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"on somebody's nuclear target list"

LOL - never thought of that.

Yes, I knew about them.

I think Clark Howard has out a book on real estate, he is one of the few that I approve of. (I hate his voice, but have him on for 3 hours a night here).

Clarkhoward.com is his website and there is a lot of info there to use, haven't checked it for real estate, but do trust about 98% of his statements.

The best way is to find an area, then look for an honest
real estate agent and build a relationship with them.

The agent will call when a listing comes in. Or go out with the agent and show her the parcel you want, so they will know you are serious.

But don't try it on every agent in town, settle on one or two and "work" with them. find an agent who knows about zoning and septics, etc. It is your responsibility to check every detail, agents can make a mistake on zoning or even if water or other utilities are available.

We have had problems here, as there are a couple high tension lines that bring electric from the generating station and agents sell land to the buyer with electric, that cannot be had.

Or buyers buy a place with water, after all they turned on the water and the faucet worked...........In the desert a lot of the places have storage tanks for water and a bulk water tanker delivers it............a shallow well pump and it feels like city water.

Not the cute blonde who drives a Cadillac and wants to sell houses.

Some of us "like" dirt. Your Cadillac agent is only going to call me and ask for a listing for you and she won't get my best, as I have already called my list of buyers.

An agent is only paid the day escrow closes.

If someone wonders about my posting this on this thread, it is due to the fact that several reading this are looking for a new home and some of the young have much to learn.

Instead of terrorist stories, I should write a book about the dumb things people do with their land purchases.

If you buy into an illegal subdivision, the state can force you to move off the land and take your improvements off.

Anyone would think that an acre is enough to build on, not so, we have some zoning here that requires 40 acres......

Wow. I'm going to cut and paste that post! Actually, my wife and I have this dream of building what she lovingly refers to as a "Hobbit House." I have been enarmored of earth sheltered living for many years. We plan on building such a home for our retirement. It is 100% earthquake, fire, wind (even an F5 tornado) and even radiation proof within reason. Meaning ground zero won't cut it, but anything else will. Totally insect proof, and maintains a temperature of about 70 degrees despite the harshest winter or summer conditions. Monthly heating costs in a typical winter for a 4000 sq ft home would be about $40. And the bigger the home, the more thermally efficient it is. These homes can even be designed to be strictly "off the grid." We've got it pretty well figured out. After the Lord of the Rings trilogy she just loved the idea.