5 Tips How to Buy Land for Beginners for an Off Grid Homestead
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- Опубликовано: 9 фев 2025
- Here are the 5 best tips for how to buy land when it comes to homesteading and off grid living. Learn from our experience and get the most out of the resources you have.
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Being first-time buyers in the market, things get confusing. This info should get you started in the right direction. Owning your own property is rewarding but the road to start can be frustrating but it is not impossible.
Using landwatch.com to look for area real estate agents in the area is the best way to start looking to buy land. If you follow the broker's websites, you will be the first to see property as it becomes available.
Are you looking to buy land? Here are 5 tips that I have based on my experience when purchasing my property. If you have questions, please post in the comments.
for my property the keep was access to the National Forest. I purchased 4 acres, but butted up against the national forest. I paid a premium for the land (on a per acre basis) but to have access to tens of thousands of acres out my door was huge. I would suggest you also get to know your neighbors or surrounding land owners. Some will be great and give guidance and advice, others will be a PITA. Unfortunately I have both.... Lastly I would say if you are building a cabin, do not set a timeline because everything takes twice as long as you plan. If you set a budget, know that you will need 50% more than you plan. things pop up all the time, unexpected costs. In the end it is all worth it, you have a great place to hang out or bugout if need be.
This is *great* advice! Purchasing land on the edge of public land is something that we looked into when we were searching for the market. We found a few pieces of property on Wayne Nation Forest in Southern Ohio but they were just not what we were looking for. A good friend has a cabin on the border of Egypt Valley and has access to thousands of acres of hunting land but owns less than an acre. Looking at property bordering public land is a great tip!! Thanks for the comment.
I searched for property with a checklist in hand and drove hundreds and maybe thousands of miles before gas was over 2.50/gal… it took me a few years from 2016 to 2019 but we found a winner that ticked off almost all of our checklist and closed on 21 acres with full southern exposure, lots of pasture and lots of mature woodland. We’re building this as an off grid property with solar, rainwater collection, etc… good points that you shared. Make a list, take your time and buy what is right for you.
Absolutely make sure there are no restrictions on your land! We recently have been s…..by our county zoning regulations. It’s been a nightmare to say the least. Very little spot that we can build on our 6 acre lot.
Thanks for sharing this. You are 100% correct. Zoning is a huge thing to make sure aligns with your wants and needs.
This is great advice. I’m so glad that you broke it down. Perhaps a follow up with other homesteader that would like to give any other information “ learned the hard way “. Have a blessed day
I plan on doing another video here soon! Thanks for the comment.
Great video man! Please keep them coming!
You got it!
Thank you very much
You're welcome!
No Zoning unrestricted in mountain with access, also STAY AWAY 1-3 Miles usually from small towns/cities that have ETJ extra territorial jurisdiction,they can and most likely eventually Annex the property around them and you don't have voting rights and any use of the town services and your taxes go up
I’m 25 and I’ve decided I want to live off grid, I’m a guard working on saving up money for a down payment for land and a little kit cabin.
My first step is getting my credit up.
Same bro I’m 23 and I turn 24 on June 23rd this year and I’m in the same boat you are my brotha
@@DyldoMulvainy I’m born in June too!
Thanks. NE Ohioan here also- looking in E TN
Awesome. I am looking to do another video that is more in depth and better laid out. Right now, the prices are outrageous for property so I have some more tips that I can share.. Wink... Look for undeveloped land.
Good luck in your adventure.
Thanks for the great info!
Thank you for watching and commenting. I will be putting out a better video about this here coming soon.
Just subscribed! Thanks for information
Thanks for the sub!
Thank you for the helpful video. You mentioned you were watching a lot of videos to learn while you were in process. Any accounts that aren't quite as good as yours but might be good resources ;-) They don't even have to be RUclips... maybe you could do a video on 5 resources (in addition to Land Watch) that helped you navigate this?
Thanks for the input. I have been putting together some more information since the market has been changing. I am planning on buying more land and I am going to cover it from start to finish.
Weird I was just talking to a couple of my friends about going to look at some properties to build a off grid cabin it’s like u read my mind lol
Ha. It seems to be the thing to do with the way the worlds going now.
No that's your phone listening to you then showing you what you were talking about. Have had it happen so many times
Do you have other videos on this same topic? I'm worried about what questions to ask the county to find out if they will enforce or not care what I do on the land? In #1, I agree to avoid zoning, but that means you have to ask them ... And what to look for in zoning laws. Your original 5 tips don't have anything to do with that.
Interesting. I have been checking lands online in PA under $10K. I'm interested in getting one for camping (tent, maybe RV or in a future build a cabin). I'm new to this. I've notice incredible prices for land under 1 acre. It seems to good to be true. I'm new to this. Any advice ?
I wanted to know the same thing
Thanks for commenting. It seems right now, the prices of land are astronomical so I would wait a bit longer but still look. The properties that seem to good to be true typically are.
For example, there was some property that was 25k and was 38 acres. The images had a creek and cliff faces and was awesome. When I called about the property, they told me that there was no access rights to the land. I would have to take the surrounding properties owners to court to be granted access. It always seems like there was a catch to them when it was appealing.
Most of my searches when revolve around undeveloped land. This has produced higher acres for lower cost. It requires a little bit of elbow grease but it is worth it in my opinion.
The smaller parcels tend to be developed a bit more and are worth a bit more than undeveloped. I would suggest once you find an area, look at the realtor or agents site for the most up to date information.
The land I am looking to buy is for homesteading flat where I am able to plant. I am thinking about land that is being auctioned for back taxes.
Just make sure that the property is not condemned by the city it is in. There can sometimes be issues purchasing these types of properties where even if you buy it, the city will still process the land. Seen it happen locally where so personally live. Simply call the town and county to make sure everything is good and it is not their radar
don't forget to tell your builder not to use low-e glass -- that's a mistake i made. my passive solar is shit because of it
Avoid Govt. is almost impossible in our neck of the woods and that is the biggest PITA in the whole process. BUT it is probably the most important thing to pay attention to.