Several years ago I was contacted by a local businessman on behalf of a group of his friends. The small group of business and other professional men were searching for a secluded acreage with year-round running water, one ingress and egress, and located less than two hours from St. Louis. Over the past 14 years…
Category: Finding/buying land
A Place To Go When It Hits The Fan: A Shopping List (Part 2 of 2)
Previously I discussed what a “bug out property” is, how it should be used, and why buying one makes sense not only in the instance of a future life-altering event, but for use in the meantime as well. (You can find A Place To Go When It Hits The Fan [Part 1] here!) Here’s the…
Buying rural land: Finding an agent and finding the land (Part 2 of 3)
The itch to own your own piece of paradise is strong. Perhaps you’ve dreamed of it for years, planned and saved for it in recent months or years, and now your mind is made up … you’re ready to own that hunting or recreation property. As stated in the first part of this story, found…
Buying rural land: The first step (Part 1 of 3)
There are essentially four ways you can find your piece of rural paradise. They are, in no particular order, use of a licensed real estate agent, word of mouth, online search engines, or doing ownership searches through the county recorder’s office. While all four of these methods can end in you finding and buying your…