thanks for the advice can one person build a small cabin and about the piece of land do they charge taxes on it? i mean im alone in this idea i was think uild slowly and they move in to it but i dont want the govenment putting unfair taxes on my little piece of paradise this is all new and exciting to me thanks for the advice

One person can build a small cabin and it has been done more times than I can keep count of.

Yes all land in the US is subject to taxes and some are even subject to home or land owners association dues.

The reason that people choose desert type spots for their homesteads is due to the climate, dry arid places in the day turn frigidly cold at night, also this weather pattern offers torrential rain, so rain water harvesting is possible,and lets not forget the abundance of solar and wind power waiting to be collected, the land itself is viewed as not too desirable by the multitude of people in the US as most places have no options for city power or water so it sells pretty cheaply.

As for the 5 bedroom home I would seriously consider downsizing to building only what you needed to live in as the rest is a waste of space, not to mention heating and cooling issues, dependent upon the type of home you decide to build will greatly impact your living comfortable and at one with the area you pick.

Ask as many questions as you like I will be happy to answer them all.

Many of use here already have our homesteads going and have our own websites dedicated to them, if you would like mine is www.offgridhomesteading.com and you are welcome to join. I believe KatLupe also has her own.

I wish you well on your research and as said before just ask and we will do all we can to help.

Dude
www.offgridhomesteading.com

loneranger101 wrote:
i dont plan on building in ny because of the weather but i do plan on relocating to a place with warmer weather i saw this show on tv i forget the name but it showed this guy living in california a couple miles in to the desert (i dont plan on living in the desert) but he had a nice ranch but the point of this is i was wondering if they had to pay for the land and if so what abot taxes? how many people help your family in the building of it? you think one person can build a decent cabin about 5 rooms i would say?

you said there wasnt alot of sun have you tried the windmill it should be windy in the forest and the gaurden i have no idea but if you have alot of time on your hads you could build a green house and use uv light for certain vegatables

thanks for the advice ill be doing some research on it have a nice day

I didn't mean you had to live in NY. You can choose anywhere you want and CA is a good choice for using solar. I would think land there though would be very expensive. I choose NY because it is my home state, my family is here and nothing compares, in my opinion, to the beautiful old forests of the northeast. We traveled the whole country and thought we'd like to live out west and I also grew up in FL. So I made a choice by researching.

To answer your questions, yes, you must purchase the land and pay taxes on it. Some states have lower taxes than others and you can make a choice based on that if it is important to you.

We plan on adding a wind turbine in the future, but other things are more important at the moment. We have been adding quality components and parts as money allows. Don't want to rush through it and not have it set up correctly for us. All things in time. We don't see living off the grid as a hardship of any sort. Love it!

Good luck!

katlupe

hi been a while but i have another question i currently a freelance graphic designer but i cant take my work with me off the grid so im wondering how does one make a living i know i can farm hunt and maybe even fish but cant figure out how i will pay taxes at the end of the year its seems like if i get the land they will take it back so i dont really know how it works i also learned how t make my own solar panel the short time i been gone it quite simple i didnt know it was now i got to figure out how to connect it to car batteries how many panels does one need plus batteries do i have to make a fuse box with that also i know when i go theres gonna be alot of building so it seems impossible to make a living

thanks for the help so far

I saw your post and know exactly how you feel. Finding a place can seem like a daunting task, but it does not have to be. I have chronicled my journey and I think you might find it useful.

Take a look at: man-steadingaguidetowildernesslivin.blogspot.com/

Don't give up the dream

Does concern me that if one spends more than 10 minutes composing reply to topic and then it dumped as "replies only by registered users".