Posted: 7/23/2011 1:59:06 PM EDT
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I am in the process of saving up for a parcel of land. I am 24 years old, no debt and a few thousand dollars in savings.
I want to buy some land in New Hampshire to eventually build on. I really don't know where to begin and am looking for advice. This being the survival forum, I am also looking for some advice on how to choose good "survival" land. What features should I look for? How much should I get? Where in New Hampshire? A few things that I have though of is getting land with ample sunlight (South facing slope?); preferably with running water(spring or small river etc) and the ability to create a dam / pond. I don't know the legalities of this yet and I assume that it varies by location. Any help is appreciated. Thanks |
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A few off the top of my head:
Access Roads to your property (paved, gravel, Who maintains, year round?) Neighbors (good, bad, crazy, public land, etc etc) Water costs (dig well, run city water, etc) Power (how much to run power to your site) Perc test (can you put in a septic system) Taxes Zoning issues Firearms restrictions |
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Water. Water. Water. Water. Water. water water water and ACCESS to it.. some areas in the country no longer permit wells, due to, contamination of the ground water, County.,town, city has declared rights to all ground water. I understand in some parts of the counrty you can NOT harvest rain water...be sure who owns your water where ever you set up your BOL.. I recently put in a 100,000 gal stock tank(pond,pool, $1200 hole in the ground) It will harvest all the run off from 3 acre of my property and what ever happens to fall in to it.. it will be MINE,,I Looked into wells, starting at $6k in my region...WAY out of my price range, wells can go from 10' to 1000' or more feet.. Unless I take stock from the local DotGov fisheries, then for 5 years THEY have say so over my water....  I will be stocking from
a private fishery when the time comes... lastly be sure you have a clean access to the land, I have seen issues where someone purchases a plot of land, only to fine the surrounding land owners wont allow access..
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| Start at landwatch.com that way you can look at land in your area or all over the nation. You can get an idea what the prices are in the area you want to buy. When I found my land I just drove around until I found something I like and bought it from the owner who had a sign up. Remember....wells, septic systems, electricity and fencing all cost a lot to put in. Try to find a place that has as many improvements as possible. |
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That far north, I would get a solar survey done. The folks who put in solar panels can do it. That will tell you how much time you will spend in shade, essentially. That would be important up there, I think. It's not in Houston, but the shady sides of valleys in eastern Washington close to Spokane where some of my relatives are show startling average temperature differences.
Just a thought for a colder part of the US. |
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Some states own all surface water.
BUT, if the surface water was obtained through mining, then the landowner has rights. I once saw a guy that had a nice pond he had the rights to, since the pond was made buy the mining of rock (for gravel). In short he got paid, and got a nice pond. |
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water first , perc test , mineral rights are on my list they are not often sold in some states. buy as much dirt as you can afford . the more acres the better then get a good survey and mark the corners and lines . My brother bought 120 acres got it surveyed and found out he got 122 acres and the neighbor was farming about 15 of his acres and had been for years . The corner pole and a talk solved that . the basic of life is water . look at streams and creeks but plan for a well and septic.
I live on 6 acres and have a well and septic .build larger than you need for septic and run a larger water line from your well . 2 inch instead of 1or even 3 .. I once put out a brush fire volume is your friend in water flow 
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Water. Water. Water. Water. Water. water water water and ACCESS to it.. some areas in the country no longer permit wells, due to, contamination of the ground water, County.,town, city has declared rights to all ground water. I understand in some parts of the counrty you can NOT harvest rain water...be sure who owns your water where ever you set up your BOL.. I recently put in a 100,000 gal stock tank(pond,pool, $1200 hole in the ground) It will harvest all the run off from 3 acre of my property and what ever happens to fall in to it.. it will be MINE,,I Looked into wells, starting at $6k in my region...WAY out of my price range, wells can go from 10' to 1000' or more feet.. Unless I take stock from the local DotGov fisheries, then for 5 years THEY have say so over my water.... I will be stocking from
a private fishery when the time comes... lastly be sure you have a clean access to the land, I have seen issues where someone purchases a plot of land, only to fine the surrounding land owners wont allow access..
Be fully aware of any access easements whether officially written and recorded or done on a gentlemens handshake. When one neighbor decides to stop playing nice you can be in a pinch and cut off from your own land. Civil courts will take years and large chunks of lawyer fees to clear it up. Same goes for shared wells, power, utilities, anything. Rural neighbors sometimes have to pool together on such things, which can be great until someone gets their feelings hurt and throws the breaker or kills the well. If it's not documented, it never happened. CYA. |
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When we bought our land it was primarily because it already had power, well and septic installed. Road frontage on a "paved road to no-where" where the pavement runs out about 2 miles down (services a local church) and then the gravel dead ends at a river.
These things were worth half the price of what we paid for the place. Also things like putting an access into the land off of the road (aka culvert) can set you back a few hundred if one is not already there. I would +1 most of the rest of what has been said. Would NEVER buy land that is only accessible via a right of way, if the neighbor sells out to someone new who decides to get ornery, you can be in a world of hurt regardless of your easement and rights. |