Free Land in Anderson, Alaska (Chicken: appraiser, move to, food)

[blueflames50]

Originally Posted by jmking

I wouldn't do it. Nothing is ever easy. My thought really wasn't making it only on panning but to subsidize if anything. Not at all familiar with the area and may never make it to Alaska, not getting any younger. But it is nice to dream that one day I'll post on a thread about panning and the locals say "it'll never work" whilst panning themselves keeping their golden secret to themselves. Then I'll find myself up dare in da hills panning when I strike the motherload in 10 minutes!!!

Locals then throw me out of town.

"bout as much luck as a dream of finding that funny little green Irish leprechaun holding the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow for ya! but dream away..that doesn't cost money at least!

[stiffnecked]

Originally Posted by jmking

I wouldn't do it. Nothing is ever easy. My thought really wasn't making it only on panning but to subsidize if anything. Not at all familiar with the area and may never make it to Alaska, not getting any younger. But it is nice to dream that one day I'll post on a thread about panning and the locals say "it'll never work" whilst panning themselves keeping their golden secret to themselves. Then I'll find myself up dare in da hills panning when I strike the motherload in 10 minutes!!!

Locals then throw me out of town.

Chicken Gold Camp in Chicken, Alaska is the place you are looking for. I try to make it out there every summer but missed this year. No guarantees but it's the real deal.

Recreational Gold Mining at Chicken, Alaska

[jmking]

Chicken Alaska! Now that would be about my speed and sounds like an experience, thanks.

[stiffnecked]

Originally Posted by jmking

Chicken Alaska! Now that would be about my speed and sounds like an experience, thanks.

Anytime. I've seen some folks get into ounce a day hotspots!!! With the major floods they had this summer it'll be real interesting next season.

[Capt. Dan]

Originally Posted by jmking

A bar and put everyone on credit. Homes can be used as credit, cars, TVs, wives and bear rugs etc. also.

Yea! Repo one of them big ol Inuit women! She'll keep ya warm all winter!

[jmking]

Originally Posted by stiffnecked

Anytime. I've seen some folks get into ounce a day hotspots!!! With the major floods they had this summer it'll be real interesting next season.

Hell, an ounce would certainly pay for the lounging, some food and drink. Which reminds me, is there beer in Chicken?

[Metlakatla]

Originally Posted by Capt. Dan

Yea! Repo one of them big ol Inuit women! She'll keep ya warm all winter!

You are clearly an idjit. Get lost.

[tryduck]

Being this is a 3 year old post , wondered if they still offer this? I am looking for more land like 20 acres , been looking at the OTC state sales for a while.I found a few that look nice for the 20-30k for 10-20 acres.Has anyone here bought land this way?I would even be willing to get the free small land and build a small home on it till I become a alaska resident or find a larger parcel of property.I like being away from city and no road access land is what I am looking for.I am not looking to pay over inflated price to fund some persons retirement so I am not looking for town/city land.

I noticed that many of the homes at up into the 300k + and cant but help think about how most of those homes are not worth 1/4 of the asking price.I am not looking for anything with a house on because I am not willing to pay what a paid off appraiser appraised the home at.Jobs are not a factor although I have to wonder how people pay 300k+ for homes if the job market is like many state.I guess it is like the lower 48 where some scumbucket buys up a foreclosed families home , puts a few thousand dollars into it and then expects to sell it for a 200k profit.Glad they are finially getting a taste of their own medicine and are loosing money now on their house flipping crap.

[arctichomesteader]

Originally Posted by tryduck

Being this is a 3 year old post , wondered if they still offer this? I am looking for more land like 20 acres , been looking at the OTC state sales for a while.I found a few that look nice for the 20-30k for 10-20 acres.Has anyone here bought land this way?I would even be willing to get the free small land and build a small home on it till I become a alaska resident or find a larger parcel of property.I like being away from city and no road access land is what I am looking for.I am not looking to pay over inflated price to fund some persons retirement so I am not looking for town/city land.

I noticed that many of the homes at up into the 300k + and cant but help think about how most of those homes are not worth 1/4 of the asking price.I am not looking for anything with a house on because I am not willing to pay what a paid off appraiser appraised the home at.Jobs are not a factor although I have to wonder how people pay 300k+ for homes if the job market is like many state.I guess it is like the lower 48 where some scumbucket buys up a foreclosed families home , puts a few thousand dollars into it and then expects to sell it for a 200k profit.Glad they are finially getting a taste of their own medicine and are loosing money now on their house flipping crap.

I got 20 acres for $550 an acre OTC. It has road access, sorta (it's roughly a mile to the road), but that area (near Manley Hot Springs) is so rural anyways and so far from Fairbanks by such a crummy road you don't need to worry about the city spreading there in our lifetimes...

Do your homework, whatever you buy.

Home prices are high in much of AK because of limited supply. Less than 1 percent of the land is privately owned to begin with, then add in the cost of materials, etc., up there for a "conventional" home...

[1stimestar]

Originally Posted by tryduck

Being this is a 3 year old post , wondered if they still offer this? I am looking for more land like 20 acres , been looking at the OTC state sales for a while.I found a few that look nice for the 20-30k for 10-20 acres.Has anyone here bought land this way?I would even be willing to get the free small land and build a small home on it till I become a alaska resident or find a larger parcel of property.I like being away from city and no road access land is what I am looking for.I am not looking to pay over inflated price to fund some persons retirement so I am not looking for town/city land.

I noticed that many of the homes at up into the 300k + and cant but help think about how most of those homes are not worth 1/4 of the asking price.I am not looking for anything with a house on because I am not willing to pay what a paid off appraiser appraised the home at.Jobs are not a factor although I have to wonder how people pay 300k+ for homes if the job market is like many state.I guess it is like the lower 48 where some scumbucket buys up a foreclosed families home , puts a few thousand dollars into it and then expects to sell it for a 200k profit.Glad they are finially getting a taste of their own medicine and are loosing money now on their house flipping crap.

Since you haven't filled in any of your profile information, we can't tell what southern state you are from. If you move to Alaska, housing is more expensive, period. They might not be "worth it" where you live but don't bring your southern values up here and you wont have too much of a problem. We are a totally different environment.