Buying Land

[tx2sturgis]

This is the ad copy for that 20 acre property ($12,500) in case it's not accessible on tablets or phones:

"20 acres in Sunset Ranches near western border of Hudspeth County, ~16 miles northeast of Fabens, TX/I 10. Lot 13. One hour to El Paso, TX. NO HOA. No building restrictions. Build your dream home, cabin, tiny home, mobile home, RV, short-term camping, livestock/horses, ATV riding, & hunting. Peaceful living at its best in friendly West Texas where the sun & stars shine brightly. Invest in land while it's affordable! Most buyers in the area utilize hauled water, solar panels, propane, & state approved composting toilets. Buyer is encouraged to verify all information with the appropriate Hudspeth County office/s. Address is for listing purposes; it's not a searchable address. Serious inquiries only, please. All information regarding the parcel is in this listing description and the photos. Legal description: 76 TSP 4 SEC 21 T & P SUNSET RANCHES #20 LOT 13 (20.014 ACRES). Parcel ID 57089 for Hudspeth Appraisal District website. Approx coordinates of parcel: 31.6021685, -105.9519847."

 

[Gr8ful]

Land prices are extremely high worldwide now, no deals now.

I realize that but there's always deals to be found. Realtors rate just below used car salesmen
I'd find an old person that goes to deer camp a week a week a year & buy it but let him still use it a week a year like always. He gets the $$ now but still gets to use it like always but no more property taxes, insurance, maintenance or paying & dealing with a realtor. Win-Win for everyone & a 1/2 price camp for you.

 

[Gr8ful]

Looks like all the property tx2sturgis found in Sunset Ranches is sold but more going up for sale Jan 3rd. https://www.sunsetranches.com/land-for-sale/

SORRY WE ARE TEMPORARILY SOLD OUT! MORE LAND WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR SALE FRIDAY JANUARY THE 3rd. BEAT PRICE INCREASE!! TO BE PLACED ON OUR WAITING LIST PLEASE CALL MATT at 800 939 2654​

 

[tx2sturgis]

Those companies have a huge amount of land, just takes time to survey each and every lot, take pics, and put them up for sale. This has been the case for decades. They have 'inventory' available all the time. I used to traverse that area and there are always 'Land (or Lots) for Sale' signs all along that corridor.

I'm not recommending any particular lot or seller, but earlier in this thread it seems there is the consensus that there is no more cheap land...so you just have to expand your search area.

Also, I believe that in Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas areas you can still find some remote plots of wooded and overgrown land that sells pretty cheap, but clearing the land for use, and all-weather, usable roads leading in and out can be an issue in some locations.

 

[tx2sturgis]

More?

Sure...we got MORE cheap land and affordable houses and buildings out here in West Texas. Shhh....don't tell anyone...I may already be in trouble for telling 'outsiders'....


https://www.bhhs.com/premier-properties-and-pondera-properties-tx307/lubbock/amy-baugh/cid-1090094




Here's one:

https://www.bhhs.com/premier-proper...1090094/tx/30-mcadoo-road-79851/pid-362943621

 

[twomountainlions]

Got to have water to water the garden, trees, veggies, the birds, the goats, the pigs, all needs lots of water.

 

[twomountainlions]

Also, I believe that in Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas areas you can still find some remote plots of wooded and overgrown land that sells pretty cheap, but clearing the land for use, and all-weather, usable roads leading in and out can be an issue in some locations.

Lol no cheap land in AR, KY, but especially not in TN!
Even in the scary ghetto parts where I would not set my foot.
TN was hit by major run on land and homes starting 2020, its the one with some of the biggest value increases.
I was in rural TN when it all started and talked to locals who were desperately searching for land and were left holding the bag by the newcomers and inflation. They were really hopeful the prices come down but they didnt
Also I owned land in AR and know the market there.
I also searched for land in KY in person, from Jackson Purchase all the way to VA and WV borders, and know the entire state real well and what issues come up in some areas and types of parcels.
By the way if I wanted to get power they wanted 7 building inspections in remote rural KY.
But we might have different definitions of what "cheap" is.
AR is not the most expensive and definitely more affordable than TN, but no cheap places anymore.
If by cheap you mean "cheaper than in many other states" then yes, true. But I don't consider it cheap

 

[Gr8ful]

That's why Michigan is your best bet.

 

[twomountainlions]

Looks like all the property tx2sturgis found in Sunset Ranches is sold but more going up for sale Jan 3rd. https://www.sunsetranches.com/land-for-sale/

SORRY WE ARE TEMPORARILY SOLD OUT! MORE LAND WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR SALE FRIDAY JANUARY THE 3rd. BEAT PRICE INCREASE!! TO BE PLACED ON OUR WAITING LIST PLEASE CALL MATT at 800 939 2654​

53k for 38 acres of waterless, as I understand it, land and sold out. I guess the land run continues.

 

[tx2sturgis]

Yeah the desert is not for everyone but plenty of 'homesteaders' are out there.

For many decades I rolled into Cornudas Texas once or twice a month and had a nice meal. Cornudas is a microscopic blip on the map, about an hour east of El Paso on US-62/180. Population at the time was 7.

Mayor May, who owned the town, and everything in it, was also the chief cook at the little diner. Good food. The Cornudas Burger was famous for being the best burger you could eat between El Paso and Carlsbad NM. It was also the ONLY burger between El Paso and Carlsbad.

She had water delivered in bulk about once a week, and was always closed on Tuesdays. She would head into El Paso and buy fresh and frozen food and of course, supplies, for the restaurant. On other days, I would be in there enjoying a nice meal, and people would drop by who lived, 'in the area'. Out there in the desert, 'in the area' meant 75 miles or so. Her friends and neighbors 'in the area' all lived 20, 30, 50 miles away. She knew them all by name. There was about 6 tables so people just sat down and joined you for lunch. It was surprisingly 'homey' for being so spread out.

She knew most of us truck drivers by name, since we were in there often. If you stopped by the week before Christmas you got a goodie basket: Home made candies and cupcakes, trinkets, maybe a scented candle for the ladies or a baseball cap for us dudes.

May has passed along now. But she was like 'Momma' to all who knew her.

I knew one of the Marines who was killed on a V-22 Osprey back in the 90's, during the testing and development phases of that aircraft. He was the son of the owners of the Dell City Diner, which is no longer in operation, but was serving food back in the 90's along 62/180. When he was a teenager, he was working in the kitchen and serving up sandwiches for lunch and would come sit with you and visit about the 'big wide world' out there. He later joined the Marines and then gave his all as a crew member on the tiltrotor.

It might seem like you would be all alone out there, but really, people get to know their 'neighbors' in a way that city people rarely know about.

All in all, not a bad area to settle into.

http://www.texasescapes.com/WestTexasTowns/CornudasTexas/CornudasTexas.htm

 

[twomountainlions]

Yeah the desert is not for everyone but plenty of 'homesteaders' are out there.

Do they drill wells there and how deep they run?
Homesteading needs water source

 

[twomountainlions]

One thing you get in parts of the South (not in KY) is LOW property taxes.
Tax or mill rates and formulas are one thing, whether they actually reaccess upon sale or as market goes up is another thing.
In KY they reaccess all over and making farm exemption harder to get.
Taxes, crazy new insurance rates all adds up