I have gotten quite a few emails lately about exactly how to find an affordable piece of land out in the country for everything from a homestead, retirement place, BOL or just as an investment. I figured we could talk about that a bit today from a modern survivalist view point.
SPECIAL NOTE – Today’s show is LONG over 90 minutes long in fact. I have had a lot of requests to comment on various areas of the US by region, I do that from about 19 minutes to about 48 minutes on today’s show. If this isn’t your cup of tea, and it might not be for some, simply skip ahead. It is part of what made the show so long and it will still leave you with a full show if you skip ahead of it. I have had so many requests though for this critique, I decided to do it. Please don’t be offended if I get something wrong about an area you love in today’s show, just tell me your view (respectfully please) in the comments below.
Join me today as we discuss…
- The rise of two ways of living, urban and rural and the decline of suburbia
- Why should you choose a rural form of living anyway
- The lie of retirement and deferred gratification
- Getting out vs. bugging out in TEOTWAWKI
- Where to look, a few areas and my thoughts on them
- PA to New England
- FL, GA, AL, LA
- TN, KY, WV and Western VA
- WI, MN, MI
- MO, AR
- TX
- NM, AZ, NV
- ID, MT, WY, UT
- WA, OR
- Questions to ask yourself
- What do I most love to do?
- What type of people do I like to be with?
- What health needs do I have now, will I have later on?
- What can I actually afford, how can I afford more?
- Who will I leave behind, how far behind is to far?
- Why do I want to do this?
- Will this really make me happy?
- Steps to making it happen
- Never stop window shopping
- Save like a psychopathic miser
- Create a secondary income stream (even a tiny one)
- Take a vacation to an area you think you want to live in
- Define your vision (couples find a common one)
- Be willing to compromise, 85% is a B and a B is damn good!
- Ask yourself “how can I make it happen” at least three times a day
- Places to look
- United Country
- Realtor.com
- Tax Offices in chosen areas
- Papers in chosen areas (tiny papers are online now)
- Find a good real estate agent (once you are ready to act)
- Consider a transitional move (especially for telecommuters/entrepreneurs)
- Keep your home
- Rent dirt cheap and live there a while
- Explore the community (date before you marry)
- House hunt while you truly have real time to look things over
- What to remember first and foremost
- If other people are living there, you can too
- If the people living there are not rich you don’t need to be either
- Nothing will ever be perfect
- Focus on “living” vs. “stuff”
Resources for today’s show…
- Members Support Brigade
- Join Our Forum
- Common Sense Prep – (sponsor of the day)
- Knife Kits – (sponsor of the day)
- United Country – Awesome site on Rural Real Estate
- Realtor.com
- Pre Order Your TSP Trekker Knife – Limited Number Available on a single run!
- Ron Hood’s Survival.com Magazine
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