I've been researching this a lot lately. Some people say 1-2 acres is enough with the right setup, others say you need 5+ for real food independence. What's your experience? Does it depend more on the land or the person?
Came across a listing in Dyersburg, Tennessee — 3 bed, move-in ready, $78K. Property tax is $628 a year.
Genuinely curious what people here would do with something like that. Use it as a homestead base? Rent it out? Too remote to be practical?
What's the catch I'm not seeing?
Been researching affordable land and stumbled on something wild —
63 acres in the Mississippi Delta for $45,000 total. That's less
than $715 per acre.
Old farmhouse on the property, needs work, but the bones are there.
For someone wanting to actually homestead — what would you prioritize
first with that much land? Fencing? Water? Clearing?
Genuinely curious what experienced homesteaders would do with a
blank slate like that.