Inexpensive Homesteads

[ajg01]

Inspired by the Detroit revival. Mainly for discusion and to inform those interested in good homesteading zones.

I live in Indiana.

Is it just the midwest or are other parts of the country low cost acreage? I've heard maine, new hampshire, and northern new york are cheap areas because of lack of jobs and seclusion.

Central Michigan land is about 1/2 cost as Indiana in rural acres.

Northern Michigan is also insanely cheap. Rural Land is 1/4 cost in upper peninsula vs Indiana or 1/2 cost of Central Michigan. Its not unusual for someone to own a lake a forest or have a trout stream on their property. Im not aware of any other part of the country where you can get so much usable land for so cheap. Fish, livestock, and gardens.

There is also a fair share of swamp land that would be insanely tedious to make livable. So be weary. These swamps hold a plethora of ticks and flys. Winters are also insanely cold and deep snow. But you could make your own icebox that would sustain inself for at least 3 months. My dad bought a cabin for real cheap. I think less than $1000 per acre with a cabin and lots storage!

Check this site out wow
http://www.landsofamerica.com/property/ ... eBrowser=0

I just remembered something from my current consulting in telecom. West Virginia is strangely also very similar. Anyone done research on WV? Elsewhere?

[jacob]

http://www.landwatch.com/United_States_ ... &px=100000
http://www.landwatch.com/default.aspx?c ... IZ=5%2c&q=+

You can get an idea quickly with the search option and checking farms or houses and see which states come up the most. Different answers for farms compared to "houses" (includes cabins).

[sky]

Look at maps that show the growing season. In Michigan, there are areas similar to the northern plains, like Gogebic lake and east of Gaylord. However land in proximity to Lake Michigan has a much longer growing season. The garden peninsula in the UP might be interesting, but remote. 10 miles inland in the northern lower peninsula will also be reasonably priced and closer to civilization. Southwest Michigan has very long growing seasons and is one to two hours from Chicago.

http://geo.msu.edu/extra/geogmich/image ... season.jpg

[jennypenny]

In some areas like northern/western PA, land-use rights are a big deal. Mineral rights and oil/gas rights don't automatically transfer or come with the deed. Air rights either. IIRC they are not assumed in PA, so you could end up owning great land but not what's above it or below it.

[Riggerjack]

How do you buy air rights, and who enforces them, and how? I thought private air rights were a storyline in sci-fi.

[7Wannabe5]

Of course, you may also have to consider the correlation between cheap land and likelihood of neighbors who could be used as extras on remake of "Deliverance." I often think that this movie should be offered as evidence of worst case end scenario of any anti-immigration policy. Since I have on occasion attended food auctions in rural Michigan, I know of what I speak.

[BMWMotoRider]

Try http:www.LandAndFarm.com for listings. huge site.