I was looking around the net for the cheapest
land markets in America and stumbled across this gem.
http://www.freelandks.com/
Didn't know if anyone had mentioned it before, but it seems that if you can last a year there, then the land is yours. Pretty sweet deal to me, and hey, for those wanting to start up a community with many permies all about, this would be a place ripe for the pickings.