How to find affordable land in the Ozarks
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- Опубликовано: 13 июл 2024
- I get a lot of questions on finding homesteading and off grid land in the Ozarks. While I am not an expert I do have a few tips on finding that remote and affordable piece of land.
Here are the site's I mentioned. I am not connected to them in any way. These just might be some places to start looking.
www.homesteadcrossinginc.com
www.landwatch.com
www.billyland.com
#homesteading
#bugoutland
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Brothers should get together and buy a large parcel then split it up or just form a multi-family community placing the land into a trust for all concerned....but we have been taught we should own the land ourselves. But if you think about it, does anyone really own anything in the United States any more? The Government owns it, we just lease it for the price of Taxes.
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@Au Prospector then provide links or a starting point so we can research and find out how.
Thank you
This has been my idea for awhile but csnt find anyone else who wants to
I like the idea...👍
@@mickmo5242 I'm down I need about 10 acres
Wisdom: 1 acre of fertile bottomland is worth 40 acres of rockytop mountain. Food production is crucial. Rockytop soil is very thin and will wash away(downhill). Rockytop trees grow very slowly. Newbies to rockytop will end up buying / hauling dirt to start their garden, only to have it wash away. Jobs are few, often scarce. Newbies will have a lot of drive time... Some land Parcels don’t see the sun in winter months due to the high/steep mountain ridges and deep valleys. Want internet? Think costly satellite service. Look, the country is beautiful and peaceful, but life there is very, very challenging. If it was easy, then it would be highly populated, yes? This video spoke honestly and truthfully. So have I.
moving to backwoods to get away from conveniences.....think about seclusion in bad times....no electric,no internet, etc makes land CHEAPER
Sarah Pride thanx much for ur info. What area of the Ozarks do u suggest?
I agree with this view of the Ozarks. I ha e lived here my whole life. I have several farms and know the land. It can be a difficult place to live. Some years we have wonderful harvests, some years....terrible. It's very inconsistent. Cost of living is "low" compared to outside of here but jobs are very scarce and are low paying. Many outsiders come with great intentions and leave feeling defeated.
ashleywatson2007 ,thanx for the info. I will keep it in mind. What county do you live in?
Have you considered raised beds for planting?
I lived in Horseshoe Bend Arkansas near the Missouri border. Greatest place I’ve ever lived. Bought a beautiful 2400 sq ft home overlooking Crown lake for only $85,000. Same home in Arizona costs $250,000.
Thank you for this! We are looking to homestead and found a great place in NW AR not far from MO border. This is very helpful! We’re very excited to get out of this awful state, left coast. These “ppl” are insane. Thank u!
We got our 30 acres in central north Arkansas for 1350 and acre beautiful two springs review right off the back of the property... quarter mile driveway.. very secluded
Michael Rivera ...an, not and....live and learn.
Lok its dale tha mester no its alls 🤓
Words of thought, I don’t like Real estate agents even though I use to be one. The best piece of advice is drive the roads. Look at Bulletin board in grocery stores post offices Barber shops. Back in the 70’s I wanted a place near Jasper Arkansas, come to find out Newton County was the pot Capital of Arkansas. People would not talk to me, because there was groups from Chicago came down here to grow marijuana. After talking to people face to face they could see I was just like them and I was able to find a small place. I bought just 10 acres at the end of civilization that required a 4x4 to get there in dry weather. It cost me $400. And I ended up giving it away to some local deer hunters. I now have 1300 acres south of Berryville, Arkansas. My ex-wife lives near Ava, Missouri and loves it. Drive the back roads and look for, for sale signs by owner.
Great advice...I pray someone would sell me a 2-3 acres to build a safe haven for my kids one day. 🙏☝🙌
I grew up and went to school in Ava. I also knew a Shoemaker or two, in Arkansas now also.
@@m.kilgore8555 Why do they call it booger county?
@@clubmike2910 I've heard many country folk refer to sasquatch as boogers
Good insight. One thing I will say though, is that NWA is the largest metro in the Ozarks. I believe it is approaching 600k in population.
On Billyland beware, you are bidding on the down payment only, read the detail to find out what you are really paying. Not really an land auction at all.
I love this video. It was so knowledgeable. Being from Louisiana I love the Ozark area. Thanks for the info. George from Louisiana.
I just bought five acres borgmanns hollow, Shannon county…I’m nervous but excited I’m a girl and I’m gonna attempt to do this on my own eeee so exciting!
How are you doing at this point? I am in DFW goin exploring in nw ark
You want land cheaper move out towards Greenville Wappapello Poplar Bluff or outside of Poplar Bluff Patterson Piedmont these are where you'll find the best deals for land this is my neck of the woods
I'm from Joplin Missouri, couple of other things that I don't see how it wouldn't effect the price. 1) small creek, streams, both above and below ground, caves rivers even lakes on the property or at least borders the property. A guy could also put a pretty good dent in the land payment, if not pay it off quickly. Most the property's are heavily forested, Missouri walnut fetch a pretty good price at the sawmills. Depending on size time of year, how it's cut, etc that's may be an option.
Great video, thank you for the great resources and the location ideas. Much appreciated!
Rent first, if you are pleasant, locals will guide you...
Shalom! I wrote down the names of those three real estate companies. Your information is truth. I remember older friends telling me that they always rented for one year before buying to make sure that was the right place for them. Maybe some younger people might need to hear those words of wisdom. Your doing the Lords work sir. God Bless you!
Good idea Hebrew.Thanx.
Yea I used to live in the Ozarks love the place
Why what happened? Why did you leave if you loved the place.
Thanks for all of the information that you share!! Cliff and I loved the Homestead Expo! We are meeting with Jeane tomorrow.
Stay away from shared wells. I have a shared well with 2 neighbors. I live in the Missouri Ozarks, sure you share the expense of repairs on the well but what if 1 guy does not want to pay on time. It is a big pain in the butt. So do yourself a favor and make sure you have your own well.
Depending on where exactly you live anywhere 19ft below dirt should hit water (look for water flows under ground, several ways) and dig your own!?
@@crystalkellim9987 My well is 450 feet deep. That is where the good water is.
@John Marinelli I am not sure maybe around 8-10 grand. depending on how deep they go.
Travis you have great and informative videos. Thank You. Best Wishes. Grandpa Jones. 😃
Wow, you sure have come a long ways since 4 years ago
We're in Branson West looking for land now!
Helpful video, thank you for sharing your knowledge
I bought 21.3 on thunder mountain ranch through landwatch. Tract 47. Plan on coming up in May . It’s around 1700 an acre. Wooded so I’m going to try and get a company that does forest mulching to clear a couple acres to start out with.
Helps a lot. Thanks!
Considering the lots here are quarter acre and they go for anywhere from 45,000 to 85,000, 25,000 for an acre does not seem like a lot of money. Great video… Wonderful information. Thank you so much
I just bought 2 unrestricted acres in Morgan county Missouri near Proctor 800 fr from the lake. Getting the hell out of California
i just bought 5.87 acres in the missiouri ozarks $18,500, but judging from the 'stay away' comments from my soon to be neighbours i'd better keep my mouth shut! much love from the uk xx
It's a conservative state and they want to keep it that way. They are concerned outsiders might vote like they did where they are fleeing from. Can't blame them.
@@teambigv actually as it turns out we think alike :D i support trump and so do they and a couple of people around there are also from the uk so now all is great :D
@@marydoherty9188 hope I didn't across as a smartass in my comment wasn't meant that way. I just noticed you was from the UK,so just trying to give you a feel of why you see comments about don't bring your old ways to the Ozarks. Sounds like you know the situation already! 🙂
@@teambigv i took your comment in good jest sweetheart :) blessings xx
@@marydoherty9188 good. God Bless
Just bought 5 acres in North Central Arkansas
How is it going down there?
Yeah can you update us
Great video. Subscribed. What do people do for work in these areas? I live in a big city so my understanding & perspective is way different. I would love to live somewhere like this so I'm just wondering what people do
Interesting info.
Thank you good info
Great Info. Thanks.
If I leave where I'm at, two places of interest: South America, or the Ozarks. S.A. cause of the weather. Ozarks cause of the people. Cheers
We just bought 5 acres north of Mountain Home, AR. Can't wait to get down there and start prepping it for a cabin. The Ozark region is a great area for living a simpler life.
Rockansas, lived there for 26 years, what a waste. Good luck!, you'll need it (your mileage may vary).
@@dukesterone is there trouble in Arkansas?
@@ridgerunner9072 When I replied, I meant specifically the area mentioned, which is in Baxter County. On the whole, stay away from Baxter. I would seek in other states first, but if one insists on Northern Arkansas, there are better options. Stone County, near Mountain View, is a much better option (imho). Boone and Carroll, norther Marion, A-OK.
@@dukesterone thanks
I hope it is not too damn crowded now
The metropolitan area of Fayetteville, Arkansas has a population of ~500k.
thank you T
It is one of the best places, Kentucky Mountains and if you can live in the snow then Idaho would be my top three
CattyWampus McDoogle how about in North Carolina near Bruce Ridge area
@@jachinloi5066 never been, wouldn't know about, if it's nestled in the Appalachian mountains you would be good in my book
Hardy Arkansas is kinda of a tourist place in the summer. Because of the Spring River.
It is. It's a nice area too. Very scenic.
Yes, north of Hardy is awesome..... beautiful
Affordable land is usually in natural disaster prone areas. Save up and buy future proof land in the north west, heck most of Texas is still a pretty safe bet. Anything left or right on a map when you draw a straight line down between Lake Michigan and the Gulf of Mexico is flood central and predicted to be the next San Andreas like fault line. Many geologist predict a sea dividing the country in half following that aforementioned line.
Do not buy nw land
I have raw land in an area that seems pretty disaster proof. The recent fires didn't seem to reach my particular 'lot' area (slight elevation is an advantage). My lot is in 1.24 acres in a big game area, near Nature Conservancy land (for bird watchers, especially if you're interested in bald eagles).
My land is about 45 minutes from a real town/hospital, in southern Oregon, Klamath County - cheapest land on the west coast -> less than $7k-10k/acre near Sprague River, if anyone is interested.
Camping is allowed part time (locals say no one is looking if there isn't anything to complain about). There are neighbors with wells. A lot of absentee land owners too, if anyone wants to buy up the small lots (Ferguson Mountain area). It could be easily set up for rv parking with a cistern & solar for leasing to hunters.
I'm looking to purchase land near Green Forest in Carroll county. A half acre is sufficient & probably an acre or less based on national average cost for undeveloped land. The piece I'm looking for would be on one of the rural county roads. Available utilities will influence the price. Usable water source, either a spring or municipal line & electrical are necessities. Gas line is also welcome, as I'm not necessarily looking to be off grid. I would prefer no structure though. I have contacted multiple realtors in the area, but this is probably a transaction between myself & a private land owner. I'm just looking for an affordable lifestyle in a warmer climate (I'm from Wisconsin). I've been to the area multiple times so I can easily meet at Cattleman's or the new City Hall if a viewing is arranged. I've been looking for almost a year with no luck so far. If you or someone you know is interested in selling a small piece of livable land & having a good neighbor please feel free to respond & we can work out further details. Thank you
I'm a (younger thinking) senior & independent, Christian woman looking to join an enjoyable "homestead community" pretty soon to live/contribute in the Ozark mtns. Not sure how to go about it....w/caution, of course.....Can u give me any guidance on where to begin? thnx
Lived here all my life -56 years and the out of staters have jacked the locals land up 10x
@ Michael R M,Thanx neighborito !
And no, east of Springfield is not where the Ozarks are more rugged and hilly. That would be south of Fayetteville. The tallest peak in the Ozarks is south of Fayetteville and it's called Magazine Mountain. It rises to 2,753 feet above sea level. The tallest peaks in Missouri are about 1,500-1,600 feet.
Wherever there’s no raisin heads will be mighty fine boys,Mizzery....
Can you go into the lands mineral rights? I'd like to find 30 acres with a nice size year round running stream. Looking for gold.
No gold in the Ozarks
It nice to know land prices are holding up 2000 a acre is what a bought my land for if I was of a mind to sell
Steep hills, away from population centers, with a year round creek along one side-- so a good spot for buildings but lots of steep slopes--hubby grew up in mountains and he hates flat. hmmm, we need 40 plus acres anyway.
Yes, want the same thing
Thank you for this valuable information. I am looking for small land in the Ozarks (MO) to start a homestead. I noticed that many land on the websites you mentioned have no address established. Is this a problem? how difficult is it to establish an address in MO? Can I establish an address without any house or structure on the property?
We bought land in Ozarks with no address. Just needed to go to post office and get 911 address established. Not difficult at all. Google still doesn't know where we are but that's kind of a plus. LOL
I use onX offroad.
It shows the property owners and acreage.
I can usually locate the property by cross referencing the road and description and confirming it when the acreage listed matches the one I found.
Hope that makes sense.
what are the restrictions typically? for example, If I get 4 people and we get a much larger piece of land, say 100 acres, will it likely be a problem for all 4 to put a tiny house on it? or how about living in an RV, tent, etc? thanks in advance
Did you find out? I just started looking into land in that general area
I think the biggest advantage of buying 40-acre lots is the mule you get with them.
Is the Howell county area safe these days?
I've been considering buying a small unrestricted piece of property in williford, Hardy county. Would you have any advice or have you any information that would detour me ? Thanks for the videos..
This is commonsense, basically the closer you are to an good store, or the supermarket or the hardware store the more expensive the land will be
Ripley county here!!
I'm no where close to moving, but Ripley county and right around there is the spot I'm always drawn to.
I have been in the Ozarks for over 70 years and don't want it to be crowded so if you are looking for a place to live look for land in Kansas or Arkansas. I like the Ozarks just the way it is.
good info can i email you with a couple questions?
Joplin.. Is that like in the tornado alley?
They have had several.
The entire Ozarks region is quite tornado prone, really. Exploring the info on City-Data will readily bear that out.
My wife and I are wanting to get out of northwest Illinois because of what is going on in the world.. can a truck driver and a registered nurse with a 11 & 13 year old have a decent living down there with work and is there any older farm houses with a few acres available in the area
In the cheapest parts of the UK you are looking at $15,000-20,000 an acre! Got little chance over here
Well, I would suggest you sell and move to America. I personally like and would suggest S.W. Va. Our Appalachian mountains are very much like the ozarks.
@@dickjonsen7162 I seriously need to think about it. Many from my line of work have moved to Canada with their new company taking care of everything.
Its just a big decision taking my wife and child thousands of miles away from the rest of my family.
@Au Prospector where? Ha.
That's nuts! I do know there's areas in Branson Mo that's priced by the square foot.
@Au Prospector that is crazy we have a place like that called sandbanks in England but without the nice weather lol. Went to California a couple of years ago and not being rude wasn't overly impressed. Went to Venice Beach thinking it is made out to be amazing and it was rough. As soon as it got dark there were cop cars all over the beach and on horseback. The cops said get yourselves back to the hotel if I were you!
So when u get Remote...what do u suggest for Community of the like mindeds?
You do have to search for it. One thing to remember when moving to areas like the Ozarks or Appalachian or PNW is that these are areas that people go to for a self sufficient lifestyle so chances are you can eventually find community. You have to work to build it in an urban area too. People are just more spread out in rural areas. As much as I don't like Facebook it tends to be a good place to find local homesteading type groups where you can connect with people.
One of the best places yee yee
What are your suggestions for the top three best counties to homestead in the Missouri Ozarks? I'm thinking about moving there, but I can't decide on which area to move to. I'm in southern Illinois, and I'm wanting to get out of this high tax-you-to-death state. It's getting bad here! Any suggestions would be grateful. Thank you.
avoid fulton county Arkansas the law enforcment5 protects the criminals
look around Gainesville,Missouri ..... small town...., they need people....few restrictions of any kind... residents there are more friendly
land around Gainesville runs from $1500-3000 per acre
@jeepgirl73 Douglas, Howell, Ozark, Texas, Shannon, Oregon and Dent are some counties to look.
@@3basketliving Gainesville is like many small towns.....many of the young people have gone to larger areas for excitement..... nice people though.....so their population in Gainesville has shrunk some.....soooooo, they need some people to add to their population numbers..... yup
Is that a fake beard?
Can you put a tiny house on land, in arkansas, and chicken shack and outdoor outhouse until you self build house over a few years?
I am not worried that there's no insurance for the outhouse and that it may fly away in the tornado or hurricane
How about selling land?I have 5 acres in Shannon county not really want to sell it but would like to know what is worth and how to sell it
Travis, you have hair!! Usually hidden under your hat.
Little hint; If land is cheap they're is a darn good reason for it.
1500.00 if about right.
MoutainHome Arkansas born and bred. I am also a Land sueveyor. because MH has 2 lakes and 3 rivers land can be higher, we are also more populated but you can get off the grid clarkridge AR ,Rea Valley,three bothers almost in mo.lake lots my parents you can see the Dam for Bullshoals youre looking at some money. bad credit camps reality in clarkridge bfe.
Hey, thanks I'm looking for affordable acreage in southern Mo, Northern At.
Do you really think it is a good idea to recruit people to the Ozarks? The "old timers" down there can really give newcomers a hard time.. Experience speaking.
The way I look at is that properties are selling all the time around here and many to people from out of state and with money. I would rather see more like minded people buy up those properties that will sell to someone anyways.
Yes, bring the money in because very few good paying jobs. Yes Ava has a factory and Walmart, but to support a family, I had to drive all the way to Caterpillar in Pomona. also, the SDAs made it hard for Jews. My rabbi was right, Get out of the cities, but Ozarks isn't it.
what are "likeminded people''?
I agree here in the Ozarks if u weren't born here u are not talked nicely about especially behind your back.
@@marysmith9107 That's a backward, shallow and ignorant way for people to be.
Thayer Missouri Oregon County
How’s the deer hunting?
Usually very good. Especially in my area.
Yikes, I have been telling people about the good deals available, but I have since stopped. Pretty soon it'll be like Florida overcrowded millions of "healthcare" buildings everywhere and not a place to go too not see people.
Born and raised in Florida...not what it used to be. Can't stand the place now. The people who move here get crazier and crazier...they outnumber the decent people by far.
No where else in the country can you get 350 acres and a liveable cabin for under 500,000
Thanks for this video. I own 20 acres in North Central Arkansas that I'm not able to live on at the moment, so I'm selling 15 of those heavily wooded acres. I'm looking to buy land in Missouri, currently living in Jefferson City, and want to stay fairly close, within an hour or 90 min drive because my kids and my family live here. Having trouble trying to get acreage that is comparable to what I have in Arkansas, very frustrating. Keep running into building restrictions, something I don't have in Arkansas LOL
Get out of cole county you'll be alright just sold two lots on meta for a grand the smell there makes my belly turn lol
Where are you selling in NC Arkansas? Contact me about it. I want more info about Jeff City. THX
"Jobs do exist, you just have to look a little harder."-
Thayer Missouri Oregon County that's good area most lots have water crops not gunnar happen unless it's a garden hay hay hay more hay and your gunna grow rocks lol
$4000 an acre,funny ,and it sold within 20 hours.
Anxious to see how long the money trees last when the economy goes bust.
Hope for many of these people they don't find out the hard way although they could probably care less until it happens.
Honestly,anyway,the best of luck to yah.
South east is earthquake country
I need to move because I am getting persecuted in my little town.!. I want 10 acres of land. I want to homestead with family. Who do I contact for such thing?
What natural disasters happen there?
Hmu
Where
I just started buying land up in the Ozarks. I from California. Been buying it up left and right. My house in California cost me 3 Million to buy. So it is like buying candy for me. Up to 1500 acres so far. Kentucky too. Bought a crap load of land there too. All cheap as dirt. I'm renting those properties out. The ones in the Ozarks I'm going to be logging some of those soon. Paid Cash. So I don't have to wait the 15 years on the loans. To log the land. Then I'm going to sale the land for triple the money I paid for it. A lot of Californians r going to start buying that land up.
Caeculus and California boomers
What a sad, sad way to "live", if we can even call it life.
May you all fall into the Pacific ocean
Does anybody have an acre or two I can buy please. I really need help I'm in Arkansas right now but I'm in my RV doing the spur camping but I really want my own property. Kind of feel bad on a property there but I don't care who goes on it I'm not selfish I just want to be somewhere where I'm safe
What did you end up doing? Hope it's all good
I want land $1000 an acre : )
Doing what Manly and Laura Ingalls Wilder did
Anyone here that screaming in the beginning..?creepy 😦
It was a Bigfoot
People want to live off-the-grid and be self-sufficient...can't figure out how to buy a piece of land without someone's help. If you are unable to even educate yourself by researching something this basic maybe you should re-evaluate your goals and abilities. IMHO.
@Bill Simmons Of course it does. Back when I wrote this there were quite a few very stupid questions. They have since disappeared.
Gosh Michael, wish I was already as awesome as you
@@Sarah-kj6tg Don't give up, Sarah. Some folks just need a little more time.
@@Sarah-kj6tgI'm sure he's not always a bleeding vagina, maybe he just needed a pamprin and an ice cream cone. Hopefully...
Do this video today.
I bet buying three years ago turned out to be great idea now.
As a 6th generation Ozarker, raising the 7th....DON'T COME HERE!!!! It's bad enough Springfield is now "Little Chicago/St.Louis".... You aren't wanted...and we WILL make "DELIVERANCE" look like a children's fairytale....if you insist!!!!
I'm just an older county woman that wants a place to teach my grandbabies how to grow food and ride ponies there are still plenty of people that practice the golden rule bless you in Jesus name hope you have a wonderful day
@@carolmaplesden916 I get that, but if these outsiders keep coming here and make us accept drag queens as normal, then there won't be such places left.
@@jeremymcclary3901 i am a stonch beliver of the word of God and a ferice aponant of the enemy Lucifer I believe he is real and i believe his demonic spirit is spreading across the earth I also get what you are saying you are a warrior for your way of life and for that I commend you as you were soldier
Maybe when they get rid of their anti marijuana policies it may be a place to check out. Until then nah....
That's not a real beard.
Why are you wearing a fake beard?
It’s not fake. I’ve had a beard for years.
@@therealpreparedhomestead lmaoooo jeez ppl are nuts lol
Is it just me or his beard look fake
2 minutes and you still haven't said anything worth listening to. Next video.