Looking for land for sale... want to start our homestead!

[Jen Harmon]

Hello everyone,

I'm Jen, and new to the forum. My husband and I are in search of some land, unrestricted for building and minimum of 5 acres. We want to start our own homestead. We are currently in Tennessee, but are looking in other states as well. If anyone has any land for sale, or knows anyone with land for sale, please forward the info. We are looking to buy but are open for a rent to own option as well.

 

[Weedygarden]

Hello everyone,

I'm Jen, and new to the forum. My husband and I are in search of some land, unrestricted for building and minimum of 5 acres. We want to start our own homestead. We are currently in Tennessee, but are looking in other states as well. If anyone has any land for sale, or knows anyone with land for sale, please forward the info. We are looking to buy but are open for a rent to own option as well.

Welcome, Jen!

You have started a thread which has been on my mind for a long time!

I have been searching for land to purchase for years, decades. I do not make decisions like this quickly. I also know that you almost have to be right there where the land is to purchase it.

I am a native of South Dakota. I have looked at real estate listings by realtors there. Many have a "request" to purchase land along with their listings.

 

[sonya123]

don't get discouraged if you don't find anything right away. We did what you want to do but with more land ( been in our homestead for over 8 years now) and it took us about 5 years ( we did have regular jobs at the time) of searching and looking to find this.
If you want some details on how we did it I can post them

 

[zoomzoom]

Welcome to the forum!
Have you tried realtor.com
Here's a search I did - TN with 5 acre minimum.
https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-search/Tennessee/lot-sqft-217800

Maybe apply more filters (e.g. price) to narrow it down.

 

[Hooch]

Welcome...
LandWatch.com is another good site for looking..

 

[Bacpacker]

Welcome. Land Watch is very good. Lots of filters to choose from

 

[Caribou]

Here is a realtor that specializes in homesteads. Their family is world noted preppers.
https://preparedpropertybuyer.com/

 

[montanabill]

Welcome.. we sold everything and moved to montana from washington state. Best thing we have done and we are never moving back.
We moved with a travel trailer and searched and talked to everyone....the relators were the least helpful.
Unless you are rural it might be a good time to get rural and rent right now...There is a storm coming.

 

[Pearl]

Welcome Jen! A lot of great advice here! Hope y'all find what you are looking for!!

 

[Mountain trapper]

Good luck with your search. There are days when I want to sell our place.