sounds pretty good to me. What are the land taxes like? Are there any trees to build a log cabin? I've searched the internet endlessly, but it is difficult to get this type of information.
The land taxes in North Florida are cheap, especially on agricultural lands. There is no state income tax. Sales taxes are relatively low. There are plenty of trees, both pines and hardwoods. I've lived here for 20 years and, after traveling over much of the U.S., am convinced it is one of the best places for homesteading.
I suspect his farm will show up somewhere in the MidWest, since mostly that seems to have not been part of the massive land price run up the rest of the country has seen over the past five or six years. Somewhere I heard something about small towns which were losing their revenue base (taxpayers) and were almost giving places away to folks who wanted to come live there. However, those sorts of places don't seem the sort to be too involved with the internet yet so I'm not sure where they were. Somewhere in the Dakotas, maybe? Northernish MidWestish is what I remember.
I am looking for a retirement property when I retire from the Army with what ever the minimum number of acres to legally shoot on, and has power/water. I am looking in the warmer climates toward the east coast. The land does not have to have great potential for growing. Be within 30 min of stores. What should I expect to pay per acre and any suggestions? You can reach me at [email protected]
n my area you can buy a 10 acre part of a field/woods for around 5000, that is 500 an acre. the smallest legal shooting area for MS is now 10 acres, though unless you have a snobbish neighbor no one says anything as long as you are outside city limits.
I am looking for cheap land for commercial use, preferably in the south and near a town (can be a couple miles away from town). I need about 20-30 acres of land some fielded areas, some wooded. It is for a new business, so cheap land is a must. Any ideas?
Try EBay. I've seen some places going pretty cheap there. The have a Realestate category.
Try Craigslist and City Data forums as well.
Where abouts in Missouri ? I have heard $500. per acre and $50,000 buys a hose on 100 acres . But what towns and counties ? "cheap" is vague be as specific and concreat as posssible . Thanks for you help so far .
here is a list havn't checked on most of these sites in over a yr so don't know if any are dead ect.
Free land
Kansas: www.kansasfreeland.com
ND:www.prairieopportunity.com
home.classicnet.net/welcomehome
MN:cityofnewrichlandmn.com
New Mexico and others:
usfreeads.com
nrpitoday.com
Nevada , Arizona, California
and others:
www.sweepstakesonline.com
www.online-sweepstakes.com
land fron 180/ac
Wyoming:
www.chugwater.com
Sierra Blanca, TX:
www.eaglestar.net
TX Ranch Realty
(432)8371700
land from 250/ac
Van Horn, TX:
wwwchooseyouritem.com
West Texas:
www.sre-inc.com
land from 300/ac
Alaska:
www.landinalaska.com
Texas:
uspropertyadvertiser.com
New Mexico:
eaglestar.net
Hi, I want to buy as much deforested, hacked and slashed/burned land to replant as much as I can. What local State or Federal organization should I speak to that may know how to help me?
If you are a city person moving to the country be prepared to learn some lessons. Things are different!
When I moved to the country, I had no idea I was moving to an area which has cycles of serious winds. I am a gardener, so this is an unexpected problem with which I have to cope. There are two periods each year, when the wind is high velocity for a month or so--definitely a force to be reckoned with.
Drilling a well is not stealing water. However, you probably have to get a permit to drill the well. Investigate the cost of drilling a well. Find out the depth of the water table, so you know how deep the well has to be drilled. Find out where the water comes from and whether it is a reliable source.
Well pumps run on electricity. You can go solar or wind-powered for your electricity, but you need a specific type of well pump if you are off the grid. Traditional well pumps draw a major load of electricity when they kick on. They are wired for 220.
If there is a creek running on your property, you may not have the right to use any of the creek water. Be very aware of the water rights laws, and the clauses in your buying contract. For instance, my well has a restriction that the water cannot be used for commercial purposes. I cannot grow a crop of something and sell it. For my well there is also a restriction on how much water can be used each year. It happens to be a generous allotment, more than I would need to use. My point is that one needs to be aware of all details.
If there is a propane tank on a property you wish to buy, make sure the tank is part of the sale. It might be leased, in which case it does not belong to the person selling the property/house. If you buy a mobile home already on a property, the usual inspection laws may not apply. For instance, a chimney inspection was required prior to the sale of the house I bought. I knew the chimney was clean and in good working order.
If your heat will be from a wood stove, you need to have seasoned wood. Green wood is a pain in the rear, it doesn't fire-up easily. If you try to buy a cord of seasoned wood late in the year, you might not be able to find any for sale. It is best to buy wood in summer, so that you know it has had time to dry out by the time you need to use it for your source of heat.
I moved from a major metropolitan area in 2002. I had been doing Internet searches, and talking to lots of folks for five years before I decided where I would move. I chose New Mexico. I moved to a semi-rural desert area. It was a major transition for me. In some ways I felt like I had stepped back in time. The culture here is quite different from what I was used to.
I think i get what your going for farmfreedom, I would suggest that the cheapest land in the us is primarily TX and AZ as of this posting I viewed a couple props 10acres for 1800.00 ,20 acres 6795.00 and 40 acres 12495.00
You should however check, water availability and keep in mind they have unique laws, for example grazing rights for unfenced land. I even saw a prop aporx 13000 acres for 35,000.00 but i think is was a misprint. besides it borders mexico and the last thing you want is to deal with that issue. the major sites i check daily are:
Landandfarm.com
morningstarhome.com
cheap-land.com
ruralestate.com
westslopeproperties.com
Send me an email if you have questions, I'll try and find some current props that meet your needs (acreage,price,location ect) I'm not an agent or anything but I have put in many,many hrs searching and sorting through sites and offers.
Personally any new sites anyone has time to send me would be appreciated. I raise goats. I'm looking for temperate climate,lots of space 40+ac,and onsite stream or lake/pond
and of course cheap per acre price.
Wyoming is probably the cheapest land that is not desert land like west texas. Wyoming is still in a zone to be able to grow most things. It does get cold but you can buy 40 acre tracks for 16,000 bucks and that is with owner financing through big land agencies. They want around $500.00 down with a monthly payment of around $130.00. Most of them charge an interest rate of around 9%. So you will pay on this land for 12 years or so. Nothing but dirt roads and solitude when you live in the country but your near some of the most desirable destinations in the country. Also as far as growing sheep Wyoming is a pretty good place for it. South Dakota is the sheep capital of the world and the climate of wyoming is similar. So if you want cheap land with little money this is probably the way to go if you don't mind living 30 minutes to an hour from any given small town. Of course most times you have to dig a well or install a cistern. And in most cases you make your own electric. Good luck on your venture of cheap land.
One more thing. As far as government control. Texas is one of 2 states that offer something called an allodial title for your land. Meaning that once you obtain this you will never have to pay land taxes again. It also protect your land from being seized for failure to pay any taxes and also protects your rights to the property. This means you not only own from the ground up which is what most people own when they buy land but you also own from the ground down. Having an allodial title in texas will only allow your land to be seized for drugs or criminal enterprise. Just thought you might want to know this in case shtf one day.
That's less than half the thread, but there is obviously some good info in there. Click through!
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Not necessarily. What do you do?
For working on IT, it often doesn't matter where you live/work. This is also the Internet age, and companies can survive and ship from rural locations. Customer service is outsourced to India, etc. Why not Podunk, GA? We could also start a factory or greenhouse or something and actually provide jobs to the local community.
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Sierra Blanco ? Desert wasteland , population about 400 , mostly cops , used to be a New York City dump site....
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There's a ton of cheap land out there...one problem...no water. You have to either dig a really expensive well and hope for the best or have it trucked in and store it in tanks. Mostly for really off off grid.
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Yeah , I never even mentioned that, but of course , there is no water in Sierra Blanco and you can grow nothing . I have done some hunting out that way....
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You all failed to add race into your thread.
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I am actually planning on some certifications as a Quickbooks Pro-Advisor which will include online QB but you still almost have to have local clients.
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Kind of like this too: http://www.landandfarm.com/property/1_000_acres_in_Hudspeth_County_Texas-318124/
Pretty much , the hunting is restricted to the most resourceful , Mule deer ( archery) , quail and Javelina , you will cover alot of ground to take some quail , but nothing tastier over an open fire at sunset than some Javelina and quail when you do not remember your last meal 
, no season on the pigs and quail season is open four months, pretty much everything else is restricted to naught. You could starve and dehydrate out in that country in a hurry if you followed the law , and did not have a smoke house , beans , water, ( lots ) and a few good bird dogs and a hunter who does not miss , even when your toungue is swollen from no water If you decide to go , I will give you my best dove breast recipe , and wish you luck.
, no season on the pigs and quail season is open four months, pretty much everything else is restricted to naught. You could starve and dehydrate out in that country in a hurry if you followed the law , and did not have a smoke house , beans , water, ( lots ) and a few good bird dogs and a hunter who does not miss , even when your toungue is swollen from no water If you decide to go , I will give you my best dove breast recipe , and wish you luck.tangent4ronpaul
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So you need to be fairly close to a small town or a moderate distance from a larger one.
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