Here in eastern Kentucky, western West Virginia, and parts of southern Ohio people do this too. But the big issue
is wanting these places to be connected to the "GRID" somehow. Whether it be phone, cable/internet, electric etc
it allows for law enforcement to know who is there. (so it isn't escaped prisoners, those hiding from debt collectors,
those evading alimony/child support, or those active in criminal endeavors.
LEO's (law enforcement officers) are looking for certain things like a rural mail box with a number & name on it, and
bits of evidence that indicate the resident is "solid" in his or her residency there. This may be flower pots or beds,
some kind of garden or attended lawn that is mowed regularly, perhaps a clothes line with clothes hanging on it.
All indicating that they aren't hiding anything.
If they stop and visit you, you can always say that you are buying the land and as money/Covid pandemic allows for building a house or buying a modular home that that's your plan.