Actually, you never own it. The government has found a to own it even if you pay for it. Miss your annual property taxes and you say goodbye to your land. The myth is that you think you own it when you don’t. You just pay and pay and pay until you die. Then good luck to your heirs if they want to continue owning it after the estate taxes and then more property taxes…oh and did I mention the taxes. Ownership is a myth.