I have to say here that living off of the land is a hell of a lot more difficult than most people think it is, and frankly you still need income or the taxes will force you into foreclosure. I live off grid, 800 AH LiFePO4 and 5800W but the investment for that privilege was 30k alone, and it’s still not enough power for a normal lifestyle. Animal husbandry is a full time job, growing food crops is complicated by pests, it’s easy to lose an entire year to voles, gophers, mice, aphids, fungus, predators, and the list goes on. Cheap land is usually cheap for some really good reasons. #homesteading
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This is great knowledge. Wasnt so serious about living off the land. Just using as an example of buying land cheap and EVEN livinig off the land. But i never considered all the things you mentioned. That would make it really hard. Wow. Would love to try it one day. I guess im thinking of buying that 50 acres and not living off it. Maybe if i needed to, but just having land makes me excited.
It is exciting. I have 60 acres and love spending my days here, I dropped 50k on an excavator just to be able to do something with the land. The price of admission is not cheap. I spent 25 years working full time and running multiple business just to get here. It’s not a survival strategy, it’s an earned privilege. #homesteading