Buying land in NM-input needed

[Linda_d]

Originally Posted by Bentley wings

Thank you everyone for the replies. Definitely a lot to think about


Here is a link to the land I was looking at

Belen, Valencia County, New Mexico land for sale - 2 acres at LandWatch.com

How far is this land from the city of Belen? I heard Belen is not quite the best town

If you read the complete description of the property on the listing, you will see that it has no water, no septic, no access to electric, no road access. It's also flat and treeless and 25+ miles from the nearest town. It's cheap because it's in the middle of nowhere with no services, no access to services, and is land-locked.

threecats407 has a good idea: buy an existing place with utilities already in/available.

IMO, at present, you are woefully ignorant of all that's involved in buying undeveloped rural land for a future homesite, especially in the West, and you are likely to lose whatever money you invest and never get your dream home built. You need to educate yourself. There are a lot of threads in this forum, but there are also some in the Colorado thread relating to buying land in the San Luis Valley and other remote areas.

[joqua]

Originally Posted by Linda_d

If you read the complete description of the property on the listing, you will see that it has no water, no septic, no access to electric, no road access.

To wit:

This two acre combined lot gives you space to build. From the highway, the roads are gravel and maintained, however the gravel road access ends 4 lots away, so an easement will need to be continued, or an off road vehicle will need to be used.

Specifications:
Water: Well or Holding Tank must be installed.
Sewer: Septic or Holding Tank needs to be installed
Power: Solar or Generator must be installed
Terrain: flat, dirt/grass/gravel, sparse vegetation
Elevation: Lot 22: 5,023ft
Lot 21: 5,027ft
Roads: packed dirt/gravel
Taxes: approx $22 per lot

Hardly a bargain, IMO.