Land deals out there...

[travelaround]

I was looking at a small town just east of Cleveland Ohio on realtor.com and saw a lot of old homes in need of renovation for only about 10K.

 

[Qxxx]

http://fallsfamilyland.com

Northern NM is a beautiful area in the summer, but I immediately thought, 20F in winter. It's actually gonna be 3F in Chama tonight at 7800' elevation, El Vado Lake is at 7000'.

https://weather.com/weather/tenday/...6dc0724689e5e50a539b91f9fc70583fa34c94434d281

BTW, on the Captains Logs pages, Matala spent quite a bit of time there this past summer.

 

[Qxxx]

crofter, have you looked at all at land in the northeastern Oregon area? I notice the John Day area is pretty mild now.

https://weather.com/weather/tenday/...8e1614f944a88beb4580d971b211c81746ffe3cdbf1d0

 

[crofter]

crofter, have you looked at all at land in the northeastern Oregon area? I notice the John Day area is pretty mild now.

Illegal to live on your land in an RV in OR. Also high taxes if you are a landowner.    ~crofter

 

[wayne49]

I was looking at a small town just east of Cleveland Ohio on realtor.com and saw a lot of old homes in need of renovation for only about 10K.

Make sure to check for back property taxes that would have to paid to close.

 

[wayne49]

crofter, have you looked at all at land in the northeastern Oregon area? I notice the John Day area is pretty mild now.

https://weather.com/weather/tenday/...8e1614f944a88beb4580d971b211c81746ffe3cdbf1d0

Wed DEC 18 Mostly Cloudy 39°/32°

Mild? Maybe considered mild for Minnesota or Alaska.

 

[Qxxx]

Wed DEC 18 Mostly Cloudy 39°/32°

Mild? Maybe considered mild for Minnesota or Alaska.

Well, Quartzsite gets down around freezing at night in the winter too, sometimes well below. I just checked the Portland forecast, a fair amount warmer, but rain every day for the next 10 days. Woof. The western OR "deserts" are drier and more hospitable for boondocking lifestyle but crofter nixed that idea in the bud.

 

[Gypsy108]

I actually love winter.  I’m from Minnesota, I hate the humidity in summer...love the dessert....I figure I’ll spend time up north when it’s hot and meet up with everyone when it’s cold ...

 

[Qxxx]

A nice adobe house with thick walls will be good for both hot and cold temperatures. The ancients were pretty smart.

 

[Gypsy108]

Yep, that’s my plan ....With a TOLIET too...
Maybe have 2 adobes on the property....one for guests with a shower too...for my nomad guests.....

 

[crofter]

Sounds awesome, Gypsy108!  I am looking for lower elevation as I get altitude sickness at 7000 feet, so I will keep looking. For those who can still do some higher elevation this sounds good. You will want to make sure the deed is transferable. Some developers are not able to deliver the deeds until all parcels are bought and paid for. 

Don't forget about straw bale construction, also very thick walls and they go up pretty fast. Stucco exterior usually. I prefer round steel walls, think quonset hut, with insulated lower walls. In high wind areas, the rounded walls give a quietness to the structure during the storms that is pretty nice, and also provide a snow free path downwind of the structure. The one I owned was 40X100 with skylights for solar gain.  ~crofter

 

[Qxxx]

Northern NM is famous for rammed earth houses. Some have used old auto tires for structural support, and which also produces 3' thick walls. Also called Earthships.

https://theearthbuildersguild.com/
https://eartharchitecture.org/
https://eartharchitecture.org/?cat=78
https://eartharchitecture.org/?cat=81

Probably a little bigger than Gypsy has in mind, but ya never know.
http://www.rammedearthhomes.com/images/house_panorama.png

 

[tx2sturgis]

I recently bought 3.5 acres in Texas, with a building and utilities on the property, and it was cheap, bought at auction.

Yes the deals are out there but this one took about 40 years of looking...

:dodgy:

 

[bullfrog]

The biggest problem I have with "owning" land is you never can be totally sure you will be able to keep it and do what you want with it (live in a RV) while you will have to pay taxes and maintain it. I haven't seen any land with zoning and a source of water that is anywhere near affordable in an area where it is warm in the winter and I've been looking long enough that my age will soon require I be near doctors and hospitals! So far long term renting in older RV parks over winter and workamping for an RV site in the summer is the best solution I have found.

 

[Qxxx]

Rammit Yourself. They have workshops near Tucson on how to build rammed earth homes. I suppose you can build one of moderate size, they don't all have to be 10,000 sq.ft.

http://www.rammedearthhomes.com/workshops.htm

 

[crofter]

... do what you want with it (live in a RV)....

In Wyoming if you own more than 900 acres you can do whatever you want, but there's cold winters there and sparse social services to help you out. You would need a passive solar garage for the RV to make it through the winter.  -crofter

 

[maki2]

I would be the little piggy who built a house with straw. It is so much easier and faster than adobe and rammed earth and you still end up with stucco on the walls for all of them. But there is a whole lot less pain and effort getting it finished so you can start living in it.