posted 4 years ago
I'm coming to you today with a question but I am really seeking any kind of pointers that can lead me the right direction with my own research. I'm not too lazy to do my own research, but google's algorithms are getting me nowhere, so hopefully someone can send me down the right rabbit hole.
I am a young man looking for land, preferably 2+ acres for less than 25k. Low property taxes are a plus too, but with the land values I'm seeking I doubt that they will be very high.
I hope to start a small homestead close to where I am familiar as I grew up in a suburb of Cincinnati. I'd like to start with a temporary living space like the ones listed, but I don't want to get into one of those temporary living space agreements with the government, where people live in an RV until their house gets finished as that will likely be many years down the road, if I even decide to build on this property. The counties I'm looking at are Hamilton, Butler, Warren, Clinton, Highland, Brown, and Clermont.
Technically, living in an RV is federally illegal, as per the definitions of a livable dwelling to the US government. However, like with marijuana, some states/counties are friendlier to RVs than others, and don't have any ordinances against them. Some do but have a police department ran by bubs who aren't interested in arresting someone for that. I would NEVER do ANYTHING that would go against the wishes of the crown, but I might be okay with buying property in a county that doesn't enforce these rules, just to, you know, legally go camping there and store my rv.
A lot of the rules that apply to rvs seem to apply to tiny houses and wall tents too. I've lived in a garage for several months, and spent a lot of time in tents and RVs, so I'm pretty comfortable with the challenges that come with these types of living situations. I'd do almost anything to prevent myself from being drowned in crippling debt.
Anybody with meaningful interpretations of the rules for these counties, or has a sharp eye for "loop holes", I'm all ears. If you know of any content creator that does a similar thing in this area that might have some helpful content, I'm all ears. Thank you Permies in advance.