EPISODE 1 Buying Raw Land

[@ryanfarmer5155]

We just purchased 80 acres this year outside Kirksville MO, beautiful farm and timber. You wont regret it. Our 7th farm we have purchased and sold. Your correct, you can put some work into any piece and make them beautiful. My advice to you as new land owner, meet your rural neighbors, ask around locally if anyone knows a guy with bulldoze or excavator. Pay cash for small land projects, trails, tree clearing, driveway, etc. you would be surprised how affordable it can be. Congratulations on your new dirt!!

[@Jreichh]

100% got here because i watch a lot of outdoor boys 😂

[@RuggedHaven]

Haha I watch him too! If I could even come close to his success I would consider that a win! Thank you for your post and for watching.

[@SkinnyPedalUTV]

One creator building in Alaska did a great video about what he would do differently. He said above all else he would have built a small shop first. The shop would allow him to work inside during any inclement weather. I thought that was a great idea.

[@WillEdmond]

Congratulations man and wishing y’all nothing but success

[@RuggedHaven]

Thank you Will!! I feel the love sir. Thank you for watching!

[@HomesteadingWithCotons]

I bought 10 acres here in Arkansas 4 years ago on a much smaller budget. One thing is for sure, after having lived out here for all this time and developing the property all by myself, I could never go back to city living. I'm sure I could sell my property now and turn a big profit, enough to buy a nice house, however, after having tasted this much freedom and way of life, I could never never do it. Raising animals, growing your own food, waking up and seeing no one around you, is worth more to me than the comforts of life. I wish you well in your journey.

[@RuggedHaven]

Well said:). That’s exactly what I want

[@keithwingo514]

Some years into the same process, just sharing some lessons learned: * Tax ID and an Address are required to get really anything done, so get these as soon as possible * You are your own custodian. If you leave it there, it better be anchored down mighty, or it will vanish in the back of a country boy's pickup truck in the middle of the night. * Every foot away from the main road can cost hundreds or thousands of dollars, when it comes to utilities. Consider establishing utilities near the street where you can have a camper/RV/trailer/etc so you can live & work there when you need to. * If you are doing your own clearing, have a plan for where the cleared material will go, as it builds up fast. * Take time to enjoy the land while you are working it, or it will just become a 2nd job.

[@RuggedHaven]

Damn Keith I truly appreciate this. Very good tips! Thank you for taking the time to give us some knowledge. What did you do with all the extra brush. I was thinking of a bonfire but there are way too many trees around. Plus I don’t have any water at the property. So I bought a fire barrel but I know that it will take a long time. Chipper? What I really want to do is work a little extra and save up to rent a forest mulcher:). What did you do?

[@keithwingo514]

@@RuggedHaven All good brother. We had no road, so had to establish that, and the cleared trees ended up in a giant pile near the front of the property causing a bit of an eyesore. Years later we are now just this week finally got all the tree trunk cut up somewhat and the dirt leveled out. Have future firewood for years!

[@rothebear]

Congratulations! Can’t wait to see where your journey takes you. Subscribed.

[@RuggedHaven]

Thank you sir!!!

[@musicgroopie1]

I'm so glad I bought my land in 2011 after the realstate crash . I bought 37.5 acres for 75K. 2K an acre with 50% mineral rights smack dab in the middle of oil region in N East Texas. I just retired and I am moving to my land in the next few months to start hobby farming and build my 10 acrs bass lake.

[@RuggedHaven]

Wow, that sounds amazing. You properly prepped and now you get to enjoy it after a well deserved retirement! Congrats sir. Loving the American Dream and what a deal on that land! I wish you all the luck, enjoyment, and the happiest retirement.

[@hascet]

Has there been any mineral interest on your land? Seems like it’s very hard nowadays to get the mineral rights conveyed with the surface rights.

[@soothingmusic9878]

Sounds like you hit the jack pot

[@fireflyfarmletontheeno777]

Congratulations! I just bought coose to 17 acres. Going to take about 3 acres to build and hobby farm and keep the rest timbered and protected wildlife habitat. New subscriber, it will be dun to follow your journey!

[@RuggedHaven]

Thank you so much and your spot sounds awesome. I plan to do the same. I want as much woods surrounding my home as possible.

[@Fahringsmk3]

This came at the perfect time thanks for the info! I’m also in the area looking for land but didn’t know where to begin and you’ve helped! Congrats and good luck on your journey! Subscribed!

[@RuggedHaven]

That’s awesome I’m glad I could help. Trust me it sounded very intimidating when I initially started. I hope you move forward, let me know when you do.

[@davis314family7]

Davis314Family has subscribed and hit that notification tab. Excited to view your journey. Congratulations 🎉

[@RuggedHaven]

Thank you so much!!

[@Brian_in_Indiana]

I picked up a bit over 10 acres of overgrown raw land about 2 years ago and have been slowly cleaning it up. Good luck in your efforts, there's a mountain of work in front of you.

[@RuggedHaven]

Thank you Brian. It’s overwhelming at times just looking at it but I just take a deep breath and, tuck my chin, and go at it! Thanks for your post and for watching!

[@THESPORTINGCAMP]

Greetings from Houston. I am working a similar project. Glad your family is helping you. Congratulations. Enjoy the journey. 🤝

[@RuggedHaven]

Thank you so much and thank you for watching!

[@robparker929]

Congratulations! We just purchased 23.5 acres in Tennessee. Great video and good luck. I'm looking forward to seeing more videos.

[@RuggedHaven]

Thank you Rob and congratulations to you as well! Thank you for watching:)

[@RemRoseHomestead]

We just purchased 22 acres in Tennessee! Lol

[@JamsFarmHomestead]

Congratulations!! Look forward to your journey! We just bought a farmhouse with 7 acres. We are so excited to start homesteading and growing lots of food! New subscriber

[@RuggedHaven]

Awesome!! I can’t wait for that either but you are a few steps ahead of me so when the time comes, I’m gonna need some pointers :)

[@Livindagoodlife]

My father gave me some great advise in the early 1980s. He said " well, they're not making anymore land "! Since then I've owned multiple rental properties ( now all sold ) and now own 3 rural properties. 2 with cabins ( that I built ) and 1 has a 1900s farmhouse. 88 acres bought for $28k timbered twice ($75k profit ) & the property value now about $250k. And that is only ONE of the 4 properties I own. You'll rarely regret buying land if you keep it long enough.

[@RuggedHaven]

Wow that’s amazing! Thank you for sharing! I’m happy I finally did it, my only regret is not doing it sooner. Thank you for your post and for watching!

[@Livindagoodlife]

@RuggedHaven never too late to buy until they plant you in the ground. Lol You have done your homework. Your journey reminds me of my own. You'll be fine. Just do your homework and don't over-think it. It may be worthwhile to put in an underground electric service. Costs more but you'll have no outages during bad weather due to trees on your line.

[@gdunton1]

Sir, you are living my dream. Our last child enters college this fall. We are in our mid 50’s. Raised in Yorktown love Richmond so very much in your woods lol. I will doing this myself in the next year or so. We will have our first grandchild this summer so we will look but hold buying this year. Will watch your journey any other feedback would be loved. I would look either south to Amelia or Lynchburg etc.

[@RuggedHaven]

That is awesome and I wish you all the luck. I hope you feel all this joy I’m feeling because it’s an awesome feeling. Keep me posted! I want to know when it happens

[@_Fadedpolo]

instead of getting a septic tank get a bio bladder that recycles sewage and waste into natural gas you can use and cook with. You can get them above or below ground. Free natural gas could be a game changer for something like heating greenhouses in the winter for free VS paying 1000s. That and being off grid even in a emergency

[@RuggedHaven]

Thank you for this post. Never even heard of that and now will do some research! Thanks for watching and the heads up!

[@PineyGroveHomestead]

We did the same thing 7 years ago...started our YT about it 3 years ago. Just now building our house....good luck in your journey!

[@RuggedHaven]

Thank you for posting Brad! I’ve watched quite a few of your videos haha. I hope I have the same success as you in my journey. Thank you for watching.

[@RemRoseHomestead]

@pineygrovehonestead your channel looks very interesting. I just subscribed!

[@jessicacabrera1776]

Awesome I look forward to more of your videos and progress.

[@RuggedHaven]

Thanks Jess!!!!

[@daveelly]

liked, subbed and commented. you got a new fan. go get it

[@RuggedHaven]

That’s awesome let’s go!!!! Haha. Thank you sir I’ll try not to disappoint. If you find me slacking keep me accountable:). Thanks for watching Dave!

[@kapperoutdoors]

Some good points! Privacy is NOT cheap! Glad you are making it happen! Nice bonus on the perking too!! Congrats!!

[@RuggedHaven]

Thank you and thanks for watching! Any pointers would help, on the Homestead front and on the KZbin front:).

[@chuckparson6712]

Keep in mind when you cut down the smaller trees it will add wind force to the ones that are left. I'd suggest you trim the big trees first and start preparing them for the extra wind force so hopefully they don't get damaged or blown over. I found this out the hard way

[@RuggedHaven]

Great tip Chuck thank you. I wouldn’t have even thought of that! Thanks for your post and for watching

[@cobramatt1]

Awesome looking piece of land bro. Looking forward to more vids

[@RuggedHaven]

Thanks Matt! I appreciate you watching brother!

[@RemRoseHomestead]

Congrats! We bought our homestead land last year. We found 22 acres of land right down the street from my in-laws & we just moved here (to TN) in July. We have some animals now, but it was a raw piece of land so we're building our homestead from the ground up! I look forward to following you guys along!

[@RuggedHaven]

Oh that’s awesome! TN is beautiful country. I grew up in Ala and always loved TN. Thank you for watching and for your post!

[@carlamariev]

I’m so excited to see your journey! My family has raw land that we want to build on as we approach retirement. Land has no well or utilities and a third of it is wooded on a slight slope. We have no idea where to begin! Can’t wait to follow along on your progress!

[@RuggedHaven]

Thank you for watching Carl! My wife and I are actually thinking about hiring a Permaculture designer to come out. They can look at the land and actually tell you where the best place for a house is, how the water moves across the lands, and how you can most benefit from using the land you have. I saw it on a KZbin channel called Lindsay Acre Farms. Check it out, it’s one of his last videos.

[@heidileonez7656]

Make sure you have a written legal easment to use the road getting to the property! Also investing in a mini excavator will help you a lot, like a bobcat e35 or equivalent. Tractors are your friend when you’re changing up landscape. They get a ton of money for it and you can own a piece of equipment forever for the price is the way we saw it. Enjoy the property!

[@RuggedHaven]

You're the first to not mention heavy equipment, but to actually give me an example, e35 huh? I need to know how big or heavy (tons) of an excavator I need. Or if I go out and buy one like you did, what can I get the most out of. Thank you for your post, ill look into it!

[@ruffneckranch]

Man wish we could just corkscrew dig some holes in my county. We have to dig a 10’ hole with a slope to walk into to take a sample. Look forward to seeing you develop your land.

[@RuggedHaven]

Thanks for watching Ruffneck!

[@vietpham8456]

Thank you for providing this informative video!

[@RuggedHaven]

You’re very welcome! Thank you for your post and for watching.

[@Wisershift]

Congratulations!! Keep going…You got my subscription! I’m on the same journey here in Florida.

[@RuggedHaven]

That’s awesome sir! Good luck and have fun with it. Is an amazing journey.

[@Wisershift]

@ thank you sir! 😎

[@timstanlake2811]

Wow you definitely have to be in a decent place financially to even consider this kind of situation. Good for you for being able do to it. Especially in this economy AND with already having a working mortgage on top of it. And I think a good thing for anyone considering this to know is that when it’s all said and done, we’re talking about a lot of money invested once the final project is done.

[@RuggedHaven]

You’re absolutely right. I guess the way I see it is little by little. The best case scenario would be to have the land paid off before building the house but that’s not realistic with a family for most. I guess sometimes it’s all about take a chance and accepting a little dept at first as long as you have a plan and stick to it. Thanks for your post and for watching Tim!

[@bossmama7069]

Thank you so much, I've subscribed because my family is looking to buy 20 acres hopefully after about another year. Looking forward to watching your journey and learning a few things along the way. I helped my dad clear land for his house back when I was a teen (30yearsagocough) and it was interesting. We cleared just enough so that the builders can start building his house and the lumber we had leftover just ended up rotting. I remember stacking it between all these trees. In the backyard was a creek and I remember him saying how he wanted to clean it up. I remember us working to clear an area for a huge dog pen and I bet those cedar posts that we cut from the actual trees are still there. There is just a different feel to it when your clearing your own land.

[@RuggedHaven]

Thank you Bossmama! I appreciate your post and I hope you and your family do move forward next year, make it happen. I’m learning very quickly that clearing land is easier said than done lol. It’s happening, it’s just a slow process without heavy machinery.

[@jaysway2346]

Thanks for all useful info, this is good to know ahead of time.

[@RuggedHaven]

You’re welcome Jay! You can do it too! Get you some land!

[@ArchimedesPie]

Man, I feel your excitement! My wife and I are in the middle of the same thing, bought our "retirement land" at the end of '22. We have done so much already, but we still have a very long way to go. It's been a blast, and I still can't wait to go out there each time. I also have just about memorized the trees and topography. Each time I discover another nice tree, I flag them and spend hours just daydreaming about how to selectively clear things, put in trails, dig a pond, etc. Im truly happy for you!

[@RuggedHaven]

And I’m happy for you! It’s a great feeling and the work you put into it just doesn’t feel like work haha. Thank you for watching!

[@DNK-sk1ch]

I have plans for the same thing. I will be watching closely and learning. Thanks!

[@RuggedHaven]

Thank you! I can’t wait for the progression:)

[@hisandherbshighdeserthomestead]

In my neck-uh-da-woods!! Congrats!!

[@RuggedHaven]

Awesome brother! Got an excavator I can use lol! I’m kidding, thanks for your post and for watching!

[@hisandherbshighdeserthomestead]

@@RuggedHaven ha! I wish!!

[@elffa-brownra-bristol1679]

Thank you for your video ,I learned something will help me to save money also stay away from my neighbors noise

[@RuggedHaven]

Your welcome sir! I’m glad the video could help and thank you for watching!

[@ew1421]

Congrats! I purchased 36 acres with a stocked pond 8 months ago for recreational use here in OK in the middle of 4 big ranches on a paved road. My closest neighbor is 2 miles away. I live on 5 acres within the city limits but it's nice to get away on the weekends. Good luck!

[@RuggedHaven]

Wow that sounds awesome! Thank you for watching!

[@CapitalismDeathSpiral]

My 8 acres of unincorporated Virginia land ( forest ) is even denser and darker than yours by 50%. I am now cutting out the thin dead trees out of the forest as ground nutrients or creating mounds along the property edges to increase privacy. Maintaining a 60% dark forest ensures coolness and shade during hot summer months. The other 40% full sun for growing other tree species ( food ) and other plants needed for gardening and nitrogen production for the soil.

[@RuggedHaven]

I like that. You sound like you have a good plan for your setup.

[@CapitalismDeathSpiral]

@ Homesteading and off gridding is the future. The cities are too toxic, no longer affordable, and capitalists are sooo greedy and lack empathy that human functioning is falling apart.

[@daniellotti6241]

Super useful information. I am looking for the same thing out of Central Virginia. Can’t wait to hear more as it continues!

[@RuggedHaven]

Thank you Daniel! I appreciate you watching!

[@7sigmaoff-grid]

New Sub Here...CONGRATS!!!! Looking forward to watching & sharing

[@RuggedHaven]

Thank you! I find myself daydreaming at work about what I’m going to do and get done on the property! Haha. I haven’t daydreamed since my 20’s:)

[@oscarcaballero9014]

Wow very informative thank you for shawing your learning experience..

[@RuggedHaven]

You’re very welcome, sir. Thank you for watching!

[@Thegoodwayhomestead]

Nice and I started the same project buy buying my 20 last year as well. Keep it up great video.

[@RuggedHaven]

That’s awesome brother! Thank you for watching

[@The22v10]

What NO trust Fund... Dam. I guess, I'll just sub before the Zombie Apocalypse ..LOL Go man Go . I will live vicariously through you for now. TIA 😁✌

[@RuggedHaven]

Haha thanks brother! Live vicariously through me fumbling around trying to cut down this jungle! Should be lots of fun:). Thanks for your post and for watching!

[@evelynshaw3932]

From watching all the fires burning in California I learned to look at stucco and concrete building material. I hope that helps.

[@RuggedHaven]

Thank you Evelyn and thanks for watching!

[@Ncole3495]

Congrats on the land. Thanks for this video, very useful info.

[@RuggedHaven]

Thanks Cole!!

[@FreeRangeHomestead]

Congrats, i just got a place on 9 acres myself. Bought a brand new tractor, and moved in back in the end of November. I wish i had some more acres but my set up is pretty good, im backed up by thousands of acres of timber land. Your a good speaker, i could see your youtube channel being successful

[@RuggedHaven]

Thank you for the Compliment and I hope your words come true haha. Congrats on the new land. 9 acres is nothing to bat an eye to. The fact that your backed to all those woods is amazing!

[@TeresaPatterson-l5o]

We bought our property 2 years ago and you are right the rates are higher and limited on banks that will do the loan we were fortunate to have a good down payment but the rate is locked for 10 years then it will go to 1 percent above prime so it could go either way but hopefully we will have it paid off by then good luck

[@RuggedHaven]

Thank you and good luck to you also! Thanks for watching!

[@khensley7057]

Really excited to see yr journey!

[@RuggedHaven]

Thank you so much! I see a picture of a garden as your profile pic, I’ll be asking you for tips when the time comes:) haha

[@ciimoon5661]

Nice area! Congrats!

[@RuggedHaven]

Thank you!!

[@SaneMillennial]

Looking fwd to the progress videos! This is what I want to do as well but still trying to start saving money for it.

[@RuggedHaven]

It’s soo much work! Haha. In my head I thought it was going to be a little easier but it’s still so much fun:)

[@packy0462]

Great advice, I'm looking to do the same buy some raw land and clear in the next few years.

[@RuggedHaven]

That’s awesome! Do it! Hold yourself to it, it’s an awesome feeling

[@packy0462]

@@RuggedHaven I look at land watch, market place. I heard also look for aging farmers and lease with option to buy?

[@i.r.wayright1457]

Make sure you have good well water before going too far into the project. I bought a home in 1975 with a little less than an acre of land. I added a parcel that adjoins mine for $1300, making my total 1.41 acres, mostly trees. I wanted to make some trails so I could better access parts of the property, so I thought I would rent a tractor/loader/backhoe. Well, I could not find what I wanted and the prices floored me or a weekend or three tor rent. Then you have to hope the weather cooperates. So I decided to buy one. In 2019 I got a Kubota B2601 with front loader and backhoe on the other end. It was $27,500. Boy, I use that thing for many more ways than I ever envisioned. If I bought that tract of land you did, that would be high on my list of things to buy. You would probably save as much money as you spend on the tractor and you would spend hiring someone else to build the driveway, dig for a septic system, plow snow, maybe cut grass with either a belly mower or a bush hog on the back. I only have 112 hours on mine but I was using it today to haul wood I cut. One other thing; my former neighbor is a licensed forester and I learned some things from him. Your lot needs to be thinned. Too many small trees all competing for sunshine. You will end up with skinny and weak trees that are too tall and not big enough around. Good luck, and I'll be staying for the long haul.

[@RuggedHaven]

Good tip, I know others have had issues with that. Fortunately in my area it’s all good.

[@JoeSmith-sv4jn]

Just bought 70 acres and doing the exact same thing with a 2 acre homesite right in the middle of the 13 year old pines and then a 500' driveway to it

[@RuggedHaven]

Oh wow that’s amazing Joe congrats? I answered your other message first, are you doing a forestry mulcher? Let me know if any tips and tricks you learn along the way!

[@JoeSmith-sv4jn]

@@RuggedHaven Yes doing the mulching for the 500' driveway and then mulching a 2 acre homesite, $2500 for everything

[@RuggedHaven]

Wow almost half of what they’re charging where I’m at. That’s a great deal.

[@Kal-Lev]

property looks real nice man, definitely looking forward to all the videos, this is something i wanna do myself aswell one day hopefully soon with Gods Grace. One thing i wanted to let you know, if cutting down the trees ever becomes too much hiring a forestry mulcher company will save your back A TON! so if you have the extra funds they can clear a BIG space really fast, and you’ll have some shavings for your ground to make a real good soil.

[@RuggedHaven]

Oh in 100% agree and I’m definitely looking into renting one. Buy for now, my back is going to be hurting haha. Those forestry mulchers are legit! I hope you follow through with getting land of your own and I wish you all the luck:). Thanks for your post!

[@matthewprice9951]

Hello this is Matthew from rainy England. I love watching Homesteading on KZbin. So happy I found a new one to watch. Will you be building the house yourself, what type of build will it be? Can't wait to watch your next. Good Luck

[@RuggedHaven]

Hi Matthew from England and welcome! I’m not sure on the build yet…. That’s my wife’s department on what she wants haha. I do plan on building things! Thank you for watching and your post!

[@MiddleRidge40]

I got my 40 AC property back in 2021 to your west in the Blue Ridge Mountain, glad I found my parcel when I did. Off market is best way to buy

[@RuggedHaven]

Awesome brother! That’s amazing

[@countryclubhillbilly]

congratulations...

[@RuggedHaven]

I think you might be right or at least close. I got the land and that is step one. Now I can just take my time and play with the property while I save a little. Hopefully I can take little chunks as we go so when it’s time to build, the price doesn’t give me a heart attack:). I couldn’t really do anything about the price around these parts unless I wanted to commute hours away. Thanks for your post and I love the name!

[@RuggedHaven]

Thank you!

[@SkinnyPedalUTV]

Minor Details! Looking forward to the journey!

[@RuggedHaven]

Haha thank you for your post and that is an excellent idea. Right now bringing tools back and forth from work to the property and trying to clean and get them ready for the next work day is a lot. A small shop or even a shed would work great and I can transition that into something else later. Now you have my brain going and thinking:)

[@pfallf5935]

Omg I’m motivated by your action. I want to to buy land in. Va too

[@RuggedHaven]

Do it! Do it! Do it!

[@pfallf5935]

I’m following all your videos

[@lindseyacresfarm]

Welcome to the fun. I just made the same video :D. We are about to close/buy 20 acres and make a homestead. Totally subscribed so I can watch your progress and see what you all do.

[@RuggedHaven]

Bro that is totally funny because I watched your video a couple days ago and subscribed so that I can see what YOU guys do!! lol I even told my wife’s about the permaculture designer you had come out and how it was a huge help! Thanks for subbing and watching man and hopefully we learn from eachother

[@lindseyacresfarm]

@@RuggedHaven HAHA that is amazing. Serendipity is awesome. Good luck I can't wait to see what you all do and what we can learn from each other. My next video I have in a couple of weeks talks more about my time with the consultant and some of the things we figured out plus more views of the property. I need to finish the edit.

[@RuggedHaven]

@lindseyacresfarm once we open it up we were thinking of getting one. Good luck to you also and let’s have some fun with it!

[@araspel2007]

good luck bro

[@RuggedHaven]

Thank you brother and thanks for watching!

[@micmacpole]

I was looking for 15 plus acres 5 years ago with privacy. As I looked, I decided that I wanted a property that had a deeded right of way because it was much more private not having vehicles driving by on my borders. I ended up buying 10.5 surveyed acres with very private access and no neighboring structures. My property has no address and without my taking you to it you couldn't find it. I bought at the perfect time and paid 20 grand cash and 5 years later this property is worth $150,000. Real estate went crazy after covid. My advice is to pay off mortgages ASAP as I did and now, I have 2 homes and this land that are completely paid off.

[@RuggedHaven]

That is amazing. That’s how I want to do it. Nicely done and that land sounds amazing! Thanks for your post, motivation, and for watching!

[@deusen1016]

Amazing. So glad I found you. So many of my questions answered! Can’t wait to see the progression. With your land loan, any requirements? You mentioned that the 3 other banks required a construction loan after. Just wondering if you had any stipulations with your current loan of if you can do as you please. Thanks!

[@RuggedHaven]

Good question, I can do it when I please. The bank I chose was the smallest of the 3 banks and it was called Colonial Farm Bank so it was made for people like us wanting to buy acres of raw land. Thank you so much for watching and keep the questions coming. If I can answer them, I will!

[@FindingProfits]

The title company can pull up all the easements covenants and restrictions along with any mineral rights.

[@RuggedHaven]

Yessir that is there whole focus, to look for anything that can cause a hiccup later

[@travischristie]

Happy for you guys!! No more guitar sounds! 🎸😂

[@RuggedHaven]

Haha thank you Travis!!!

[@bekind4018]

Does it perk? Need a well. Make sure the property isnt landlocked. If the neighbors are friendly, they can give you a right away. You need to know all of these things before you purchase.

[@RuggedHaven]

100% correct! Thank you for your post and for watching!

[@TheExtra40414]

As a man. That .02 makes a difference!! 😭😭🤣

[@RuggedHaven]

Lmao soo true!

[@CapitalismDeathSpiral]

No need for a septic system. Install a solar powered inferno toilet ( burns poop at high temperatures ) into pure ash that can be spread on the land in sterile format.

[@RuggedHaven]

Interesting, I’ll have to look into it:). Thanks for your post!

[@mourbonaventure7475]

Check with your power company. Some will provide free power lines up to a certain distance from the road. This could save you 10s of thousand of dollars. Good luck!

[@RuggedHaven]

Thank you for that’s it. I’ll look into it and thank you for watching.

[@cole638]

congrats man

[@RuggedHaven]

Thank you so much!!

[@hascet]

Please do a video of the soil test process! There isn't a lot of good real life content on that out there

[@RuggedHaven]

I’ll look back through my footage and see what I can find as far as information coming from the septic guy himself. Thanks for watching!

[@Mainelyoffgrid]

Congrats on the property but that is an insane price. Cheers.

[@RuggedHaven]

Thanks Mainely! Yea that’s what I had to work with in this part of Va. Crazy. Thanks for watching!

[@Mainelyoffgrid]

@RuggedHaven i definitely wanna see what you accomplish. Love these ground up projects!!!

[@maryparis9136]

I got four 40x 100 foot lots for 4k back in 2006, I put a 3 bed 2 bath modular homes on it, that I bought on ebay for $1,500 that was the good old days, I pay $100 a year in taxes, it woods around me.

[@RuggedHaven]

Ha ha nice! Now it’s all about what the county allows. Your setup sounds great! Thanks for your post and for watching!!

[@maryparis9136]

@ yep they let you anything back then.

[@mattc7425]

I'm in the process of looking for off grid, RAW land in Arkansas or Oklahoma. Prices here are MUCH less expensive. I got a HELOC and will use that instead of a land loan. Zero down required, and the HELOC was 3% lower APR than a land loan. Make sure you check for zoning, deed restrictions, and easements on any land you think about purchasing!

[@RuggedHaven]

Wow that sounds like a damn good deal. Nice work Matte!

[@dennisignowski144]

Bought 40 in '23 just for rec....hunting etc. Congrats

[@RuggedHaven]

Thanks, brother. I appreciate that.

[@denniskearney5266]

Dam that’s still a lot of money GL

[@RuggedHaven]

Thanks, brother!

[@southernfriedkiwi7726]

For me, I would buy an excavator, a tractor and a large capacity PTO driven wood chipper. Also, a powerful wood splitter. Build a 4-5 cord firewood shed first and fill it. Firewood needs 1-2 years to cure properly, so you need to think ahead. Let it cure while you build. Check how much trenching is going to cost you, to get power/cable to your preferred site. In a lot of areas, you aren't allowed to trench yourself or hire a third party to do it. You are locked into the preferred contractor of the power/cable company. This could be several thousand or 12+ thousand. I'm not kidding.

[@RuggedHaven]

I’m not in the position to buy anything right now. I have been looking at small excavators on marketplace, but to be honest I don’t know anything about them so I don’t know what to look for as far as mechanical issues. I figure while I save up to either rent or buy I can manually do work. I’ve heard about Power and how expensive it is the further it comes off the road. Thank you for your post and the tip on the firewood!

[@southernfriedkiwi7726]

@@RuggedHaven You're welcome mate. I met a guy in GA, that was quoted $12,000 for a trench, to get power etc 150 feet to his house! You're not in your 20's anymore and injuring your back or shoulders gets more likely and will really set you back. Prioritize not doing manual labour(on sloped land especially), if a modest investment in machinery will do the job better, safer and significantly faster. Good luck. I've subbed.

[@ronejr766]

Damn I’m right across the James from you and looking for land.

[@RuggedHaven]

Plenty of land out there! That’s awesome. Thanks for your post and for watching!

[@nailwall1078]

Shoukd went too a auction

[@matthall2923]

Test for a well? Good luck with that

[@RuggedHaven]

I shouldn’t have an issue where we are at. There is nothing but water under us. Until it drys up:)

[@WhoOwl-o4f]

Please get a drone and give us areal views of it

[@RuggedHaven]

I have it coming! I already did an above. Waiting to do some damage on the opening:)

[@denniskearney5266]

Gl but geez 400 k dam

[@RuggedHaven]

No no, I got this piece for 160k. The other one that was love at first site was 430…. Unattainable.

[@balazsfodor4]

Correct me if I am wrong, but don't you actually have to fill the holes with water for a perc test? How are those small soil samples sufficient enough?

[@RuggedHaven]

Good question and no clue. I just followed him around and asked him a bunch of questions. Maybe they know the water levels for the area and now it’s seeing what type of soil will slow it down?

[@balazsfodor4]

@@RuggedHaven gotcha. I was just wondering. When I looked it up about doing a perc test it was showing how deep to dig the wholes, then fill them with gravel a couple of inches. Then you fill them water and check how fast does it absorb into the ground. But I ain't a professional.😁😁😁 He most likely knows better than me.

[@OJCoz]

@@balazsfodor4 your right, every video I’ve seen they always poor water. My guess is they know the sinking speed and what type of soil needs or doesn’t need to be there. Good question though and thanks for watching:)

[@scottiehildebrandt3255]

Consider talking to wildlife department before clearing anything, could really change your plans and there's no going back after you cut it all down.

[@RuggedHaven]

Good call actually. Thanks for your post and for watching!

[@anthonyortiz9029]

Looking to buy land in MO what bank did you use ?

[@RuggedHaven]

It’s a local bank to here. I would look around the area you’re going to buy in MO. You’re not looking at bigger banks like Bank of America or Wells Fargo. Your looking for smaller farming or agricultural banks

[@TayloTv-f3e]

I feel like anything over ten acres of land you need security

[@RuggedHaven]

Interesting, what do you mean? Security from trespassers? Are you saying it would be hard to manage?

[@TayloTv-f3e]

@RuggedHaven yeah I got a 8 acres in Virginia about a hr from Midlothian/Richmond also.... I had people break in my RV twice I got 3 parcels all side by side.. I only go on my 5 acre parcel for the most part..you can't be in two places at once..if you have kids then they can help occupy the land I don't got kids...I'm not telling you what to do chase your dreams I'm just giving you my experience

[@OJCoz]

@@TayloTv-f3egotcha yea that makes sense. I’m there almost everyday. Plus it’s in the middle of nowhere area. But you gave me another reason to get trail cams:)

[@frankfitz3421]

Look into buying a used piece of equipment, it will save you mucho $

[@RuggedHaven]

I’m trying. I’ve been on FB marketplace looking. I need to learn and do more research on what I could use to have an all rounded machine. Plus I need to learn about what to look for mechanically. Thank you for your post and for watching!

[@frankfitz3421]

Do your best research but sometimes you just have to go with instinct. It's what I did, because you can work on your schedule not some contractors schedule. Besides it fun and you can pass it on to the kids. Jusayn

[@andon8435]

Yo, Virginia? Thats whats up i just sign for mine in Buckingham county 5ac not much but will do

[@RuggedHaven]

5 acres is more then what 90% of people have so that’s great brother. Be super proud of that because it is a big deal. Thanks for watching!

[@andon8435]

​@RuggedHaven yes sir, it's going to be a experience since ill be on site with the camper as we build.

[@sphoontr]

Our septic was $42,000

[@RuggedHaven]

Holy smokes!

[@nailwall1078]

Gosh that interest rate is ridiculous.

[@RuggedHaven]

Yea. No kidding haha. My goal was to just get it. I could have saved for 12 years and bought it cash but where’s the fun in that:). Thanks for your post!

[@tonylopez1841]

What state did you purchase your land

[@RuggedHaven]

Virginia. Thanks for watching Tony

[@GoddessEnergy333]

❤👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@RuggedHaven]

Thank you so much:)

[@TheTrapper71]

The price is great, but the location is far from desirable. God help you if it’s anywhere near red river county.

[@RuggedHaven]

Haha no I’m in Virginia, not Texas. The county I’m in is pretty good and not super strict with rules and regulations. Thank you for your post:)

[@TheTrapper71]

@@RuggedHaven sorry, I got you confused with the gentleman who bought the land in north east Texas.

[@EntertainmentKorner]

I can't imagine getting a loan. The main intention for me in honesteading is to not owe anything to anyone. No hate, just think it's ceazy how expensive land is.

[@RuggedHaven]

I agree and being dept free is my goal too. But I didn’t want to wait. I should have planned better…. But I wanted it badly:). No hate taken brother, your speaking truth:). Thanks for your post and for watching!

[@EntertainmentKorner]

@RuggedHaven I think it's important for people to understand that the quicker they get out of debt or don't get in it to begin with the more freedom you feel. But when bare land costs what a starter home cost back in the day, I understand how unreasonable it is to obtain land without a loan. Downside to my approach is it may take many many years to obtain the land then start working it. Time is money and money is time. Good luck with your homestead. Seems like you've got a good plan.

[@OJCoz]

@@EntertainmentKornerwell said sir. I wish you luck too!

[@EntertainmentKorner]

@@OJCoz thank you

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[@RuggedHaven]

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[@BillGoff-w3s]

20,000 an acre damn brother I'm in Missouri and Illinois FARM LAND every where I look and what I'm looking at you bought rough land not farm land to raise food??? You must have really want to get out of the neighborhood you are in.. Congrats regardless

[@RuggedHaven]

lol yea it’s definitely rough. That’s ok though, a little work and I’ll be able to step it up. Thanks for your post

[@MAN-fq6bc]

You’re the guy nobody likes because of the little passive aggressive digs you make. The man just made a big commitment and betas don’t know when to keep their femininity to themselves.

[@bradbradshaw-i4n]

if you are closing next week why are you hiding when a car goes by.

[@RuggedHaven]

It was a joke B-rad! Thanks for watching brother!

[@Maxrotor1]

You idiots think the new admin is going to lower interest rates and grocery prices. Trump is already backpedaling on those promises.

[@RuggedHaven]

Take a knee, face out, and drink some water sir. Take a deep breath and relax… you’ll be ok

[@Maxrotor1]

@ I am ok. I own 5 properties and have a net worth approaching 10m. I would not have to struggle for the 20% down payment. I am worried about you.

[@jackson8085]

The wrong administration is in power...lol what? my lord, if you are that dependent on external stimuli, it's going to be a rough road for you. Turn off the online right wing echo chamber and you will be happier and ironically more informed.

[@RuggedHaven]

My friend Jackson I believe you took my joke too literal. It’s all good, thank you for your post and for watching!

[@Defender_Tom]

One of those that think executive branch policies and decisions can’t have an impact on interest rates…