I remember in 2009 when I was working in real estate seeing people buy homes new from builders with the intention of selling before close of escrow to a new buyer for profit. The crash was so brutal and fast that I remember seeing a lot of these units foreclosed on with the builder plastic still on the carpet.
Most people find it difficult to handle a fall since they are used to bull markets, but if you know where to look and how to maneuver, you can make a size-able profit. Depending on how you intend to enter and exit, yes.
I just googled her and I'm really impressed with her credentials; I reached out to her since I need all the assistance I can get. I just scheduled a caII.
What about people who own they're home outright but have trouble paying the pp taxes? I already know in missouri they can take it after 2yrs with possible 1 yr grace period so possibly 3yrs. Do you have any loop holes ?
Marquette, KS (about 30 miles southwest of Salina) has a free land program, where they will give you a piece of land with all utilities for you to build a home on. Apparently, they are fairly flexible concerning what you build. Teeny Tiny town. But here's the thing: they understand what they can offer and trying to leverage that. They are within a "reasonable" commuting distance to jobs. They know they cannot offer jobs, but they are within a reasonable commute. To help compensate for this, they have two other things they offer families. First, the town created a non profit and offers high quality low cost childcare for kids. Second, the town grocery store is a co-op of sorts, so you can get all your basics without paying those super high price small town prices. They also have various community events. The guy who owns the distillery in the local town square seems to be the guy who knows everyone to talk to. My husband and I passed thru there and met the whole town on one of their Marquette Mondays. We honestly would consider such a place if we were a young a family (but we are empty nesters).
There are communities in western Kansas that offer to pay for 4 years of medical school if you agree to practice medicine in the community for 5 years after graduation.
@@vernondavis561 hello --- thank you for this --- any chance of providing a tad more info on this to get me headed into the right direction please? thank you
Unfortunately, TH-cam does not allow the posting of links/attachments. However, there is plenty of information available by conducting a Google search regarding medical school incentives offered for practicing medicine in rural Kansas.
As a realtor in my opinion, a housing market crash is imminent due to the high number of individuals who purchased homes above the asking price despite the low interest rates. These buyers find themselves in precarious situations as housing prices decline, leaving them without any equity. If they become unable to afford their homes, foreclosure becomes a likely outcome. Even attempting to sell would not yield any profits. This scenario is expected to impact a significant number of people, particularly in light of the anticipated surge in layoffs and the rapid increase in the cost of living.
I suggest you offset your real estate and get into stocks, A recession as bad it can be, provides good buying opportunities in the markets if you’re careful and it can also create volatility giving great short time buy and sell opportunities too. This is not financial advise but get buying, cash isn’t king at all in this time!
You are right! I’ve diversified my 450K portfolio across various market with the aid of an investment coach, I have been able to generate a little bit above $830k in net profit across high dividend yield stocks, ETF and bonds.
this is definitely considerable! think you could suggest any professional/advisors i can get on the phone with? i'm in dire need of proper portfolio allocation
Finding financial advisors like Melissa Terri Swayne who can assist you shape your portfolio would be a very creative option. There will be difficult times ahead, and prudent personal money management will be essential to navigating them.
Last I checked, only ALASKA had a real modern-day "homesteading" program still going. You are required to live on it x number of years. Yes, it is remote, of course.
@@normandoughty8737 Thanks. Not sure if it's ended completely. Last I checked several years ago Alaska was the ONLY place in the U.S. that still had counties with no property tax. (It was authorized, but never applied.)
@@seth5308 Unfortunately, Portland is just a small taste of what the democratic Socialist/Marxist regime has planned for us if we don’t take our country back in 2024…
I won't ever go into the city again, it's filled with Karen's trying to tell you what to do, and drug addicts who don't give any fucks and got nothing to lose
I never had anything like land for my own a house a car new on my own and you have to beleave this i am 58 years old i am so so so glad too have a page like this...to be able too have something in my life to be able too call home and it is mine .....thankssss
Erie is where minor league hockey training is at. It has a hospital and Nursing home decent shopping, and yes gorgeous beaches on Lake Erie. As a Canadian i liked travelling there for a weekend visit. But yes its a four season great lakes climate.
Superior, Wisconsin / Douglas County doesn't advertise free land but they do auction off tax delinquent properties that often sell for one dollar. There are no conditions on the properties except the usual city grass cutting, no trash ordinances and pay your taxes.
The auction starts at a dollar and then you pay off the balance of the past due taxes but the original property owner has the right to first refusal if they can pay off the note, they get the property back if they can't You walk away with the property after you pay off all The Past due fees interest and penalties
I ❤ Iowa. My family is from there. It is boring but safe, with kind people. Great place to raise a family. Small towns have events and activities for school age children. It gets less exciting for young adults over 18.
These are also great choices for retirees and remote workers. You want to move to a town that is LOSING population (and preferably has been for quite a number of years if not decades), because there are so many benefits all around in doing so, beginning with cost of living.
I'm wondering how do you pay for your inexpensive living? Are there jobs there to comfortably live in your home, or do you leave the town and work for a short term then come back?
I just want a small piece of land (only about an acre or 2 - maybe 3 at the most) somewhere that is close enough to town that I have access to emergency health care should I need it, but far enough out that I can do an off grid tiny house homestead - complete with raised bed garden, edible landscaping (fig trees, blueberry bushes, pecan trees, etcetera), container herb garden, chickens, and maybe a dairy cow or dairy goat. Solar panels for electricity, rain catchment system for water to use in garden and maybe personal use if enough, that kind of thing. Yes, I have been giving this a lot of thought.
The pronunciation of that town in SE Nebraska and 41 miles south of Lincoln is Be-AH triss. I was born there, and have relatives living & buried in Gage County (of which Beatrice is the county seat). Oh yes, the A in Beatrice is pronounced like the A in apple. Nice little town, it is.
Spent many a childhood summer in Lincoln Kansas. They still had a soda fountain where they poured your milk shake into a glass and then sat the metal mixing container with the rest of it next to you! Aside from being 115 in August I loved it there.
Excellent video, Briggs!! A lot of those areas listed were not a big surprise. The Midwest, typically, is the place to go for open land. I was really surprised when you listed Buffalo and Chicago. I was watching your bit on Chicago at #2, and the only thing running through my mind was.. "Please don't let Detroit be at #1."
I've been looking for affordable land in Chicago. The programs I've seen are for people already living here, and are often not buildable (houses, etc,), Also, if you're not black, or maybe latinx, you will def not be welcomed into some of those neighborhoods (paint a target on your back for robbery and violence).
Back in 2019, Saint Louis MO had a program similar to the one in Buffalo NY. They sold only 4 houses in the first year. It's a tough sell because it takes a lot of work to restore the house and then you have to live in a neighborhood for 3 years that may have a bunch of other houses around you that also need a lot of work.
@@Getloose360Because the elietes are trying to get all the land and make us all serfs.. Ask yourself why bill gates, a technology thief, needs all the farmland he keeps buying. Sustainability is the highest form of rebellion.
It takes money restoring houses, which is in turn dependent on a thriving economy, it's helpful to not be on the cusp of civil war or total lawlessness. I'm not worried about having a place to live, I'll soon be worrying about staying alive. Don't mean to sound negative, but things will get drastically harsh very shortly.(economically and socially)
Richland, Minnesota seems like a decent option. It's only 1-2 hours away from Minneapolis/St. Paul which is a totally doable day trip to the big city. And Minnesota is great for individuals or families that rely on state or federal aid services (housing, disability, etc.).
Thank you for that overload of information. I especially liked your brutally honest approach! While I knew something about Colorado, I didn't know that many states have something going on. Thank you!
I loved how you spoke about Flagler, CO while showing video and pics of lush, verdant mountains when that town is anything but. Geographically it is just western Kansas which is utterly flat and featureless. You have to drive an hour west before you even start to see a hint of the mountains. Also, a big problem with moving to these dying rural towns is that they are run by dying rural governments with utterly incompetent and often downright corrupt government officials. I recently moved away from a little Colorado town exactly like that and never want to see it again. And before anyone here starts in about it being a blue state, eastern Colorado is as hard conservative as anything you will find anywhere else. Corruption and greed know no political boundaries.
I just looked up Land in Lincoln Kansas there is none so this was a year ago that you did your video so I guess someone bought it all up thank you for informing all the investors out there that buy up land
It'd be great to see a program like this for wooded land. I'd love to build a little timber frame with on-site lumber. Seems like that would be a good option for more affordable housing that can be built quickly (in days instead of months).
There’s tons of land that you can get in the Midwest states. Kansas, Nebraska, and Iowa like you said have great deals for land giveaways. Montana should have been on the list too because out east where it’s really empty, small towns give amazing deals for free land. Hundreds of acres for a low price. Montana has about 58.1M acres of farmland, Kansas has about 43M, Nebraska has 44.1M acres, and Iowa has about 35.5M. Those 4 states are empty and have lots of farmland for sale. Texas has about 127M acres of farmland, but forget about buying it. At least 35M people already have control over it.
@@moewuw the peace. The natural beauty. I always thought it was flat as a pancake. But we had hills all around that my son would explore. Oh, and Moon Lake 😀❤️
Countries like Australia and Canada offer immigration visas for people who accept to live and work in the remote and low populated areas of their countries so that they can save their rural areas which are losing population. And in some countries in the world they offer permanent residency and citizenship to people who are willing to invest a certain amount of money to buy a property in their country and by doing this they bring in a lot of wealth into their countries from abroad, simply by sometimes the homes their own people did not want anymore.
Reaching the end of my term of service anad I dont plan on signing a fourth contract. Thinking of starting a trade job and living a life of hunting and fishing. Thank you for all of the videos.
Danie's Dad here: I've been doing hardwood floors since leaving the army in November 1995. Have been completely self employed since May 2004. It's a simple trade with no required schooling or licenses, just requires common sense, attention to detail, and the utmost in personal integrity. If you have any questions in that trade, hit me up. Nebraska is great for hunting and fishing. Great for raising kids. Property taxes are too high, but we are working on that rn.
How do you scope with 5-6 months winter just like an island with ocean of ice snow around? How can you get your car to the highway? I saw a poor hamlet along small river, very beautiful landscape but dont know they can survive without any facilities around?
@@dotspepper4880I live in a snowy area. You have to learn how to drive in it. Or have enough materials to not need to leave. Typically there's days where it stops snowing, and if it's light snow with wind it'll blow off of roads. If it's wet then you just drive 15mph or less. Salt is helpful but off grid it's not that easy. Or get snow travel like a snow mobile, during tough winters it's fun and effective! But the best way is to have enough food, water, and ways to heat without leaving the home.
@@dimitrilitovsk2372 Hope some one invent cheap insulant tent to make green house to grow citrus trees in the back yard during the winter. Free heating can obtain from cows' waste producing bio gas. That makes better life for Christians and more real than a lot of things.
Nope. The majority are these same Kansas Nebraska postage sized in-town lots that are looking for a building contractor kickback. Many of them are only for college graduates. * Grant requires approval.
Man I was waiting until the end of the video to hear Wyoming so I can get my ranch 😂 from middle of nowhere Tennessee and it’s beautiful here but Wyoming always seemed really cool
Nebraska has a unicameral legislature. Not my idea of a great place to live. When I lived in Minnesota, it seemed to be in a constant state of snow. Spring came in June. The suburbs of Milwaukee are great. The sidelot program- not so much. The Chicago programs- do NOT do it.
Thanks Briggs. I'm pumped. On the list of things you wouldn't do, I saw you didn't mention you wouldn't help a person move. I've got a bad back and I'm sure you're going to help a subscriber out. I'll pay for the U-haul and the food along the way. You'll be out nothing!! Think of it as a vacation. just you and me hitting the road. Sounds exciting, yes? Hope to hear from you soon.
I grew up close to Redondo Beach, so I know the differences between the various beach cities and the hill. Sure wish my Dad had purchased a home on one of the avenues. He bought a new home in about 1954/55 and we sold it in 2020. P.S. - I now also live in OR.
You should move overseas. See what you don’t have. I did. It gave me a perspective of the USA, which is, with all it’s problem’s it’s the best place to be
There are hundreds of thousands of happy retirees in Latin America, where an American expat has reciprocal property rights ... unlike anywhere in Asia.
Got a chuckle out of the ‘Erie Penn’… Pennsylvania residents (at least born and raised) refer to our state as PA, not Penn. So we would say Erie PA. Some universities, businesses, etc. use Penn, but the average resident does not. Love your videos though! I saw another comment that asked if you could do an international version. If that’s even a thing, that would be awesome to see!
@@curtisthomas-eg4th I think you missed the point of my observation. He kept SAYING “Erie, Penn”, instead of saying “Erie, PA” (as a local would). I wasn’t talking about typing anything, but thanks for your input. Have a good one.
If you pay cash for your home you always have some equity interest rates don't matter I paid cash for my last three homes and have great equity equity and no payments and no home owners insurance premium used the saving to repair storm damage and still have much money left over this practice practice helped me retire twenty years early I day never finance a home or auto and live better than most
Osborne, Lincoln, and Plainville are closer to Salina. While it's not a major metropolis, you'll be able to get what you need in Salina or Hays. Also was out by those three towns on Saturday during a road trip to Cawker City to see the World's Largest Ball of Twine, also hit Nicodemus NHS, and Lucas, KS, which is a cool art town. It's actually pretty country out there.
I was in Erie, PA the weekend of the superbowl between the Cincinnati Bengals and the 49ers. They had closed the interstate because of the snow. The wind chill was -60 farenheit.
@@markporter6933 ........you could not pay them. ......get 50% of the population by starting a # group/movement, .....and cut them off. .......your property is yours, not some landlord bureaucrat.
I like and can relate to your style Briggs. Myself too born/raised SouthBay, California 1952-1970. Redondo Beach my fave beach to ditch school and go to the beach !! LOL !!!
For the Kansas towns, there's no need to go to Topeka. Salina is actually decent for just about everything you need, and Hays, about 90m west of Salina on I-70, is a small college town and has most necessities. Anything in the northern Wichita metro area (Newton, Hutchinson, too) would actually be closer than Topeka. (Kansas native here. If being too remote is an issue, Lincoln would be a decent choice. It's close enough to Salina or Hays to commute for a job and get into town when necessary. Not sure I'd personally pick Osborne or Plainville for myself. I've stayed with relatives in farming regions, and getting to where you have some necessary services is a huge chore. Also, schools in rural Kansas need some care... the state school board funding has been abysmal the last couple of decades with the rural districts being hurt the most. Was looking for something interesting, but alas, all dying farming communities. Been wanting to put up a small IT/computer business somewhere people might need me, but there's no elbow room in the Wichita area.
I looked up the buffalo program, as I am familiar with buffalo and my wife has family there. I think that website is super hard to navigate. As a troubled city program, I expected it to be modeled after the Detroit Land Bank Authority. I couldn’t even find where they have listings. I guess it’s sincerely aimed at low income Buffalo residents that have knowledge of the vacant house or land, where as Detroit is advertising it like Zillow to the world. 👍 👍 Informative video. And no Maine doesn’t give anything away. Even if nobody wants it.
Don't bash on Iowa so bad. The schools rank some of the best in the country, the University of Iowa has some of the best medical care and best college of medicine in the country. People from all over the world come for the school. Des Moines has close to a million and Cedar Rapids (where I live) has over 500k if you include the connected towns. I grew up in CA/NV and we moved here when I was a teen. It's pretty safe, minus the gangs coming from Chicago. We also are only hours away from several major cities. Both my daughters took the national AP exams and placed in top 20%. So Iowa isn't so awful. As long as you can survive the extreme cold and high humidity.
@@timothykeith1367 not true. It gets below zero 1/4 - 1/2; of the time if you include windchill. We have both ice and snow storms.... it gets super cold.
In Oklahoma, there were a lot of people who staked their land claims before the starting cannon shot. They were called "sooners." That's where the name "Oklahoma Sooners" came from.
Redondo is awesome bro I lived there for 15 years while owning a business in slightly different but equally awesome Hermosa from 1997 to 2012. Still live in the South Bay but it's getting gnarly around here and I'm seriously thinking about bailing on Cali. Thank you very much for this, dude.
There was a movie with Tom Cruise, where he was in a race for the flag west of Oklahoma City! Was a really great movie, but I can’t remember the name of it! He was a boxer from Ireland
Far and Away starring Tom Cruise & Nicole Kidman 1992). My wife and I enjoyed it back in the day. Actually, we were looking for something to watch tonight. Thanks for the suggestion!
Not free, you still have to spend $100K+ to keep it, plus the extra taxes on it. If it was FREE, one could do as they wish on it, without being charged (taxed) for just having it!
Thanks for your nice little info-clip and no Sir, I wouldn't even want to be buried in any one of these states and rather stay in the southwest desert where I don't freeze my rear end off for six months of the year or get eaten by mosquitoes during the warmer six months while always being sweaty!
WOW, people actually asked you for all that. Shameful. Thank you for putting in the work to give us a head start that is more than enough and very appreciated. thank you!!!
I live in Texas and i want about 2 acres ti grow vegetables but i have no money to pay for the land or a house. But i could donat a lot to the food banks
You can buy desert land in the middle of god forsaken nowhere in Arizona for dirt cheap. However, it's the desert. With no water, electricity or any other resources near, not much you can do with it.
@@Grace-jb7me you can find water anywhere in the desert or the world for that matter . Just have to drill a well. Primary water source is everywhere underneath your feet.
@@safirerose133 Building a home and actually living in it full time for a number of years is usually part of the requirement. I doubt that Bill Gates would commit to living in Curtis, Nebraska for several years. These communities want people that will come in and put down roots, raise families, supports local businesses, and become part of the communities .... not some jet setter that that visits once a year.
As someone who lives in a suburb of Buffalo, I would only go into the actual city of Buffalo if I had to but since the Pegula's took over as the Bills and Sabres owners it's really cleaned up down there, the inner city is still unwalkable but the outter city near the harbor, nobody approaches you for money anymore, there is all sorts of cool villa's now, live music, paddle boating, ice skating rink in the winter but you're right about the winters here, it's absolutely brutal but it's not a hurricane or tornado like you get in warm places like Kansas or Florida. I doubt that program exists here in Buffalo or it's really well hidden because property taxes are borderline insane here.
you are 100% perfectly correct on the Snow situation. and guess what I live in Upstate New York. I can't tell you how very annoying the weather is. especially during winter shoveling before you go to work and when coming back from work imagine that!! cloudy a lot of time it can last for a week or two you may see just a few hours of partially cloudy weather..
Im from Plattsburgh , 15 minutes from Canada. I love the weather there and i miss it! Ive been in the deep south for 20 years and cant wait to move somewhere thats NOT so hot! Lol. I miss the snow. ❤
I remember in 2009 when I was working in real estate seeing people buy homes new from builders with the intention of selling before close of escrow to a new buyer for profit. The crash was so brutal and fast that I remember seeing a lot of these units foreclosed on with the builder plastic still on the carpet.
Most people find it difficult to handle a fall since they are used to bull markets, but if you know where to look and how to maneuver, you can make a size-able profit. Depending on how you intend to enter and exit, yes.
Mind if I ask you to recommend this particular coach you using their service?
I just googled her and I'm really impressed with her credentials; I reached out to her since I need all the assistance I can get. I just scheduled a caII.
What about people who own they're home outright but have trouble paying the pp taxes? I already know in missouri they can take it after 2yrs with possible 1 yr grace period so possibly 3yrs. Do you have any loop holes ?
Marquette, KS (about 30 miles southwest of Salina) has a free land program, where they will give you a piece of land with all utilities for you to build a home on. Apparently, they are fairly flexible concerning what you build. Teeny Tiny town. But here's the thing: they understand what they can offer and trying to leverage that. They are within a "reasonable" commuting distance to jobs. They know they cannot offer jobs, but they are within a reasonable commute. To help compensate for this, they have two other things they offer families. First, the town created a non profit and offers high quality low cost childcare for kids. Second, the town grocery store is a co-op of sorts, so you can get all your basics without paying those super high price small town prices. They also have various community events. The guy who owns the distillery in the local town square seems to be the guy who knows everyone to talk to. My husband and I passed thru there and met the whole town on one of their Marquette Mondays. We honestly would consider such a place if we were a young a family (but we are empty nesters).
There are communities in western Kansas that offer to pay for 4 years of medical school if you agree to practice medicine in the community for 5 years after graduation.
Woah @@vernondavis561
but its kansas! just kidding
owning land for cheap or free is better than being a slave to a bank mortgage
@@vernondavis561 hello --- thank you for this --- any chance of providing a tad more info on this to get me headed into the right direction please? thank you
Unfortunately, TH-cam does not allow the posting of links/attachments. However, there is plenty of information available by conducting a Google search regarding medical school incentives offered for practicing medicine in rural Kansas.
As a realtor in my opinion, a housing market crash is imminent due to the high number of individuals who purchased homes above the asking price despite the low interest rates. These buyers find themselves in precarious situations as housing prices decline, leaving them without any equity. If they become unable to afford their homes, foreclosure becomes a likely outcome. Even attempting to sell would not yield any profits. This scenario is expected to impact a significant number of people, particularly in light of the anticipated surge in layoffs and the rapid increase in the cost of living.
I suggest you offset your real estate and get into stocks, A recession as bad it can be, provides good buying opportunities in the markets if you’re careful and it can also create volatility giving great short time buy and sell opportunities too. This is not financial advise but get buying, cash isn’t king at all in this time!
You are right! I’ve diversified my 450K portfolio across various market with the aid of an investment coach, I have been able to generate a little bit above $830k in net profit across high dividend yield stocks, ETF and bonds.
this is definitely considerable! think you could suggest any professional/advisors i can get on the phone with? i'm in dire need of proper portfolio allocation
Finding financial advisors like Melissa Terri Swayne who can assist you shape your portfolio would be a very creative option. There will be difficult times ahead, and prudent personal money management will be essential to navigating them.
I located her, sent her an email, and scheduled a call; hopefully, she will reply because I want to start the new year off financially strong.
Just cutting the grass on a farm is a huge expensive task, but food production is very important to any country.
Last I checked, only ALASKA had a real modern-day "homesteading" program still going. You are required to live on it x number of years. Yes, it is remote, of course.
Remote is perfect. I'll take that kind of free land!
Georgia allows homesteading. Cuts your taxes in half and you don't even have to homestead but just live there
Homestead act ended in Alaska in 1986. I was born on a homestead in Alaska 1960.
@@normandoughty8737 Thanks. Not sure if it's ended completely. Last I checked several years ago Alaska was the ONLY place in the U.S. that still had counties with no property tax. (It was authorized, but never applied.)
@davidb2206
Let me know if there is any land for homesteading. Thanks
Portland has one also. Only requirement is a blue or green tarp and drug of your choice. Curbside trash service too.
And open air sidewalk toilets. Yup! What a place! I live an hour west of there and it's not far enough away if you ask me!
@@Dan-bw5yn😂So the libs tanked your property values? No one ever learns.
@@seth5308 Unfortunately, Portland is just a small taste of what the democratic Socialist/Marxist regime has planned for us if we don’t take our country back in 2024…
@@Dan-bw5yndude for real?? U live in Jewell or Elsie?
I won't ever go into the city again, it's filled with Karen's trying to tell you what to do, and drug addicts who don't give any fucks and got nothing to lose
I never had anything like land for my own a house a car new on my own and you have to beleave this i am 58 years old i am so so so glad too have a page like this...to be able too have something in my life to be able too call home and it is mine .....thankssss
Erie is where minor league hockey training is at. It has a hospital and Nursing home decent shopping, and yes gorgeous beaches on Lake Erie. As a Canadian i liked travelling there for a weekend visit. But yes its a four season great lakes climate.
Every real hockey fan knows Erie Pennsylvania! The Otters claim to OHL stud! Jamie Drysdale!
Oh and some kid named Connor McDavid
Superior, Wisconsin / Douglas County doesn't advertise free land but they do auction off tax delinquent properties that often sell for one dollar. There are no conditions on the properties except the usual city grass cutting, no trash ordinances and pay your taxes.
Same with Georgia
The auction starts at a dollar and then you pay off the balance of the past due taxes but the original property owner has the right to first refusal if they can pay off the note, they get the property back if they can't You walk away with the property after you pay off all The Past due fees interest and penalties
I ❤ Iowa. My family is from there. It is boring but safe, with kind people. Great place to raise a family. Small towns have events and activities for school age children. It gets less exciting for young adults over 18.
These are also great choices for retirees and remote workers. You want to move to a town that is LOSING population (and preferably has been for quite a number of years if not decades), because there are so many benefits all around in doing so, beginning with cost of living.
I live in Cheyenne wells Colorado and we don’t lock our doors we’re a family great living if you like that kind of life 🤪Cheap living!!!!
Shhhh don’t tell anyone!
I'm wondering how do you pay for your inexpensive living? Are there jobs there to comfortably live in your home, or do you leave the town and work for a short term then come back?
I just want a small piece of land (only about an acre or 2 - maybe 3 at the most) somewhere that is close enough to town that I have access to emergency health care should I need it, but far enough out that I can do an off grid tiny house homestead - complete with raised bed garden, edible landscaping (fig trees, blueberry bushes, pecan trees, etcetera), container herb garden, chickens, and maybe a dairy cow or dairy goat. Solar panels for electricity, rain catchment system for water to use in garden and maybe personal use if enough, that kind of thing. Yes, I have been giving this a lot of thought.
Thought this would be a cute town but it’s barely got a functioning grocery store. But hey if you guys are happy that’s awesome. 👍🏻
Better lock them now, after you told the internet 🙄
Thank you for all you do Mr. Briggs.
Have you found the links to the web for these I'm have a hard time?😑
The pronunciation of that town in SE Nebraska and 41 miles south of Lincoln is Be-AH triss. I was born there, and have relatives living & buried in Gage County (of which Beatrice is the county seat). Oh yes, the A in Beatrice is pronounced like the A in apple. Nice little town, it is.
Spent many a childhood summer in Lincoln Kansas. They still had a soda fountain where they poured your milk shake into a glass and then sat the metal mixing container with the rest of it next to you! Aside from being 115 in August I loved it there.
If you are 115 years of age I doubt you would have social media because elders just do not use social media just saying
lol, 115 degrees ... I've got 45 years to go before I hit the age you want to attribute to me. @@Dominant-f5n
115 Degrees. Lived in Wichita for 4 years...
You need to get better at context c lues my dude.@@Dominant-f5n
Congrats on reaching 114 anyway
Excellent video, Briggs!! A lot of those areas listed were not a big surprise. The Midwest, typically, is the place to go for open land. I was really surprised when you listed Buffalo and Chicago. I was watching your bit on Chicago at #2, and the only thing running through my mind was.. "Please don't let Detroit be at #1."
I've been looking for affordable land in Chicago. The programs I've seen are for people already living here, and are often not buildable (houses, etc,), Also, if you're not black, or maybe latinx, you will def not be welcomed into some of those neighborhoods (paint a target on your back for robbery and violence).
@@spacecaptain9188 Latinx? That doesn't exist, is Latino or Hispano, don't get it wrong, Latinos hate being called Latinx
Back in 2019, Saint Louis MO had a program similar to the one in Buffalo NY. They sold only 4 houses in the first year. It's a tough sell because it takes a lot of work to restore the house and then you have to live in a neighborhood for 3 years that may have a bunch of other houses around you that also need a lot of work.
no one wants to spend money to live in a liberal shit city either.
Why on earth is TH-cam censoring comments on such an informative post? Ugh
@@Getloose360Because the elietes are trying to get all the land and make us all serfs..
Ask yourself why bill gates, a technology thief, needs all the farmland he keeps buying.
Sustainability is the highest form of rebellion.
@@Getloose360Machine Intelligence is not intelligent, neither are the people who love to utilize it. They're too lazy (or indifferent) to be human.
It takes money restoring houses, which is in turn dependent on a thriving economy, it's helpful to not be on the cusp of civil war or total lawlessness. I'm not worried about having a place to live, I'll soon be worrying about staying alive. Don't mean to sound negative, but things will get drastically harsh very shortly.(economically and socially)
After living in apartments, I see why people want a house with extra land.
Because people suck.
Yes
Richland, Minnesota seems like a decent option. It's only 1-2 hours away from Minneapolis/St. Paul which is a totally doable day trip to the big city. And Minnesota is great for individuals or families that rely on state or federal aid services (housing, disability, etc.).
Thank you for that overload of information. I especially liked your brutally honest approach! While I knew something about Colorado, I didn't know that many states have something going on. Thank you!
I loved how you spoke about Flagler, CO while showing video and pics of lush, verdant mountains when that town is anything but. Geographically it is just western Kansas which is utterly flat and featureless. You have to drive an hour west before you even start to see a hint of the mountains. Also, a big problem with moving to these dying rural towns is that they are run by dying rural governments with utterly incompetent and often downright corrupt government officials. I recently moved away from a little Colorado town exactly like that and never want to see it again. And before anyone here starts in about it being a blue state, eastern Colorado is as hard conservative as anything you will find anywhere else. Corruption and greed know no political boundaries.
Thank you for the information. Eastern Colorado is the place I oughta be, so I'm loadin up the truck, and leavin Beverly, hills that is. 😀
You must be from Lamar huh?
@@BofaTheAngryGodlamar,co where the scale and truckstops are. saying its corrupt?
...doesn't matter if there are small bastions of conservativism. Blue politics ruins the state and shit rolls downhill!
I just looked up Land in Lincoln Kansas there is none so this was a year ago that you did your video so I guess someone bought it all up thank you for informing all the investors out there that buy up land
It'd be great to see a program like this for wooded land. I'd love to build a little timber frame with on-site lumber. Seems like that would be a good option for more affordable housing that can be built quickly (in days instead of months).
I grew up in Red Oak Iowa. Always look forward to seeing that water tower come into view when I visit home.
I’m from Britt, Iowa. Home of “The National Hobo Days” every second week in August. Clear Lake and Mason City, 15-20 miles east.
There’s tons of land that you can get in the Midwest states. Kansas, Nebraska, and Iowa like you said have great deals for land giveaways. Montana should have been on the list too because out east where it’s really empty, small towns give amazing deals for free land. Hundreds of acres for a low price. Montana has about 58.1M acres of farmland, Kansas has about 43M, Nebraska has 44.1M acres, and Iowa has about 35.5M. Those 4 states are empty and have lots of farmland for sale. Texas has about 127M acres of farmland, but forget about buying it. At least 35M people already have control over it.
Selling something for even a little means it wasn't free
Montana is my home state. We like having all that vacant land. We prefer you don’t announce it.
@@shellymurphyhoy7836I wouldn't worry. Most don't want the quiet life far away from convenience.
@@shellymurphyhoy7836😂
Ok, sorry@@shellymurphyhoy7836
We spent a year at Fort Riley, Kansas and we LOVED Kansas!
How cold does it get?
@@bmiles4131 when we were there, we got 8 inches of snow and it was -6 degrees. I don't know if that's usual or not.
What did you love most about Kansas?
@@moewuw the peace. The natural beauty. I always thought it was flat as a pancake. But we had hills all around that my son would explore. Oh, and Moon Lake 😀❤️
I live in kansas. It doesn’t get much snow really, but can be cold. I’m good with cold and no snow!
Countries like Australia and Canada offer immigration visas for people who accept to live and work in the remote and low populated areas of their countries so that they can save their rural areas which are losing population.
And in some countries in the world they offer permanent residency and citizenship to people who are willing to invest a certain amount of money to buy a property in their country and by doing this they bring in a lot of wealth into their countries from abroad, simply by sometimes the homes their own people did not want anymore.
Can you let me know of one of these in Canada? I never knew this was a thing
So burocracy, isn't easy as it seems
@@YRDX If anyone wants to live in the northwest territory or other northern lands of Canada there will be special incentives for him
@@emanoelpaulino1935 Yes you are right
I can't go to Canada; I'm unfairly on their terrorist list.
Reaching the end of my term of service anad I dont plan on signing a fourth contract. Thinking of starting a trade job and living a life of hunting and fishing. Thank you for all of the videos.
Danie's Dad here: I've been doing hardwood floors since leaving the army in November 1995. Have been completely self employed since May 2004. It's a simple trade with no required schooling or licenses, just requires common sense, attention to detail, and the utmost in personal integrity. If you have any questions in that trade, hit me up. Nebraska is great for hunting and fishing. Great for raising kids. Property taxes are too high, but we are working on that rn.
I lived in Nebraska...The difference between Kansas, Nebraska, and Iowa is the spelling.
- I’ve lived in all three. And you’re right.
How do you scope with 5-6 months winter just like an island with ocean of ice snow around? How can you get your car to the highway? I saw a poor hamlet along small river, very beautiful landscape but dont know they can survive without any facilities around?
@@dotspepper4880I live in a snowy area. You have to learn how to drive in it. Or have enough materials to not need to leave. Typically there's days where it stops snowing, and if it's light snow with wind it'll blow off of roads. If it's wet then you just drive 15mph or less. Salt is helpful but off grid it's not that easy. Or get snow travel like a snow mobile, during tough winters it's fun and effective! But the best way is to have enough food, water, and ways to heat without leaving the home.
lololol!!
@@dimitrilitovsk2372 Hope some one invent cheap insulant tent to make green house to grow citrus trees in the back yard during the winter.
Free heating can obtain from cows' waste producing bio gas.
That makes better life for Christians and more real than a lot of things.
I’ve been a fan for a long time . I think the no feet pics is a deal breaker.
I have pretty feet! 😊
I want some free land, I'm even willing to pay for it 🙂
Solid plan.
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@@WorldAccordingToBriggs appreciate the content brother, good stuff! Hooah!
Ill second that. Just me and my children no one else. Seems like a dream
haha
Can you do an international version? I'd love to see more
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Nope. The majority are these same Kansas Nebraska postage sized in-town lots that are looking for a building contractor kickback. Many of them are only for college graduates. * Grant requires approval.
Man I was waiting until the end of the video to hear Wyoming so I can get my ranch 😂 from middle of nowhere Tennessee and it’s beautiful here but Wyoming always seemed really cool
Really cool in the winter.
@@gump1005 I sense there is a double meaning here….
@@gump1005😂. Let him find out himself
Watch the movie Wind River then see if you still want to live in Wyoming.
There is a reason why Wyoming is the #1 state with suicides.
Your commentations are excellent, humor & information top of the line. 🕶️
Glad you think so!
You ALWAYS have absolutely amazing videos 😊
No such thing as free land. They'll kick you out if you don't pay property taxes
Nothing free and you never own anything, unless you have clothes you didnt buy on credit. Everything else you pay rent on forever
@@Shaderunner7153 What? Because you don't know? Because you never took the time to look into anything? You two are ridiculous.
@@vengeance2825 where did I say ridiculous and just because you don’t understand what I’m saying doesn’t make it wrong
Unless you're a disabled vet with a certain disability percentage.
Well pay ur property tax...simple. Its something we all have to do.
"Chicago is not as bad as they make it sound." Got stuck there for a year. This is a bold faced lie.
The rest was pretty spot on, though.
I got stuck in the airport in Chicago, and met some of the meanest, and most unhappy people ever!
Mr. Briggs, you are cracking me up. Thank you for doing these clips.
Glad you enjoyed
Thanks for this video! These are all for building home, got anything for homesteading?
In wiscasset Maine you can deal with the town to acquire the contaminated mason station pretty much 🆓 if you cover the decontamination cost.
Nebraska has a unicameral legislature. Not my idea of a great place to live.
When I lived in Minnesota, it seemed to be in a constant state of snow. Spring came in June.
The suburbs of Milwaukee are great. The sidelot program- not so much.
The Chicago programs- do NOT do it.
Hermosa Beach and Redondo Beach both give out parking tickets like trick or treat candy, Hermosa Beach is worse.
Thanks Briggs. I'm pumped. On the list of things you wouldn't do, I saw you didn't mention you wouldn't help a person move. I've got a bad back and I'm sure you're going to help a subscriber out. I'll pay for the U-haul and the food along the way. You'll be out nothing!! Think of it as a vacation. just you and me hitting the road. Sounds exciting, yes? Hope to hear from you soon.
This is hilarious! He forgot to mention the worst part of actually moving
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How solid are you on the whole "no foot pics" thing?
I grew up close to Redondo Beach, so I know the differences between the various beach cities and the hill. Sure wish my Dad had purchased a home on one of the avenues. He bought a new home in about 1954/55 and we sold it in 2020. P.S. - I now also live in OR.
I used to love the us but I’m wondering if there are better options out there.
You should move overseas. See what you don’t have. I did. It gave me a perspective of the USA, which is, with all it’s problem’s it’s the best place to be
Go explore the world, the USA is a dumpster fire right now.
There are hundreds of thousands of happy retirees in Latin America, where an American expat has reciprocal property rights ... unlike anywhere in Asia.
Got a chuckle out of the ‘Erie Penn’… Pennsylvania residents (at least born and raised) refer to our state as PA, not Penn. So we would say Erie PA. Some universities, businesses, etc. use Penn, but the average resident does not. Love your videos though! I saw another comment that asked if you could do an international version. If that’s even a thing, that would be awesome to see!
If you want your computer or phone to type it out for you, you have to type penn.
@@curtisthomas-eg4th I think you missed the point of my observation. He kept SAYING “Erie, Penn”, instead of saying “Erie, PA” (as a local would). I wasn’t talking about typing anything, but thanks for your input. Have a good one.
If you pay cash for your home you always have some equity interest rates don't matter I paid cash for my last three homes and have great equity equity and no payments and no home owners insurance premium used the saving to repair storm damage and still have much money left over this practice practice helped me retire twenty years early I day never finance a home or auto and live better than most
Osborne, Lincoln, and Plainville are closer to Salina. While it's not a major metropolis, you'll be able to get what you need in Salina or Hays. Also was out by those three towns on Saturday during a road trip to Cawker City to see the World's Largest Ball of Twine, also hit Nicodemus NHS, and Lucas, KS, which is a cool art town. It's actually pretty country out there.
You said there would be a link for spankings, in Buffalo and all I found is real estate stuff.
Super awesome video and linkage legwork! Thx!!! ❤
Great video and information keep up the great work. Tks 👍
Thanks, will do!
I was in Erie, PA the weekend of the superbowl between the Cincinnati Bengals and the 49ers. They had closed the interstate because of the snow. The wind chill was -60 farenheit.
Theres a lot of area in Montana and Wyoming.
Great info! Thank you for putting it together.
Still waiting for you to do a video on the states with the lowest and the highest property tax rates!
.....property tax is an evil practice.
@@mippim8765 Agreed!!! Not much we can do to escape this evil.
@@markporter6933 ........you could not pay them. ......get 50% of the population by starting a # group/movement, .....and cut them off.
.......your property is yours, not some landlord bureaucrat.
The last research I did, some time ago, there was only ONE county in the United States without property tax. It's in Alaska.
Yes Buffalo a lot snow even the land very expensive and most road u can not drive in winter very danger most mountains and also a lCrime Rate
Unlocking the secrets to acquiring free real estate in the United States? 🏡 This is intriguing!
I like and can relate to your style Briggs. Myself too born/raised SouthBay, California 1952-1970. Redondo Beach my fave beach to ditch school and go to the beach !! LOL !!!
For the Kansas towns, there's no need to go to Topeka. Salina is actually decent for just about everything you need, and Hays, about 90m west of Salina on I-70, is a small college town and has most necessities. Anything in the northern Wichita metro area (Newton, Hutchinson, too) would actually be closer than Topeka. (Kansas native here. If being too remote is an issue, Lincoln would be a decent choice. It's close enough to Salina or Hays to commute for a job and get into town when necessary. Not sure I'd personally pick Osborne or Plainville for myself. I've stayed with relatives in farming regions, and getting to where you have some necessary services is a huge chore. Also, schools in rural Kansas need some care... the state school board funding has been abysmal the last couple of decades with the rural districts being hurt the most.
Was looking for something interesting, but alas, all dying farming communities. Been wanting to put up a small IT/computer business somewhere people might need me, but there's no elbow room in the Wichita area.
Hurts to hear the small towns and farmers of America are a dying breed. Beef will be replaced with peanut butter and cereal.
5:39 Instead of that being Flagler, CO, that is actually Capulin, NM.
My family's from Plainville KS. So weird to see it mentioned on...anything! Cute little town, BORING as all heck though.
I lived in parsons Kansas I'm cool on Kansass
That's why you meet people and make friends and take turns hosting game nights where everyone brings a snack/drink.
Just North of Wichita here. We arent missing anything here in kansas! We rather like it low populated !
This is such a gem 😂 funniest educational video on youtube. *Subbed*
“I WILL NOT send pictures of my feet.” 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂 🥃🇺🇸👍🏻🇺🇸🥃
Ain't nobody tryna see his feet id bet money he made that up ..
I got a flat tire otw to Colorado and ended up in goodland, KS Loved it there tbh felt so small and pure.
I looked up the buffalo program, as I am familiar with buffalo and my wife has family there. I think that website is super hard to navigate. As a troubled city program, I expected it to be modeled after the Detroit Land Bank Authority. I couldn’t even find where they have listings. I guess it’s sincerely aimed at low income Buffalo residents that have knowledge of the vacant house or land, where as Detroit is advertising it like Zillow to the world. 👍 👍 Informative video. And no Maine doesn’t give anything away. Even if nobody wants it.
It is, or for the influx of people we're getting right now.
Low income people could not afford the property taxes. They are outrageous!
@@LadiCady bad there too, huh? Buffalo is beautiful tho most of it seems very proud and clean.
I grew up and went to grade school in Redondo Beach, and High school in Torrance.
Don't bash on Iowa so bad. The schools rank some of the best in the country, the University of Iowa has some of the best medical care and best college of medicine in the country. People from all over the world come for the school. Des Moines has close to a million and Cedar Rapids (where I live) has over 500k if you include the connected towns. I grew up in CA/NV and we moved here when I was a teen. It's pretty safe, minus the gangs coming from Chicago. We also are only hours away from several major cities. Both my daughters took the national AP exams and placed in top 20%. So Iowa isn't so awful. As long as you can survive the extreme cold and high humidity.
Iowa winter is not that chilly - its similar to much of northwestern Europe
@@timothykeith1367 not true. It gets below zero 1/4 - 1/2; of the time if you include windchill. We have both ice and snow storms.... it gets super cold.
Iowa people are some of the nicest!
Don't forget the tornados!🌪
In Oklahoma, there were a lot of people who staked their land claims before the starting cannon shot. They were called "sooners." That's where the name "Oklahoma Sooners" came from.
The movie, Far and Away, near the end
Amazing video as usual.
Thanks again!
Thank you for sharing this. None of these work for me, but it is always interesting. 😊
The free richland plot will cost you 14000, and i wouldnt call the subdivision lots land.
Redondo is awesome bro I lived there for 15 years while owning a business in slightly different but equally awesome Hermosa from 1997 to 2012. Still live in the South Bay but it's getting gnarly around here and I'm seriously thinking about bailing on Cali. Thank you very much for this, dude.
There was a movie with Tom Cruise, where he was in a race for the flag west of Oklahoma City! Was a really great movie, but I can’t remember the name of it! He was a boxer from Ireland
Far and Away starring Tom Cruise & Nicole Kidman 1992). My wife and I enjoyed it back in the day. Actually, we were looking for something to watch tonight. Thanks for the suggestion!
It's a great underrated movie
You mention *Far & Away* & now I have to go listen to the Enya song "Book Of Days". I'm normally a metalhead but I love that song.
Far and away with ex wife Nicole kidman
@@purpleeinstein By the way, Tom Cruse originally from Syracuse, NY, which is close to Buffalo, NY
I would love to have land down south where I can grow lemons and Limes. And also a Guava orchard. Please let me know.❤
Not free, you still have to spend $100K+ to keep it, plus the extra taxes on it. If it was FREE, one could do as they wish on it, without being charged (taxed) for just having it!
Thanks for your nice little info-clip and no Sir, I wouldn't even want to be buried in any one of these
states and rather stay in the southwest desert where I don't freeze my rear end off for six months
of the year or get eaten by mosquitoes during the warmer six months while always being sweaty!
w00t! Great vid dude!
Thanks!
WOW, people actually asked you for all that. Shameful. Thank you for putting in the work to give us a head start that is more than enough and very appreciated. thank you!!!
DO NOT be showing Colorado mountains for Flagler, CO. Eastern Colorado is full of lovely people, but NOT any lovely valleys. It is flat.
lol i am from erie never heard of this thank you i have 4 lots on my block that are open gonna get me some
Free land, where? I want in on free land.
Iowa, I spent a year there one summer 😂
I live in Texas and i want about 2 acres ti grow vegetables but i have no money to pay for the land or a house. But i could donat a lot to the food banks
Kansas…the state that trees forgot
Amazingly resourceful video! WOW, thank you! Are there ANY similar offers anywhere IN FLORIDA?
Great video Briggs
My grandparents homesteaded in Flagler Colorado however dryland farming was not the way to go at that time
You can buy desert land in the middle of god forsaken nowhere in Arizona for dirt cheap. However, it's the desert. With no water, electricity or any other resources near, not much you can do with it.
Build.
I need a deed. I can't find a seller.
Build a damn bunker!
Good for solar i reckon. Water might be tough
@@Grace-jb7me you can find water anywhere in the desert or the world for that matter . Just have to drill a well. Primary water source is everywhere underneath your feet.
Make sure you check the stare tax index before you leap.
You better check on all the restrictions and if they have a state income tax as this is why they want you to move there.
Property taxes, too.
Another great video so after watching 2 of them I liked and Subscribed and Shared !!! 😊
I'm waiting for Manhattan New York to give away free land.
There is not an inch of spare land here in Manhattan, NY. There are some City owned lots.
6:46 funny that Iowa's state flag looks identical to Colorado's
🤫🤫🤫DON'T TELL BILL GATES‼️‼️‼️🤫🤫🤫👀😱
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I've heard he tried to buy from somewhere there they said NO
Hahaha love your comment 🤣
Or China
@@safirerose133 Building a home and actually living in it full time for a number of years is usually part of the requirement. I doubt that Bill Gates would commit to living in Curtis, Nebraska for several years. These communities want people that will come in and put down roots, raise families, supports local businesses, and become part of the communities .... not some jet setter that that visits once a year.
this video is really awesome and easy to understand. informative video. thanks for sharing
Awesome information!
Glad you think so!
Curtis Nebraska is actually 35 miles south of North Platte on hwy 83. Clear on the other side of the state from Lincoln and Omaha
Close, but no cigar: Curtis is at the junction of NE 23 and NE 18, several miles off US-83, going through Maywood just off 83 on the way.
As someone who lives in a suburb of Buffalo, I would only go into the actual city of Buffalo if I had to but since the Pegula's took over as the Bills and Sabres owners it's really cleaned up down there, the inner city is still unwalkable but the outter city near the harbor, nobody approaches you for money anymore, there is all sorts of cool villa's now, live music, paddle boating, ice skating rink in the winter but you're right about the winters here, it's absolutely brutal but it's not a hurricane or tornado like you get in warm places like Kansas or Florida. I doubt that program exists here in Buffalo or it's really well hidden because property taxes are borderline insane here.
you are 100% perfectly correct on the Snow situation. and guess what I live in Upstate New York. I can't tell you how very annoying the weather is. especially during winter shoveling before you go to work and when coming back from work imagine that!! cloudy a lot of time it can last for a week or two you may see just a few hours of partially cloudy weather..
Im from Plattsburgh , 15 minutes from Canada. I love the weather there and i miss it! Ive been in the deep south for 20 years and cant wait to move somewhere thats NOT so hot! Lol. I miss the snow. ❤
@@deboraht4636couldn’t agree more! Moved from Ohio to Florida and after 1 year here I can’t stand the heat anymore. I miss the snow!