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  • From: Brent McMillan <brent@gp.org>
  • To: permaculture <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [permaculture] how to acquire land
  • Date: Tue, 08 Sep 2009 18:04:44 -0400

Hi Justin:

I bought my first parcel of farm land 25 years ago on a land contract with a down-payment of $600. It was 13 acres.

It had been tenant farmed for years. The top soil was pretty much fried. It has since gone through two 10 year CRP contracts to rebuild the top soil.

I've added two more parcels since purchasing the initial 13 acres. It's now 32 acres. The place is totally transformed. It has exploded with wildlife. You couldn't even find a squirrel twenty five years ago. Now there are owls, pheasants, hawks, herons, geese, raccoons, deer .... that all call this place home.

Every day I go out and work it I get gifted with something new.

You might consider approaching the owner of the land and see if they will carry the paper. This way you do not need to go through a realtor or a bank.

If you go down this path you will need to have a land contract drawn up. I had an attorney do that part.

Sincerely:

Brent McMillan, Steward of Woodhaven
Avilla, IN USA

Robert Waldrop wrote:
Look in lower-income rural areas away from the East and West coasts. e.g. Great Plains states like Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas panhandle, etc.

Robert Waldrop, Oklahoma City


Justin Hahn wrote:
Hello all,

Do any of you have any tips on acquiring inexpensively-priced land? It
doesn't have to be the best land, nor does it have to be developed or
settled land. Just land to live and permaculture on. The author of a blog I
read (Ran Prieur) acquired a few acres of logged out Idaho land from a
logging company on the cheap. I'm wondering if there are any other ways to
get land without taking out a mortgage or leasing it.
Degraded land (logged out, intensively farmed, etc) especially would be
good.
I'm thinking about $10,000-20,000.

Best regards and thank you for your wisdom.
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