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I am considering buying 5-10 acres for about 100K a few hours south of Seattle as a camping/BOL. I looked at Eastern WA but there are few trees on the acreage there (Ephrata) and thus little resources. So I'm looking at Roy area instead.
Alternatively I could buy 40+ acres in Idaho. I had been traveling to Tampa and Vegas for potential relocation but with the political climate, I'm seriously considering Idaho for an off grid lifestyle (I've raised chickens, rabbits, gardened, etc. and generally experimented with off grid power, water, etc.)
I have a few rental properties here so moving is even more complicated for me than most as I have to either sell and repurchase or hire management on the cheap. As such I'm here for a while longer, likely at least 2 more years, possibly 7. I'm itching to buy land but buying it here seems to make little sense other than if I end up staying here for 5+ years longer. While I've worked remote for a few years, most tech management jobs require an office presence and the rural part of Idaho isn't going to have much in the way of employment local to it. Hence why I was originally targeting Vegas and Tampa which have good markets.
I'd buy in Idaho right away but I can't go there every month. I mean I COULD, but would be unlikely to. I could buy raw land there and just leave it for now until I'm ready to move and start building a cabin, buying one of those Alaka style canvas tents with stove to live in (several people I've heard of have lived in those for years while building in Alaska...)
As much as I prefer the weather and lifestyle of Vegas and Tampa, the women, etc. I fear politically they are turning leftist, with Nevada already being blue...
So buy here now, buy in Idaho now or wait?
Alternatively I could buy 40+ acres in Idaho. I had been traveling to Tampa and Vegas for potential relocation but with the political climate, I'm seriously considering Idaho for an off grid lifestyle (I've raised chickens, rabbits, gardened, etc. and generally experimented with off grid power, water, etc.)
I have a few rental properties here so moving is even more complicated for me than most as I have to either sell and repurchase or hire management on the cheap. As such I'm here for a while longer, likely at least 2 more years, possibly 7. I'm itching to buy land but buying it here seems to make little sense other than if I end up staying here for 5+ years longer. While I've worked remote for a few years, most tech management jobs require an office presence and the rural part of Idaho isn't going to have much in the way of employment local to it. Hence why I was originally targeting Vegas and Tampa which have good markets.
I'd buy in Idaho right away but I can't go there every month. I mean I COULD, but would be unlikely to. I could buy raw land there and just leave it for now until I'm ready to move and start building a cabin, buying one of those Alaka style canvas tents with stove to live in (several people I've heard of have lived in those for years while building in Alaska...)
As much as I prefer the weather and lifestyle of Vegas and Tampa, the women, etc. I fear politically they are turning leftist, with Nevada already being blue...
So buy here now, buy in Idaho now or wait?