I'm looking for somewhere safe and affordable, preferably not too cold. I might be able to buy some property soon and I want to make a choice which I won't soon regret.
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I'm looking for somewhere safe and affordable, preferably not too cold. I might be able to buy some property soon and I want to make a choice which I won't soon regret.
South Dakota.
Check out Hochatown Ok.Getting a little pricey now though.
Well normally I'd tell Pedes to move to KY... especially if they are red-staters stuck in a blue state...
But to be perfectly honest with you our state is fucked. #1 highest unemployment in the nation, complete mini-Hitler fuck-up for a governor.
Were not coming back from this in a long time.
Texas is great. Nice people with can do st future (except for Austin). Lake front and ocean front affordable
Land you can grow food or raise animals on, or just semi wildlands or open? This is important.
Where is it both legal and safe to have wellwater, and consistently gets enough rains but not too much too often? ie no persistent droughts or natural desert like conditions- this is more important with land you intend to occupy than even soils!
Then there are geographic pluses and minuses- witness the dam failures in MI currently, then think abouy areas with hurricanes or tornados being common, spring melt flooding, areas with higher risks of landslides or quakes, and if widespread fracking or mining undercutting safe water and land stabilities.
Now how close to major roadways/interstates/urban creep are you ok with? Farther away tends to be less risky for masses of incomers or opportunistic crime/drifters, but can make building or having core infrastructure difficult.
At this point you have done some hardcore research and eliminated huge swaths of land purchase areas....
You won't get here via random advice or light effort either; but like you said, this is an important decision you don't want to regret.
Next are historical/powerful groups or forces in the area/County/region you have narrowed things down to; some will be open and more below the surface, from a draconian Sheriff's dept no one crosses to illegal cartel-controlled mj grows to deepseated conflicts between opposing groups you can get caught between. This can add a yellow or even red flag to places that clear the next hurdles:
Now you need to determine both local socio political norms AND if things like property taxes and fees are uncontrolled or prohibitive- crazy as it sounds, California will protect you better longterm than most States on this continuing cost due to 1979's Prop13.
It's worth, interestingly enough, prowling the ANSWERS below questions on city/area data sites- particularly those with lots of responses and going back a couple years or more; the insights of actual locals and aware newcomers can be extremely valuable if alerting you to red flags otherwise almost impossible to see before you are settled in there.
Last, but may be first for you, is can you earn enough basic survival income from said location or reasonably easily by leaving it for work or periodically? If the answer is NO, and you have no mass savings or funds earning you income, then there is no way to continue to hold the land AND live on it.
I know this isn't the pat answer you asked for, but maybe it will help you find your best land and longterm home in the end...
This is all good advice thank you!
You are very welcome ☺
Dont come to NM. Its hell here.
This seems useful. https://www.freedominthe50states.org/
Cody, WY. Highlighted in the book Moulan Labe.
Texas, because mine's bigger than yours. (except Alaska)
The more rural side of suburban Jacksonville, FL. I loved it there and plan to move back once I'm done letting the Navy tell me where to live. No income tax, relatively cheap housing market. Clean air, nice parks, out of the way beaches if you know where to look, Good zoos and museums for the kids...