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Old 05-31-2023, 01:12 PM
 
Location: On the Chesapeake
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You can't have it both ways. Either it's a trailer, licensed as a trailer, paying annual registration (and excise taxes in some jurisdictions) or it's a house, paying property taxes.

I don't suppose you've bothered to consider how clean drinking water and sewage disposal are magically going to present themselves on your el-cheapo land with your travel trailer.
I already mentioned the water and sewage issue to him.
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Old 06-02-2023, 09:47 AM
 
Location: North Idaho
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Yes, lots of cheap land, but cheap for a reason: no water, too much water, no buildable site, septic won't perc, no road access, nasty smelling next door neighbor, contaminated soil, something that makes it unsuitable as a place to live.
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Old 06-02-2023, 10:09 AM
 
Location: Forests of Maine
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Yes, lots of cheap land, but cheap for a reason: no water, too much water, no buildable site, septic won't perc, no road access, nasty smelling next door neighbor, contaminated soil, something that makes it unsuitable as a place to live.
Many times people have told me that they would never migrate to my area because we experience Winter.

I rather like experiencing all four seasons.

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Old 06-03-2023, 01:58 PM
 
Location: Puna, Hawaii
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When I started shopping for acreage on the Big Island of Hawaii in 2010 one could still score land for $5k/acre. COVID changed that, but prices are still relatively inexpensive. Property taxes are also some of the lowest in the country, though a few years ago they did raise the minimum yearly bill to $200.

It takes a lot less land to produce food in the tropics, so less land is needed. You can get 5 seasons of corn in one year.
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Old 06-03-2023, 02:04 PM
 
Location: Forests of Maine
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... Property taxes are also some of the lowest in the country, though a few years ago they did raise the minimum yearly bill to $200.
That it's interesting. I have always been told that property taxes are high there to match the COL.

I have 150 acres of woodlot, taxed $1.05 an acre.
On this property, I have a house with a total footprint of 5400 sq ft that is taxed $600 a year.
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Old 06-03-2023, 02:09 PM
 
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Big Island is in the volcano path. And you can't buy volcano insurance.
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Old 06-03-2023, 02:14 PM
 
Location: Middle of the valley
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That it's interesting. I have always been told that property taxes are high there to match the COL.

I have 150 acres of woodlot, taxed $1.05 an acre.
On this property, I have a house with a total footprint of 5400 sq ft that is taxed $600 a year.
Hawaii is the state with the lowest property tax.
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Old 06-06-2023, 09:38 PM
 
Location: Puna, Hawaii
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Big Island is in the volcano path. And you can't buy volcano insurance.
I'm not sure what you mean. The Big Island is essentially made up of volcanoes. And yes, you can buy insurance. We have a 3/3 on 3 acres and our hazard insurance is about $35/month and that includes a rider for hurricane damage (the lender requires hurricane coverage even though we are too far inland and uphill (about 800 feet) for storm surge to be an issue).

There are lava zones where people have been cautioned not to build where insurance is more expensive. But it's still available.

But since you brought it up, I will try to illustrate: The combined casualty experiences in the history of Hawaii related to volcanoes have destroyed about 1,000 structures. 10,000 structures were destroyed by wildfires in California in a single year (2020).
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Old 06-06-2023, 10:38 PM
 
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I'm going out on a limb and say, yes. There's cheap land available, but it's probably not great. The more desirable an area, the more expensive. We had friends that retired to Kansas. We couldn't believe how inexpensive houses were. But there was nothing to do and decent grocery stores were 50 miles away. Later they moved to North Dakota because they had family there. Maybe it all depends on what you are used to.
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Old 06-07-2023, 02:25 AM
 
Location: rural south west UK
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You can't have it both ways. Either it's a trailer, licensed as a trailer, paying annual registration (and excise taxes in some jurisdictions) or it's a house, paying property taxes.

I don't suppose you've bothered to consider how clean drinking water and sewage disposal are magically going to present themselves on your el-cheapo land with your travel trailer.
water and sewage arent a problem, I lived on what to you would be a small plot of land out in the countryside, water came from the river and sewage was a hole in the ground, of course there was only one person and needs were minimal.
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