Buying Land

[Happy Camper]

They aren't suffering from a loss of revenue they never had.

That never stopped anyone from trying to ensure future profits.

I probably should have phrased it:
Significant loss of future revenue is probably the go to reasoning if they were pressed for an actual answer.

 

[Don]

See the article I posed above, CO does not have any more such counties. Google AI is spreading misinformation as usual. The state of CO is making sure all counties will have enforcement and also will enforce single statewide code not own codes. Given political climate in CO I have a good guess what that code will be

AZ is overrun all over. Also tx, nm and az are turning into Mexico I dk for that. There tons of people all over AZ now very overpopulated state and I go everywhere and seek most remote parts. Its a major tourist and transplant mecca, if something is still less discovered here it soon will ve

Maybe moving out of the country would better suit your needs

 

[rruff]

That never stopped anyone from trying to ensure future profits.

Most of the counties where they don't have building departments now, have ~2k residents... and most of them look like KS, too. Unless the state funds and hires for code enforcement in these areas, I don't expect anything will change.

 

[twomountainlions]

Colorado adopted new energy codes last year that will be required to be enforced by all local jurisdictions for new single family homes. So far it has to do with stuff like EV plugs, whole house heat pump readiness, etc. More strict codes are expected in 2026, which likely will force heat pumps installations and ban gas/propane appliances.
Sure one can buy existing cabin but if it burns down -rebuild will be expensive as must meet codes. This didnt work well for Paradise, CA residents who couldnt rebuild in CA even though they were insured.

They had a town fire in CO last year and people couldn't rebuild due to codes, so they granted one time group exemption to the town.
Also such states will make fuels expensive and repairs to existing appliances difficult
One of these former no-enforcement CO counties now requies $1000 fee just to file for variance.

I would never advocate violating local rules and if they required me to build a flying saucer to move in, I would. Its not a good or peaceful life hiding from regulations as wrong as they might be
Luckily there are still pockets of freedom and one is free to move there, highways are open and not even tolls on them, planes are still flyng too.

 

[rruff]

One of these former no-enforcement CO counties now requies $1000 fee just to file for variance.

Who does the enforcing? These big counties with almost zero people are unlikely to comply unless they are funded by the state. Is that was is happening?

You mentioned that NM has statewide codes now. I don't know when that happened, but there are plenty of people who aren't complying.

 

[Gr8ful]

Sure one can buy existing cabin but if it burns down -rebuild will be expensive as must meet codes. This didnt work well for Paradise, CA residents who couldnt rebuild in CA even though they were insured.

That's why you buy replacement insurance so they pay for all costs to rebuild. Is there anything you're not afraid of? We don't have local inspectors here. We have state inspectors. Ag buildings have no building code.

 

[Gr8ful]

Why Half of America is Empty – The 9 States No One Lives In​

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[afblangley]

Why Half of America is Empty – The 9 States No One Lives In​

What all the states in that video have in common is that they are cold. If I were to make a list of least populated places that Americans can freely move to, I'd start with these 4. The largest one has only a third of the population of Wyoming. What these have in common is a yearly average temperature of ~80F:

American Samoa 43,915
Northern Mariana Islands 49,796
U.S. Virgin Islands 98,750
Guam 172,952

One more thing: the top 10 least populated states all have brutal weather. But #11 is Hawaii.

 

[bullfrog !]

What all the states in that video have in common is that they are cold. If I were to make a list of least populated places that Americans can freely move to, I'd start with these 4. The largest one has only a third of the population of Wyoming. What these have in common is a yearly average temperature of ~80F:

American Samoa 43,915
Northern Mariana Islands 49,796
U.S. Virgin Islands 98,750
Guam 172,952

One more thing: the top 10 least populated states all have brutal weather. But #11 is Hawaii.

For me you would have to consider humidity and insects as well Lol!!! Guess I’ll just stick with southern Arizona and hope everyone gets thirsty and moves!

 

[Gr8ful]

I like Michigan. We live in the SW corner where we don't get the snow & snow like. The last 2 winters we only needed to be plowed once per season. The lake effect goes south to Indiana. It's colder in TN than here. 80% of MI population live in the lower third of the lower MI. Most on the east side aka Detroit area. The Great Lakes have 80% of the world's freshwater. I read years ago if all the states stood alone all Michigan would have to do is grow citrus in greenhouses. We don't have floods or hurricanes. We're not in tornado alley or on fault lines. Great place to live.

 

[afblangley]

I like Michigan... We don't have floods or hurricanes. We're not in tornado alley or on fault lines. Great place to live.

Couldn't convince me from all the MI license plates I see down here in Florida right now...