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Episode-1628- Five Financial Landmines to Avoid when Buying Land

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Scott Todd is a principal at Landmodo.com, a land investment firm that buys and sells land throughout the US. Scott and his wife started the company to help others have a chance of land ownership. Since 2012, Scott has watched as land owners make the same common repeated problems when it come to buying and owning land and he’s on a mission to help others discover how to avoid common issues with buying and owning land. Land acquision is one of the most common goals among the TSP audience.  Some want farms, some want homesteads, some want BOLs and others … Continue reading →

Episode-1329- Thoughts on Remote Land, BOLs, etc.

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A few of you guys have asked for a few shows that get a bit away from the homesteading/permaculture stuff and a bit deeper into some of the other more typical “survival topics” we have covered before.  Today we do the first of a few shows I have planned to answer that need. Today we discuss remote land/home ownership and the unique advantages and challenges it represents.  Far to many see a BOL solely as a place for when the shit has really hit the fan, like TEOTWAWKI level stuff.  The reality is a BOL serves a variety of functions. … Continue reading →

Episode-1149- William Golightly on Buying Rural Land

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Today on The Survival Podcast we are joined by William (Billy) Golightly.  Billy is a real estate agent that specializes in rural properties in north central Florida. He joins us today to discuss searching for bug out or retreat properties.  We discuss things like buying old timber land that has been cut.  Earning income with a property to offset expenses. We also talk about how to find the right type of agent for this type of property search.  When it makes sense to buy a property on the courthouse steps in a tax sale and when it doesn’t.  We cover … Continue reading →

Episode-1102- Thoughts and Consideration with a Move to a New State

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Walking To Freedom has gotten off to a great start with citizens helping citizens already in a quest to find a home with more of the freedoms that are important to them.  This has prompted a lot of questions in my direction about one state vs. the next. Frankly I think the entire point of the WTF forum is so people that actually live in or have lived in said states can give you the reality on the ground but I will do my best today to provide a mile high overview of what I would personally consider. I also want … Continue reading →

Episode-966- Developing Raw Land into a Homestead or BOL Over the Long Haul

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One of the more complex questions I was asked at Ben Falk’s PDC course was about a “long term bug out”, which I needed clarification on because it can mean so many things.  What the student meant turned out to be something very relevant for the TSP community so it has become the focus of today’s show. This person found themselves in a situation many of us face.  They have a job, not a super job but one that pays the bills.  Said job requires life in a city/town of some size and they want to be prepared to get … Continue reading →

Episode-924- Lessons Learned on the Arkansas Homestead

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As many of you know we are now looking to purchase a larger piece of land in Texas.  That will balance well with the apartment we keep in Arlington providing us living quarters both in the city and the country.  The new land in Texas will become our primary residence. We are not sure about what to do with the Arkansas property right now.  On one hand it is very inexpensive on the other it would generate a lot of cash if we sold it at this point.  Many listeners who have watched me grow TSP from the early days … Continue reading →

Episode-824- Dan Vamos from Homestead Dividends

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Dan Vamos is many things.  A father, an English teacher, a homesteader, a DIY enthusiast, a prepper and a patriotic American.  He has also been listening to The Survival Podcast for a very long time, all the way back to the podcasting from the car days. Along the way he founded a website called, “Homestead Dividends”, designed to help the average person transform their home into a true homestead and get more out of their homes both while living in them and when it comes time to sell them. Join Dan and I Today as we Discuss… What are some … Continue reading →

Episode-770- Modern Financial Survival

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Yesterday I stated that we are about to in effect go into the middle of a financial war.  I am not sure the analogy was fully understood it wasn’t so much about fighting the battle but more about the way that even if good is the end result how many can be harmed in the process. This resulted in a litany of people trying to nit pick about the justification for WWII, why the US prospered after the war, etc.   Such people are literalists that don’t comprehend analogies and tell “ants are socialists”, when you tell them the ant and … Continue reading →

Episode-657- Creating the Low Cost BOL

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Today we are going to take a look at setting up a BOL on the cheap or at least inexpensively.  There are a ton of ways to accomplish this and land is still one of the best investments a person can make. I also do a brief review today of a great resource for setting up that low cost retreat, it is called, The Dirt Cheap Survival Retreat by M.D. Creekmore, author of The Survivalist Blog. If you have never read M.D. Blog take a look at it today because he has some great information and insights on modern survival … Continue reading →

Episode-588- Listener Feedback 1-17-11

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Time to get into another round of listener feedback on a Monday morning.  Today we discuss a new food crisis, the GMO chicken, getting started as a college student, your first garden and more. Remember to submit content for this type of show send an email with “question for jack” in the subject line to jack at thesurvivalpocast.com Join me today as we discuss… Growing that first spring garden Getting started as a prepper when you are still in college Is the “fair tax” really fair is it really a solution Can you bring down the Fed by not using … Continue reading →