Jason is a Night Auditor, who loves food.
I want to own land
12 months ago
Somewhere beautiful.
How to own land
It made me
spinny-madoo 
""Holy cow! This is really ours?!""
How I did it: This mainly pertains to purchasing a remote property.
One of our dreams was to own remote beachfront property here in Alaska. We heard about a remote land sale through the Department of Natural Resources. We took a skiff out to see the parcels and picked one we liked. It was a very reasonable price and the state only wanted $1,100.00 down! For 2 acres!
Lessons & tips: Research what permits you will need to build anything. Find out if your land could fall under a classification that prevents you from building. An example is that we had to have a Wetlands Mitigation done. This means a person walked our land to determine if it fell under the classification of Wetlands. It didn't thankfully.
Walk the boundaries...find the monuments...know your land.
Who owns the land around you? It looks empty and wooded now but in 10 years what could happen?
Know what you expect of your land. If you want to grow vegetables have the soil tested.
Check in to bathroom requirements. We are allowed to have an outhouse as the property is on an undeveloped island. Some places will not let you have an outhouse.
There are alternatives such as composting or incinerating toilets.
How easy is it to access? Our property can only be accessed by boat, float plane, or an 11 hour hike. This comes into play when we want to camp or contemplate building a cabin.
Be aware of the animals that you may have to deal with. We have bear, wolves, and various little critters like mink.
Resources: Internet, DNR, friends
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proud owner
2 years ago
I bought a little piece of land last year. We wanted to build a house on it, but with the property values on a constant rise, we found that piece of land to be a very good investment. It has more than doubled during this year. Now we want to sell it and buy another piece of land in a different area and also build a house, both out of the money earned with the first piece of land.
I wish..
3 years ago
that one day I could own a piece of nice fertile land,, somewhere overlooking the sea. nice climate of course.. a small functional house. nice village nearby,, down to earth. I would visit from time to time,, and when I grow old I could settle down there and have it as a base between travelling.
got the new property list for august
3 years ago
boo hoo the ones I liked are gone. curt says they will be back, they are rotating but I don’t think so. Hope next month something better will be there- this month is just too disappointing. sniffle
home sweet home
3 years ago
i hope to buy some land in probably northern ontario-10-50 acres seems right. Hubbie wants some water on it and I need to be able to get to a town Hope to acheive the downpayment in 2006 or early 2007. wish me luck
ok, ok, so it's not me...
3 years ago
a friend is thinking of buying land/house.
And renting said house to many peoples. I like the idea greatly. If I get the chance, I’m definitely going in on it.
Not an enthusiastic Yes, but...
4 years ago
I wish there were a “Meh, Whatever” option or a neutral option in between “Worth Doing!” (enthusiastic approval) and “Not Worth Doing” (dissuading). I don’t feel either of those things.
I think it’s worthwhile to own a house or purchase some kind of real estate… just because they’re not making any more of the stuff. I couldn’t deal with strata council politicky crap, so I would stay away from condos if I could help it. The possibility of being evicted at any time keeps me from renting.
It could just be that housing in Vancouver, BC is hideous. Anything I could stomach living in is at least CDN$500K (and that’s a real fixer-upper). Renting an apartment or a small suite in a house is at least $500/month. Renting a larger suite or an entire house costs well over $1000/month (anywhere from $1000-$1500/month or more depending on location and space)... which looks almost like my monthly mortgage payment(!).
But owning land and owning property are not for everyone. This is why I don’t really like that “Worth Doing!” designation. It isn’t something I’d recommend to anyone at random. Maintenance costs, upkeep, property tax, mortgages are not burdens that everyone can justify taking on. And there’s a big “staying in one place” factor that not everyone can or wants to do.
