where is the least expensive land in the USA?

[slowrev]

Chucko,
Lived in Beaverton OR when it blew. Used to climb on the north side that is not there anymore...... it seems like that since the hurricanes beachfront land in FL would be cheap, but it will be rebuilt and tore up many times in the future.

Ben

 

[Varmintmist]

I think you are going to drive farther than 30 miles to get to a "city" If a large town is ok then you might make it in your price range for 10 ac and a house. You might have to think more $$ and or farther out. There is land near here that is going for 600/ac +-, but it really isnt near anything, and has no value in timber or mineral rights.

Land has gone UP a lot in the last 5 years. When you are buying acreage, it kinda goes like this:

1-3 20-30K/ac
3-7 15-20K/ac
7-15 7-12K/ac
15-25 4-6K/ac
25+ anywhere from 500-4000/ac

I looked for a LOOOONG time to find mine. 6 months after I bought it I saw the realtor and he said I could double my money. If you want big acreage, be ready to BUY the day you walk it if it is in a decent area. It goes fast.

Oh, and get the old guy as your realtor, he might actually understand the "acreage" is not a 3 acre lot. I went through 7 realtors because they dont listen to the buyer, they want to sell the development homes and make a fast buck. The guy we FINALLY got that actually understood that LAND does not equal LOT, got his cut for about 3 days work.

 

[JATO_RaT]

"i hear alaska is cheap. and if you red. the house in your wifes name the state will pay her about 38k a year to stay! "

You have been hearing something that no one else up there is hearing. Alaska is definitely not cheap. Not land, housing, food, parts, cars, tools, and the many things we get here so easily. It is one magical place however.

 

[fishman]

I live about 25 minutes from Waco, TX which is a city of about 150 thousand. My 5 year old 1800 square foot home with oversize garage, 10 acres, and in a very good school district, appraised for 145k a little over a year ago. I paid 117k four years ago. Land costs are accelerating rapidly in my area. Ten acre tracts are going for 5k/acre minimum.

Did I mention snow loads aren't a problem around here? /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

Downside to living where I do. The deer ate my fall garden yesterday when the wind blew down the gate. The only think left was my habenero plant /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif

 

[bczoom]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( Want it in the hills? I bet <<THIS LAND>> will be cheep )</font>

Hey Chucko /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif - read back a little. Remember the regulations thing we're also talking about. Here's a good example of big brother kicking you off your land.

 

[JPinnell]

Without knowing what sort of terrain you like or what your profession is, it's hard to make a recommendation. What would you call a city?

I just bought a place less than an hour (Stanton/Meramec Caverns) from (60mi) downtown St. Louis where I work. 9.5 Acres partially wooded in a nice little hollow for $152K. It has an 11yr old 1500sqf Ranch and a 24x40 Shop on it too. About a 1/3 is wooded and the rest of it has trees and lawn. I think I did OK. Property in this part of rural MO starts around $2K/acre for rocks and scrubby trees in large tracts to around $4-5K for nicer building sites in the 10-15 acre range.

- JP

 

[TBAR]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( where is the least expensive land in the USA?)</font>

$125.00 Per Acre..........if you buy 10 sections. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif


TBAR

 

[DaveNay]

Don't even bother with northern Illinois/Chicago area. /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif

Dave

 

[Varmintmist]

Tbar, thats one of those ones thats advertised as a "girl behind every tree" places, isnt it ?? /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Man, go buy a hill /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif

 

[TBAR]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( Tbar, thats one of those ones thats advertised as a "girl behind every tree" places, isnt it ?? /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Man, go buy a hill /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif )</font>

LOL.................Good one!!! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif


TBAR