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I don't know about MN, but the SW USA has millions of acres of land available. Lots of desert land for cheap. But this question might be better suited for a Real Estate only forum.....
You will not be competing against big land buyers if you stick to smaller number of acres.
Some states give property tax discounts to veterans, spouses of deceased veterans and other types of people.
They don't advertise this so it takes research.
In Florida they stop increases of property tax at age 65 if you are full-time and make the application.
Some states have BIG property tax such as Texas but I'm not sure if they also give discounts.
If you start driving around and visiting an area and stop into every realty office you see you'll get a better idea if they have what you want. It takes work and determination. Have your money in money-market so when you find it you can make a cash offer immediately. Real estate agents love fast money/little work so be honest about your top price so they don't bother you with stuff you cannot afford. They are used to "buyers are liars" so you'll need to keep repeating what your top $$ is and block them if they do not hear you.
The reason we are in a house we love is we had money to make an immediate offer and settle right after inspections.
Wrong state, try Kentucky; acreage near Kentucky lake averages 15K/per.
And yes, there are utility hookups available; plus property taxes are lower than MN...much lower.
There are no restrictions either, for less than 100K one can have the Amish build a really nice log park model home...delivered!.
An immigrant from Sicily worked hard to save up enough to buy some land to put in an orchard, like his family had in the old country. Bought a big chunk of land in sunny California (Fresno). Turns out that the soil was rock hard and useless - and the summer heat was brutal. (Oi!)
So he excavated an underground garden, complete with citrus trees. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest...ground_Gardens
When I was attending college [1983-1987] I worked for the Forestiere family, in those tunnels. Repairing cave-ins and mortaring local hardpan stone to rebuild walls and ceilings. It was interesting work, they are an interesting family.
It was the first time that I had ever eaten a mulberry. Fruitless mulberry trees are all the rage in central California as share trees, so I had grown up seeing the fruitless trees everywhere. But I had not encountered the fruit before working there. I love the fruit, and now decades later I have a mulberry tree growing here on my farm.
When I bought undeveloped land here in Maine, I was able to locate land for sale in the $300 - $700 per acre price range. But only via the FSBO market. At the time [2005] realtors here insisted that no undeveloped land was available in this state. I exhausted myself dealing with the realtors, but when I finally hooked onto the FSBO market then I was able to locate what is really being offered here. As a word of caution though a portion of this cheap land is peat bog. I grew up on a farm in a severe drought-prone area, I much prefer to farm in a region that is not drought-prone.
That said, many localities, such as Florida, South Dakota, Texas, and Washington State, have rather lax regulations when it comes to this sort of living arrangement. In these places, you’re not likely to run into trouble unless someone files a complaint with the local authorities.
That said, many localities, such as Florida, South Dakota, Texas, and Washington State, have rather lax regulations when it comes to this sort of living arrangement. In these places, you’re not likely to run into trouble unless someone files a complaint with the local authorities.
Not if the dwelling is on wheels is the information I was told. The property tax is next to nothing.
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.
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