LOOK FOR THESE 8 THINGS WHEN BUYING HOMESTEAD PROPERTY

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You don't need to be buying 40 acres to consider these tips when buying property, you could simply be moving to a more rural area just outside the city... these tips will be helpful no matter where you're buying.

Time Stamps
0:00 - Chit Chat
5:32 - Question of the day
9:08 - Main Topic
9:23 - Access
12:14 - Water
14:50 - Power
16:56 - Don't buy raw land
18:12 - Old houses come with baggage
19:57 - Infrastructure
22:02 - Buy within your means
24:17 - The right KIND of land for you
26:20 - Bonus tip!
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[amandaw]

Thank you for addressing the water! My dad is a well driller and he’s seen people’s dreams and savings obliterated when they don’t get water. He likes to say that in well drilling you pay for the hole, the water is free. His number one tip is buy on a water option when people call, tip number 2 is always talk to the neighbors. It’s not sure fire but if all the neighbors have 600ft wells don’t expect a 100ft well. And if all the neighbors have water storage tanks always investigate!

[SHADOW-xwlq]

One thing I would add is to check the zoning. The property may look like it is out "there", but there may be zoning restrictions you would not think about. Friends bought 10 acres with the hopes to homestead and found there was a restriction (HOA) on livestock. They had 10a. homestead and they could not have any livestock. Chickens were not allowed. They are stuck with 10a to MOW.

[sunflowersue]

Have the well water tested. Neighbors well water tested full of runoff from neighbors farm pesticides and fertilizer. Can't drink it.

[slcsparkle]

Working on buying an acre of property in a couple of months. Been praying for it for years! Can't wait to see what the Lord has for us! Blessings on your family!

[goldenglowladore]

You're giving me hope. Thank you.
I still don't know if homesteading is what the Lord has planned for me. I like many of the ideas/ self- sufficiency options. As a single, again, 57yr peppy woman fighting old injuries and learning ways that help with pain physically, mobility I wonder.
I must, must tune in to the Lord otherwise I'll bite off more than I can chew. Bloom where planted.... and shine His light. Rich blessings for you and your family.

[CH-hhmg]

Everything you have discussed is the whole reason we are going to wait 3-5 years to move onto a property in the country. People panic buying now are not only driving up the costs of these types of property but when they realize they are in over their heads, some of these properties will be back on the market again soon. Stuff is 'flying off the shelves' right now with rural properties.

[wendyc]

Another huge consideration is having wetlands on your property. For me, it is a blessing, I bought a 40 acre property with a 20 year old home, very nice. Only about 4-5 acres are really usable and accessible, the rest is wetlands, but I don't plan on livestock or much more than a large garden (that's already there and fenced, yeah!). I think i will enjoy the wildlife that this property supports though. Anyway, if there are wetlands on your property, you have to check with county extension and corps of engineers if you want to convert into usable land.

[NeeNee]

I'm going to add a 29th. Know the average weather patterns for the area your looking at for property.
I lived in an area where the average wind gusts where to me horrible. It didn't matter what time of year it was we had a lot of high winds, some days I couldn't get my garden planted in time due to high winds. Having a simple light weight greenhouse wasn't a possibility in my area, you had to have a heavy duty greenhouse.

[catherinebourdon]

We know of a town that many people moved to during the lockdowns, hoping to find good country-ish living just outside of a major city. What the people didn't know was the history of the location. Coal ash dump sites had been buried throughout. Unfortunately, the soil & water is in questionable condition. Seeing that taught us the importance to make sure we learned about the condition of the land, water and soil.

[valh]

Great informative video as always. I would add, do not only get to know to neighbors, look them up. Most states have a judiciary case search database that is open to the public. Find out the names of those around you (by looking on the state real property database) and search for court records. You want to focus on assaults, drug possession, etc. My brother-in-law was going to buy a property and he looked up all the neighbors. Come to find out, one of the neighbors had sued and had run-ins with every one of the neighbors. So he decided not to buy the property.

[stephengregory]

Wow! Y’all are on fire! Every video hits the topics that are so desperately needed! Thank you so much!

[jfam]

Love this video! So much great information, thank you!
I met a family that fed 11 families on their ONE acre lot! They sold produce to farmers markets and on Craigslist too. They didn’t have a lot of grass, but it was a beautiful place! They proved that it doesn’t have to be a gigantic piece of land to grow lots of food. More land would be needed for large animals, but their chickens were doing great and helped fertilize the vast gardens.

[ashleyzuck]

Man I don’t think we followed any of these😂 20 acres of raw national forest land, middle of the mountains. But we did think through and make plans for everything and are chugging away. One year in and our cabin is done, chickens are happy, earth sheltered green house being built, barn foundation getting prepped, temporary enclosures for our soon to be cow all finished. Lots of work ahead but it’s doable! We are currently fully on solar but should have power before winter, and we had a well Witcher come out and our well will be drilled soon. We had the blessing of our old home being sold so we could be financially prepared for those big expenses. I have been really enjoying your videos!

[happycritters]

Found a nice piece of property with an old double wide trailer on it. Used the trailer while we built our house then sold it. Septic, water and electricity was already available for the new house.

[washington]

We bought raw land, 2 parcels after selling our home in town, got a deal on the price and drilled a well before closing, installed driveway, power and septic in the first couple of months. Sold one parcel for more than we bought both for, paid off the other parcel we are building on and pocketed the profits. Currently we are building and planting out fruit & nut trees, several different berry bushes and vining crops. Herbal patches are going in soon. One thing I learned is before you can build you need water, did not know that at the time but we drilled before closing on the property. Trying to remain debt free with everything, taxes do go up after the county sees progress / infrastructure. We started this 2 years ago and had looked for over a year at a lot of different properties, looking ever weekend at 7+ per day, we did not use a retaliator except when we wanted to make an offer on our property we have now, we talked directly with the selling agent for the seller. Do your homework! Great video and tips/information.

[ScarySock]

This video couldn't have come at a better time. Headed out to view properties in rural Saskatchewan on Wednesday. My life long dream is finally coming to light. Really happy that I've considered everything on your list and there were no surprises, looks like I've done my research.

[jenjohnson]

One of my fondest childhood memories are sitting w my grandparents and my siblings snapping green beans on a swing set.

[victoriaswift]

Thank you for this. So many YouTubers glamorize this lifestyle. I'm glad you are bringing it back to reality. We are renting an 1870's farm house that is beautiful!..but just our kerosene heating bill has been $1400 a month all winter. Sooo painful (especially when we are paying $2500 a month rent, and that's considered a steal in this area!) We love the place, but spending this much monthly makes us want to rush to find our own place. We've been looking at beautiful places in West Virginia and boy did this talk set me straight. There is so much more research we need to do. Thank you for being upfront!

[loganchannel]

This is so helpful. My husband and I are making steps to buy land in the next year. Thank you so much!

[mrs.e]

This is one of the most pragmatic and useful videos anyone has ever done. Thank you.
-Out here in Ohio mineral rights are also a huge factor. They can be sold off many titles ago and people miss those details. Thank you again!