Looking for rural land in Kansas/Missouri to build an ICF home. (Overland Park: tornado)

[JacobThompson]

Hello,

I am looking to build a concrete home in either the Kansas or Missouri area with municipalities and high-speed internet; I wouldn't mind going with a septic tank and satellite internet, however. I work from home, so reliable internet is most important, but the distance from stores and community is not. I would rather not be close to a city or highway but would not like to be more than 30 to 45 minutes away from Overland Park. I'm looking for the best bang-for-the-buck and can afford to forgo amenities such as city-life or nearby restaurants. It seems that Missouri might be cheaper, with taxes and whatnot. I want to find the cheapest area with the most land for privacy so that I am free to noise-pollute. I would like to build on as high of ground as possible to avoid any flooding, as a concrete home should still stand after a tornado. I'll have about a $150,000.00 budget and plan on being the General Contractor. I figure that this will leave me with $50,000 for the land and $100,000 for the house construction.

I guess my question is, where do I start? Should I contact a broker? Google searches do not turn up much in the way of purchasing land. Can anyone point me in the right direction or offer some good advice?

Thank you very much,

Jacob