Opportunities in the Purchase of Prepper Homes, Farms and Complexes

           

          This is "Three Bear Holler" which is about a fifty acre N.C. based property which is
          fully self sufficient.  It comes with multiple homes for adult children or extended family and outbuildings.
     http://www.survivalrealty.com/2015/06/selfsustaining-49-acre-secure.html



            I have mentioned before that one of the hottest and most dynamic sectors in real estate right now is the "survival home" or "preparedness compound".    Of course, almost anyone over time, can fashion an excellent family home which lends itself to preparedness.  Buying an expensive prepper complex or survival home simply affords the purchaser a manner of  more rapidly acquiring one that is more fully supplied or ready for immediate use. Such a home may potentially have more self sufficient heating, cooling, water and cooking systems. Such a home may also have  been stocked in advance with supplies prior to the purchase itself.   A lot of these homes list for between 1.2 and 3.3 million US dollars.    However, because some of them are in secluded regions,  some of the smaller homes, that still feature the larger acreage are simply a few hundred thousand US dollars. With the acreage, ponds and systems included, some of them really are an excellent buy.

        This is one of the additional homes which is included in "Three Bear Holler"



                 Having evolved to being a natural cynic, I always wish to know why people would invest in a large piece of secluded  land, spend the money in such a labor of love only to place the compound up for sale a couple of years after completion.  In the last five years or so, I have kept a tally of the reasons people were selling their defensible preparedness compounds.   The most common reason for selling over all,  was a serious health challenge. Building a home in a very secluded place takes your family away from major medical centers and from state-of-the-art or world class medical care.  If someone in your household develops a serious illness or cancer, then many times, the choice to sell is made. The next most common reason for selling such a compound is that a spouse has died.   Sometimes the spouse who has died was the one who knew all about the compounds special systems and its required maintenance.  Other times, simply living there without the spouse fuels a desire to sell and move on to somewhere less isolated.  Financial problems and divorce have also been reasons given for parting with a fully stocked survival home.

       This is a home which is seven thousand square feet on just slightly less than sixty acres.  It is located in Washington State and has a myriad of features including a creek.
     http://www.survivalrealty.com/2015/06/58-private-acres-creek-7200-sq.html



                Lately, I have observed that an awful lot of people, in both the US and in foreign lands are selling their preparedness homes or preparedness farms.   The reason given more frequently now is that many of the owners of the American prepper complexes are leaving the United States.  This is particularly interesting.  Why would they heavily invest in a particular region within the US and then change their minds, believing that another place could be safer or at least more beneficial to their families ?  Before you invested hundreds of thousands of dollars in a particular property aimed at creating a long term survival home, would you not have explored everything from the health care, defensibility of the location, potential for natural disaster, tax rates, etc ?

  This is a Spanish style home built to American standard in Panama.  It rests on twenty seven acres and the home is 4000 square feet. Is is solar powered with the exception of the washing machine which runs via generator. It has a greenhouse and a chicken coop.
  http://www.viviun.com/AD-222177/



                Sometimes, I suspect that a family who has created an excellent prepper property has simply completed the task over years and just has some ideas about how they might do some things differently.  Perhaps selling and starting over again from scratch is simply a part of the prepper lifestyle, since so many of us descend from those who historically had the pioneer spirit.





  Important Information and Disclaimer:

 I have no financial or personal interests in the properties for sale which I chose to profile here today.  Please do all the research you can and your due diligence prior to investing in any property whatsoever.
     All of the properties profiled were, in fact, available for sale when this post was written.
      Please realize that foreigners are not always permitted to own properties in foreign lands. It's best to do all of your research before visiting a nation for the purpose of acquiring real estate and certainly before committing to any transaction whatsoever.
    Of course, much smaller properties exist also, and are likely best found by establishing a business relationship with a realtor in your desired target area.


         




Other posts of mine in the same or similar vein:


http://rationalpreparedness.blogspot.com/2015/04/establishing-preppers-home-yourself.html

http://rationalpreparedness.blogspot.com/2013/05/how-realistic-is-relocation-from-united.html

http://rationalpreparedness.blogspot.com/2012/01/americans-seeking-to-live-outside.html 

When Your Friends Consider Rural Seclusion

     

This is a Crater Lake Oregon underground home.
Stunning private Earth home on timbered acreage! 45 minutes from Medford, OR. Concrete construction built into the Earth, engineered for strength, low maintenance and energy efficiency. Beautifully updated with new appliances, floor coverings, and Jacuzzi tub with 10 jets. Large sunny garden area with plenty of covered parking and a large shop; all located on 5 timbered acres. Truly unique, perfect for green living and privacy. Asking $279,000.
For more information, contact:
Kathrine Henry
RE/MAX Ideal Brokers, Inc.
541-951-3876

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    We have lived in a secluded place now for about sixteen years. Before that,we lived in a large suburban house on about an acre, when our children were small, and when we felt we needed to be closer to hospitals and pediatricians. Our original reason for moving to an intensely rural place was to allow our children to experience many of the things we did, as children. We wanted them to be able to raise livestock, build things like tree houses, and study astronomy in a totally dark night sky except for the stars themselves.  Although we were always preparedness minded, our primary reason for ditching the suburban in favor of the rural, was family centered. We wanted them to forego being consumers, and to learn, in some respect, to be creators.   Since then, many of our friends or people with whom we either worked or with whom we attended college, have asked about moving to a rural location.  In the past year or so, many of them are actively seeking either a rural retreat, a mini-farm or an actual farm with significant acreage.
          Each of us have to consider such a move very carefully.  It can be much cheaper to live in a suburban area. Travel for groceries is easier, less time consuming and is likely to be cheaper. Travelling to work may be cheaper than living farther out. Sometimes, suburban areas may actually have some form of public transportation.  Suburbanites adapt quickly to coffee shops, electronics stores, and we become accustomed quickly to a life in which most of our needs are met within a five mile radius of where we reside.  Urban dwellers not only enjoy rapid access to often, world class hospitals, but have a lot of advantages.  My father lived in an urban area, and sold his car. He walked everywhere. He took trains to relatively local destinations, and took a taxi to a port for a cruise when needed, and he lived in a lovely area.   One needs to do a good deal of soul searching before decided on heading for the hills, because a rural location is not for everyone.  If you can get past longer commutes for work, longer distances to obtain medical care or pharmacy supplies, or to school, then you may grapple with another issue. Will there be people where I am going who can help me drill wells, build my home, or provide other services should we ever need them ?
          We chose to build our own farm, and we actually did so twice at two different locations.  However, especially now, there are many fine rural homes, farms, retreats, ranches, etc. which are for sale for reasonable prices.



           There are many realtors who actually specialize in survival or preparedness retreats, farms, or other large rural properties.  Interestingly, depending upon where you wish to reside, there really are properties in all price ranges.  Although I don't know these realtors personally, and you should always do your own background work and due diligence, this is a starting point:


In Colorado, for example:
Contact:  Jim Jacobs    719-648-2315    719-689-3139   jj@survivaltimesrealty.com
This is just one of his listings:

      This Colorado home sits on 35 acres.  It has 2156 square feet.  This log built home has five bedrooms and four baths, and is in a private community. It has separate pastures and a barn.  There is also a guest cabin with its very own kitchen and bath.  This particular rural home with acreage, is only $199,000 US

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      In rural Florida and in Tennessee, there is Freedom Realty.    www.freedomrealtycompany.com
  
      The agent is Kimberly Rocha at (931) 445-2377

      
       This home is on Big Piney Loop, Lot 147, in Wilder, Tennessee.   The home needs finishing, and rests on 6.96 acres for $139,900. US    It is a level lot with mountain views.  The home is concrete construction and features such as a covered deck and patio, and walk-in closets.  It has three bedrooms and a total of 1800 square feet.   It is in the Knoxville area.  Kimberly and Christopher Rocha have many other listings.
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     This Yazoo, Mississippi retreat offers a great deal.

The below is the exact verbage from the broker below:
    

This topographically diverse 209 acres has two houses, a spring fed pond, fertile meadows (currently deer food plots), and completely wooded hills.The subject is approximately 40 miles west of the Nissan plant and less than two hours' drive to Jackson, Vicksburg and several cities in Louisiana.

There are no mortgages on the property. At the purchase price of $669,500, the owner will finance the balance after $100,000 down payment.

Served by an all weather road, behind a heavy wrought iron gate, with no structures visible, this parcel functions very well as a retreat or a primary residence. The overseer's cabin is immediately habitable. The five thousand square foot earth covered home has not been occupied in over eight years. The three car garage is still in use for storage, but due to root growth through the waterproofing, resealing and mold removal would be necessary for safe and comfortable occupancy.

E. David Cox, Broker

601-898-0181

edavidcox@aol.com

www.buy-land.com

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            Of course, I could go on.   In almost every area, there are excellent buys on rural retreats and on acreage tracts, and if this is a time in which you can consider buying in the US, you probably should explore this as a possibility. Of course, you can choose to enlist the help of a realtor who specializes in survival camps, as these advertise they do, but we always used simply a rural realtor.    Consider your area carefully and visit. You need to assess everything from jobs, business climate, to healthcare, educational opportunities, and even whether you have immediate allergies in terms of arriving in a new place.  There IS financing available in the US, although getting it can be nerve-wracking and time consuming.  There is also owner financing on occasion, as there is in the large acreage tract above.

           I bought my very first house in my twenties. It was a very small summer house which "hid" on the side of a mountain near a lake, and required.....no deserved, loving renovation. Since then, we sold and moved up every four years or so, and this provided a lot of learning about homes, our preferences, and real estate in general.  It is much less likely now, that today's new homeowners will trade up as often. It is therefore doubly important that you carefully assess your needs and pick well.  There are, however, far more opportunities and choices available than I had as a young person.

            If you haven't found your heart's desire yet, it IS out there.