Where are you at now? My partner and I are 29 and DYING to get out of suburbia and homestead. I work remotely and he is a truck driver. He’s a local driver because we have kids but OTR drivers make very good money. I know of a few people who have moved to Italy to have the life they want - homesteading and healthy (er) culture. It’s so hard to find affordable land while working so much and paying too much for rent. We live in FL and it’s too hot for us but we’re originally from NJ (we wanted to leave the south Jersey Atlantic City area). We’re looking for red states too - TN is becoming the cliche place to go for country living, I’ve looked into WV. Can the $10k be a down deposit for a mortgage or just looking to pay cash, all in? Maybe buy a small patch, build some tiny homes or yurts, rent out VRBO, make enough money to buy more land and/or sell first investment. It’s difficult, difficult economy is forcing us to think VERY outside the box for both income possibilities and finding land.
