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How To Buy Land

By: Mark Podolsky | May 16, 2013
How to Buy Land

How to Buy Land

HOW TO BUY LAND:  Getting Started–

Learning how to buy land at wholesale prices takes a little bit of due diligence, effort and know how.  When I first started to learn how to buy land I was overwhelmed with all of the information online.  Does it perk?  Are there easements?  What’s the water table?  How is it zoned?  What is the highest and best use?  And on and on…

First, don’t just rely on your local broker to help you buy land with your first purchase.  Remember, they get paid for getting a deal, not necessarily making you happy.  As a result, you need a working checklist:

This is what I recommend if you want to know how to buy land:

So your first question should be, what am I, buying this land for? Will it satisfy my requirements? Once you have a clear understanding of what the land is supposed to satisfy as far as your investment goals, then your search can begin. So often people waste their time and effort over a simple land flip and lose out on the deal because they get overwhelmed with the due diligence. Read More

Mobile Home Packages

By: Mark Podolsky | May 10, 2013

 We are expanding our land offerings to include mobile home packages as well.   Once you pick out your lot, we will assist you in obtaining financing on your mobile home.

The benefits of owning a mobile home package are the following:

They tend to be cheaper than houses for similar floor space. A mobile home can often be purchased on a lower down payment both because of the lower price, and the fact that they have dealers selling them that are aggressive in negotiating easier terms with banks and finance companies. They frequently allow you to finance the cost of the sales taxes into the loan amount on a new mobile home purchase.

By purchasing a mobile home, you enjoy the pride of home ownership. If you can pay it off quickly enough and keep it in top repair, you should build a little equity. By living in a mobile home for less than 5 years, you may actually recover most of your money because inflation will let you sell the home at close to what you paid for it. New mobile homes will cost considerably more than you paid. If your home is in like-new condition, buyers will be willing to go for the used home to save money, sales taxes, and personal property taxes.

By keeping your mobile home, you will eventually pay it off. If you have set up the loan correctly, a mobile home should pay off in 15 years or less compared to 20 to 30 years for a house. With the addition of decks, add-on rooms, and/or a shingled roof, mobile homes can be configured to look and feel like a traditional house. Read More

Resort Property Humboldt River Ranch Estates

By: Mark Podolsky | May 3, 2013

Are you interested in a property that you can build on right away? Read below to learn more about this incredible resort property near the Rye patch reservoir.  This property is perfect for those who want to live in a rural setting, but don’t want to hassle with alternative energy and being so far away from other people.

Resort Property
Don’t miss this once in a lifetime opportunity! Invest in an affordable 1.52 acre lot or 2.5 acre parcel, in a great rural community, with great amenities. Ready to build; electric poles with-in 500 ft, needs well and septic. Located on maintained gravel/dirt roads.

Located in the Humboldt River Ranch Association (HRRA), a private ranch, resort property community located between Lovelock and Winnemucca, NV, nestled in the foothills just off Interstate 80. Read More

Your own private burning man

By: Mark Podolsky | April 30, 2013

I j recently acquired a bunch of 40 acre parcels near Rye Patch Reservoir in Pershing County Nevada. The best thing about this property, besides the Rye patch reservoir views and the mountain views, is there are no restrictions. Listening to complaints from people in the city yearning to have a place in the country and be free is what draws me to these parcels. No one likes to be dictated to how to live. If you’ve ever been to Burning Man, you’ve experienced what it’s like to live without restrictions, at least for a weekend.  If you’ve never been to Burning Man I highly recommend that you experience it at least once in your life. To understand it better go to their website at http://www.burningman.com/.
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How to get quick GPS coordinates in the Western United States

By: Mark Podolsky | April 19, 2013

I found a great free resource today to help prospective customers find the GPS coordinates to rural land.

Check out the site http://www.esg.montana.edu/gl/trs-data.html

it’s not 100% completely accurate, but it will get you close enough.  Then you can take a good look at those coordinates on Google Earth.

Once you are in Google Earth, you’ll quickly be able to assess the terrain, access and amenities nearby.

I hope this tip helps you in your land research! Read More

Every piece of land has a story

By: Mark Podolsky | April 11, 2013

Sometimes when evaluating a piece of land, we get  too focused  on the price we’re paying. I like to get a great deal as much as the next guy, but I’m also interested in the story behind that piece of property.

Whom originally owned it? What was the intended use? How am I going to change that story for my purposes? Am I going to improve the property by planting crops, raising livestock, or using it for recreational purposes or building a home? The old cliché of location location location still rings true with real estate of course, but let’s not forget that every piece of property is unique and you might be surprised and delighted by the story behind it. Read More

Installing Internet While Owning Rural Land

By: Mark Podolsky | April 8, 2013

With the help of my friends from Offgrid.net–

What do you have do to get Internet access when you don’t have a fixed phone line?

Which service do you use and why? – We are trying to find out what works best in different parts of the country – it can make a huge difference to your quality of life. Please let us know through comments at the end of this story, or in the forum if you prefer.

There are three main options
1. Satellite Internet – like Dish network and HuughesNet – relatively inexpensive but surprisingly high power consumption.

2. Mobile broadband via your cell – either on your cell or using it as a wireless hotspot and connecting your computer to it – lowest power consumption.

3. A purpose built device, like a roof-top antenna for 4G signals, connected to a wireless router inside the house like Home Fusion from Verizon.

Its a question that goes far beyond those living off the grid. With the advent of cellular telephones, consumers were released from the confines of their homes, free to place and receive calls from virtually anywhere. Cell phone popularity exploded, and as a result, landlines to people’s homes have rapidly fallen out of favor.
A recent study conducted by the US government found that landline sales revenue for AT&T fell 16.5 percent since 2007, and Verizon’s dropped 19 percent. In total, 32 percent of American homes now use only cell phones, and that number is growing every day. Read More

How Difficult is it to Live off the Grid?

By: Mark Podolsky | April 4, 2013

Living off the grid

Since I don’t live off the grid, I went to a cool website named quora that allows people from all walks of life to ask random questions about anything.  People, then post their answers and other users vote which answer they find to be the most informative.

So I looked for a question about how difficult it was to live off of the grid and found this answer below:

Brian Fey, I live on a permaculture farm and am developing methods of sustainable agriculture.

I live off the electrical grid, the water grid, and the meat grid.Living off the electrical grid has become much more easy because solar technology has improved so much. LED lights are far more efficient. Many other devices allow for a richer lifestyle using less energy. Batteries have improved. And the inverters to change 12 volt to 120 have improved greatly in efficiency so the need for specialized devices goes away and the electricity can be shipped farther. (I send mine 200 meters to another building!) Read More

I just bought 2 40 acre parcels Near Holbrook Arizona

By: Mark Podolsky | March 22, 2013

Check out this property!  I just bought two 40 acre parcels in Northern Arizona in Navajo County.  The property is rural and zoned agricultural.  Property taxes are $1 a year!  Amazing.  Check out the pics.  We are pricing these on easy financing terms.  Contact me directly with any questions and I’ll be listing these soon.

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Another Cool Alternative Home

By: Mark Podolsky | March 21, 2013

Canadian Igloo

If you like alternative homes, check out this Canadian company at csidomes.com.  These homes are portable, inexpensive and can be put up in less than an hour!  Amazing.   These homes are perfect for preppers or survivalists.  The basic core structure is an eight-section fiberglass hemisphere with a ventilation cap.  It can withstand almost all the elements– rotting, warping, water penetration, winds, snow accumulation, pests, and hail.

I don’t see any mention of total cost on the website, but I couldn’t imagine them being too steep in price.

 

 

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