Your best bet is to aquire land somewhere, anywhere you can afford (away from dense urban centers). When looking for land you need to keep budget in mind, you need to plan. DO NOT go in to debt. Find somewhere affordable and start saving up.
Start figuring out exactly what you want to do with the land. Are you going to primarily farm, hunt, fish? Are you going to build a cabin? How large? You will want to have hard blueprints for any structures you plan to build, beforehand.
Once you have your general location selected and you have some money saved up, start trying to find the physical plot of land you want to buy. Do not just buy online and hope for the best. There will be a lot of paperwork to fill out and depending on the zoning and access, there may be a lot of hidden costs. Watch out for deed issues and conservation lands, primarily.
Get a property map - go to the site to examine the physical land. You need to be looking for things like:
-Water access?
-Soil quality? You can't build on flooded land, think about the crops you want to grow
-Ledge? Are there huge boulders sticking out all over the place? This may be ledge and is a disaster when digging foundation, let alone farming.
-Plants? What kinds of plants are already growing there naturally? This will tell you a lot about your soil.
-Trees? Has the land been cleared already? What species of tree grow there? Think about your firewood and log cabin construction. Already cleared land is a waste of your money.
-Terrain? Is it mountainous/hilly? Flat? Flat is easier for building and farming, mountains are better for the Eagles Nest type of homestead
If looking to fish, buy land with a river. If looking to farm (to feed a family) buy a minimum of 4 acres. If looking to sustain a population of game on your own land (to hunt every year) look for around 50 acres. You can hunt successfully with >10 acres too, but your wild game is more susceptible to population fluctuation. The land you buy now will sustain your family for generations
Start figuring out exactly what you want to do with the land. Are you going to primarily farm, hunt, fish? Are you going to build a cabin? How large? You will want to have hard blueprints for any structures you plan to build, beforehand.
Once you have your general location selected and you have some money saved up, start trying to find the physical plot of land you want to buy. Do not just buy online and hope for the best. There will be a lot of paperwork to fill out and depending on the zoning and access, there may be a lot of hidden costs. Watch out for deed issues and conservation lands, primarily.
Get a property map - go to the site to examine the physical land. You need to be looking for things like:
-Water access?
-Soil quality? You can't build on flooded land, think about the crops you want to grow
-Ledge? Are there huge boulders sticking out all over the place? This may be ledge and is a disaster when digging foundation, let alone farming.
-Plants? What kinds of plants are already growing there naturally? This will tell you a lot about your soil.
-Trees? Has the land been cleared already? What species of tree grow there? Think about your firewood and log cabin construction. Already cleared land is a waste of your money.
-Terrain? Is it mountainous/hilly? Flat? Flat is easier for building and farming, mountains are better for the Eagles Nest type of homestead
If looking to fish, buy land with a river. If looking to farm (to feed a family) buy a minimum of 4 acres. If looking to sustain a population of game on your own land (to hunt every year) look for around 50 acres. You can hunt successfully with >10 acres too, but your wild game is more susceptible to population fluctuation. The land you buy now will sustain your family for generations