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Argosy · 06-28-2022, 05:20 PM

Or an old house that burned down. I looked at one that had collapsed, the people I talked to about hauling it away said if it was built before a certain date it had to be disposed of as hazardous waste, it made sense with asbestos, lead paint, lead pipes, anything else used in the past. I don't know if that was local or federal but it's something to keep in mind with anything headed to a dump.

jacwjames · 06-29-2022, 07:10 AM

Every once in a while I search on Craigslist and there are usually RV lots listed, I live in E TN.

But you have to be careful to research if there are any county/city restrictions on what you can do with the property. Plus you have to check the history of deeds to make sure there are no covenants that has restrictions.

If the lot does not have access to city water or sewer that will be an issue. Depending on the water table a well can be expensive. Same with the sewer, I had to jump through hoops to get a sewer permit on the ~6 acres I built. In my case I was pretty much forces to get a "Soil Scientist" to come out and test the soil, in my case the soil was good and he could visually confirm it would perk. I spit 10 acre into 3 lots the next county over and there I had to have perk tests done, cost $1500 for that plus the rest of the report.

So you just have to do your due diligence when buying something and don't take anyone's word on what you can't and can do.

Ray,IN · 06-29-2022, 09:02 AM

I live in S. Indiana (farming country), most of our counties have very few/no use restrictions restrictions away from cities. You may check by-county use restrictions on the web.

drjenk · 06-30-2022, 03:18 AM

Thank you all. Since my original post, I think we have perhaps found a county very lenient. We've hit upon 22 acres, a bit high in price imo, but the county will allow pretty much anything with a septic installed. It happens to be in a county where my in laws live as well, really great folks. So at least I know these places exist, I just have to haggle a bit. If it doesn't work out. I'll continue to search in this county, and research other rv friendly counties. This county says pretty much anything goes if you have a water source, and septic, real easy to talk to. I'm willing to spend that money as long as a well is already in place. So I'll post back once I found something, for the benefit of others who may find this thread. Again great input all, very valuable.

Country Road · 07-01-2022, 07:07 AM

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Originally Posted by drjenk

Thank you all. Since my original post, I think we have perhaps found a county very lenient. We've hit upon 22 acres, a bit high in price imo, but the county will allow pretty much anything with a septic installed. It happens to be in a county where my in laws live as well, really great folks. So at least I know these places exist, I just have to haggle a bit. If it doesn't work out. I'll continue to search in this county, and research other rv friendly counties. This county says pretty much anything goes if you have a water source, and septic, real easy to talk to. I'm willing to spend that money as long as a well is already in place. So I'll post back once I found something, for the benefit of others who may find this thread. Again great input all, very valuable.

That would be a great place for home base. I hope it works out.

chuckie0204 · 07-03-2022, 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by drjenk

My wife and I thought it would be a good idea to have a small piece of property to call a home base for perhaps a few months at a time, to be able to grow some veggies in the summer, and take off to a winter destination of our choice for the winter. The problem is, most counties do not allow dwelling in a 5th wheel for very long, unless you have a building permit or such, and even they they will only renew at max one time. Yes of course we can dwell in smaller park like spots, such as the escapees coops, but there's not much room to grow very much, nor to expand with a small cabin later if we decide to.
My question is, does anyone know of any counties or states, that allow you to buy say and acre of land, and let you live on it indefinitely in an RV, provide of course you have a sewer and water source? For electric, I want to go solar, off grid. Has anyone done this? And where?

We are in a park in Frostproof Florida where you own your property and can park there as long as you want. Has water, sewer, electric, and cable. Great park with a lot of activities during the season and we travel during the summer. Park is Lily Lake RV and Golf Resort. We love living here.

BikesAndGuns · 07-03-2022, 03:30 PM

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Originally Posted by drjenk

My wife and I thought it would be a good idea to have a small piece of property to call a home base for perhaps a few months at a time, to be able to grow some veggies in the summer, and take off to a winter destination of our choice for the winter. The problem is, most counties do not allow dwelling in a 5th wheel for very long, unless you have a building permit or such, and even they they will only renew at max one time. Yes of course we can dwell in smaller park like spots, such as the escapees coops, but there's not much room to grow very much, nor to expand with a small cabin later if we decide to.
My question is, does anyone know of any counties or states, that allow you to buy say and acre of land, and let you live on it indefinitely in an RV, provide of course you have a sewer and water source? For electric, I want to go solar, off grid. Has anyone done this? And where?

Here in Arizona, you can buy property that's zoned agricultural or buy it and then get it changed to agricultural. Then you can do what you're talking about. If you are going to be around the area where you'd like to do this, drive around the area and look for RVs. Then talk to the owners and find out what they are doing.

Patti19064 · 07-03-2022, 03:44 PM

I've been thinking about doing something similar. Sell the big house in PA, go full time, but have a home base where we can park the 5er if truck or trailer needs maintenance, or we just want a rest from the road. I call it a home for the tools. My concern is property maintenance. Around here there are regulations on keeping the grass cut. I'd like to be in PA, NJ or DE to be near family for visits, but I am open at this point. I was thinking in Florida I might get someplace that has a crushed shell yard that does not need to be mowed. Does anyone have any insight on what kind of property I could be looking for, that does not need constant yard maintenance?

ldsnet · 07-03-2022, 04:04 PM

Every county will be different. Some will allow indefinite. Some will require permitted septic. Some won't allow it unless other conditions are met....
Tax bill doesn't change until you have a permitted structure so the county will push you towards that process.
Good luck!

deckape · 07-03-2022, 05:51 PM

Have 45 acres here in north Alabama and had a metal building 40' X 40' build with a port for the RV and a small cabin and RV hookup for guess . Have city water ,power and septic .

Big Dog 1 · 07-03-2022, 07:10 PM

Check this out...

https://westernlandranch.com

Jobert · 07-03-2022, 07:30 PM

I have a 1.5 acre spot in Missouri with a septic and water rights from the house next door. We use it in the spring and fall sometimes. In northern Wisconsin, we spend the summer on a 4 acre lot inside a pole barn with no water or septic. We haul water in from my son 2 miles away and dump every 12-14 days at a county park 7 miles away. It's not for everyone, but works for us. Our permanent address is at neither location, but mailbox in Emery SD. Only the neighbors know we are in the pole barn and they don't care. Both sites are away from any towns. It can be done, we have a building permit for the pole barn and its use is storage. We store the coach in it. Someday we may get caught. The Missouri property we can put anything on, no restrictions. It is about an hour south of Jefferson City. Both sites have good electricity. Hope this may help. Happy Trails Bert

rkbeasley · 07-03-2022, 07:32 PM

You are thinking too small unless you want to be in a trailer park. A subdivision where they are building houses won't want a trailer parked next to them. If you go larger and rural you might find some land. I would consider building a garage/barn/living space and parking inside or next to it. For many years we had a 1 bedroom and a bath house with a barn. Inside the barn was our guess house via our fifth wheel.

SkipWatson · 07-03-2022, 09:18 PM

Our county, in NW Florida, will allow full-time rv living on a minimum of 5 acres. We ended up buying 6.5 acres and had to put in septic, water and power. It was relatively painless to do and love our "ranch." We live there for about 3-4 weeks every 6 months when we come back for doctor and dentist appointments.