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RE: 10 Reasons Why I Want To Homestead
This was a GREAT piece Peoria Dude! Loved every bit of it and read it to my husband.
I totally laughed out loud at this line:
"I am not a survivalist, if there's a zombie apocalypse I will be a zombie and I'm sorry if I eat you, but we all need sustainable food sources to survive."
Boy, 5k for 2.8 acres?! Wow, I do not think we would ever find that good of a deal where we are at. We are looking at a 3.8 acre piece down the road but they are asking 65k for it! Bare land even. There is a year round creek behind it but it is not on the property.
Yes, the west coast states have pretty expensive property values, I learned that when I lived in the Seattle area. I was looking for land back then anywhere in Washington, Oregon or CA, and it was all priced pretty much like you described in your area.
I lucked out in Arkansas, and only an hour away from some relatives. Although once I get down there and start showing the condition of the property, that low price will probably make a bit more sense. I'm hoping I can turn some junk into treasure. Thanks for all your support Heidi!!!
What area in Arkansas? We are in northeast Arkansas now and wanting to find something around the Ozark Foothills.
The postal address is Havana, Arkansas but I'm about a mile from Blue Mountain Lake. Its in Yell County. The Ouachita National Forest is my neighbor to the south, so that's cool. The southern most section of the Ozarks is just north of Blue Mountain Lake at Magazine Mountain.
I have relatives in Russellville and have been looking for land within an hour or so of there for a couple years. Prices are going up over that time, but there's still plenty available. landwatch.com was one of the easier website to use for land shopping for me.
Most of Arkansas is pretty good about land regulations and letting you have livestock when you're out of the cities, but you'll want to check at the county office to make sure its ok. Good luck, and if there's anything I can do to help, let me know. I love seeing people giving this homesteading thing a try.