FOUR Expensive Mistakes to AVOID When Buying Land ** for OFF-GRID Living **
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0:00 - Intro
0:52 - Mistake #1 - Being too eager/impatient. It is HARD to not just go for it when you feel like you have found your dream piece of land, but we wish we would have slowed down a little bit to really think some things through before finalizing the purchase of our land.
2:13 - Mistake #2 - Understanding the details of your contract. When you purchase your land there may be a contract that includes road maintenance fees, access to various areas around/near your land, rules on how many structures can go on your land, if you can raise livestock on your land, etc. Be sure you know those details before you purchase.
3:48 - Mistake #3 - Get a Survey. This is one that could have SAVED us some major money that we are going to have to spend now. When you purchase your land, be sure to check when the most recent survey was last done. If it was done over 10 years ago and/or is no longer clearly marked, it will be worth the effort to have a survey done before you purchase.
6:14 - Mistake #4 - Find the RIGHT Real Estate Agent. If you are working with a real estate agent in your search for land be sure that your agent is familiar in helping people purchase land. If you don't you may spend WAY TOO much money on your land like we did.
Those are our 4 mistakes. We hope this video was helpful to you and has helped you feel more confident in purchasing your own land to build your off grid dream!!
Do you already own land? We'd love to hear what other mistakes to avoid that you would add to this list.
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And now a little back story on us, in case you just found us on YouTube. We’re Sara and Ryan. We are your average suburban family, but 8 years ago, we purchased a raw piece of land in the Hood Canal in Washington. We’ve been developing this piece of property slowly, and this year we knew it was time to go all in. So we purchased a log cabin kit home and decided that 2020 would be the year we built a house on our property. We plan to build this cabin (as much as we can) on our own.
Unfortunately, COVID-19 put a delay on our cabin kit being produced and delivered in the time frame we had originally planned. While we could have just waited it out and pushed back starting on the build of our home, we decided to shift gears and change our course for the time being. We purchased a 30 foot yurt, and will be setting it up as additional living space when we begin to build our cabin.
Follow along with us as we build our dream in the Hood Canal.
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コメント (21)
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My mum has lived completely off the grid for 6 years and I really admire that approach to life. I also really like the Tiny House movement.
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Great example of "you don't know what you don't know." Thanks for sharing your mistakes so others can learn. Hope the septic is in the right spot!
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Dig out a natural lagoon where sewage can legally decay ( decompose ) and flow to! Add a lot of plants in the lagoon that clean the water! Fish also eat poop!
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Thank you for giving numbers for context. I know expenses will vary greatly from location to location but it's nice to have an idea of how much somebody else spent to do something similar
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We were going to buy land, but decided on buying a home in a neighborhood. Just couldn't find anything we wanted in our area, but this will be great for future reference!
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Awesome video guys - great advice. This is an area that I'm trying to learn more about. I'm eager to get moving but you're right, it's important to take a step back and really do your homework and don't just rely on what agents etc are telling you. Thank you for this.
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Loved your tips on avoiding these expensive mistakes! Can't wait to try them out! Thanks for sharing!
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So appreciative you made this. Thank you
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OMG I love your channel name and I love your advice. Patience is so key!!!
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Good tips! I'm sure this info is going to help some folks be better prepared when it's time for them to start negotiating their land purchase. Liked and subscribed!
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Great tips. I've been looking to purchase land and real estate and I appreciate the education you provide in this video.
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Yes! Keep making your videos! Thank You 😊 🙏🏼
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Awesome tip. Thank you sharing your mistakes.
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This is the advice I needed - I'm looking for land in the same area that y'all are developing and I really want to pull the trigger but you guys made a good case for being patient! thanks!
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Thanks for offering your amazing advice! You're super knowledgeable! This is super helpful!
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He was very helpful I am going to Sunday to look at some property I have no idea what to look for and I’m so glad I listen to you both.
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thank you so much for sharing!! i’m trying to decide between purchasing land to build on or buy a home so this was so helpful!
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The septic and additional structures criteria is just one example of valuable specific questions to ask when looking at land. Thanks for the insight!
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This video was super hopeful and honest. Thanks for sharing.
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Love this. Looking into buying land but it seems so daunting so THANK YOU, I did not know about any of these things. Subscribed!
