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GENERAL FAQs
We don't offer owner financing, but you can finance it on your own by using a credit card (you can use multiple cards, to spread the amount out over several cards), or a personal loan from your bank.
Please see our How Do I Buy? (/howbuyingworks)page for all details on the buying process!
For properties under $5,000: We take credit, debit, or Affirm. (Affirm is a Buy Now Pay Later service that lets you pay in installments.) You will see all three payment options at checkout. We can't guarantee that you'll be approved for Buy Now Pay Later because that's up to Affirm and not us, but you can select the option and follow the prompts. If you've used Affirm before you're more likely to be approved again.
For properties over $5,000: Credit, debit, or direct bank payments (using your routing and account number, which is also called an "ACH" or "eCheck" payment). If paying by card, you will have the option to split the payments between multiple different cards.
No! You can feel free to drive by anytime, as long as the property is still listed as "For Sale" on our website. Please be respectful of neighbors, and remember that they may not realize we are selling the property as we do not have signs in the yard. You do not need to ask our permission to drive by, just go whenever is convenient for you.
In each listing we provide a GPS Link which is roughly the center of the property, and corner coordinates which are the corners of the property.
We own property all over, so we are not able to meet every prospective buyer with the sale volume we handle. But we provide detailed GPS information in each listing and you're welcome to go look at anything we have listed. We're also available by phone and by email if you have questions about locating a property!
Cheapest option: Set up a tote or a cistern, and haul water to the property.
Totes: You can find 275 gallon totes (called IBC totes) for a few hundred dollars on Facebook Marketplace or Tractor Supply. Local RV parks often let you fill them up for a small fee.
Cisterns: You can buy a cistern of any size, but they are more expensive than totes. This is a good option if you want thousands of gallons instead of just a few hundred gallons.
Second cheapest option: Water delivery.
You can hire someone local to fill up totes/cisterns and bring it to your property for you. There are also water delivery companies that can bring larger amounts of water but usually cost a lot more especially if they aren't close by.
Most expensive, but most convenient: Drilling a well.
Drillers charge by the foot, so it gets very expensive in desert climates because they have to drill deep. Not only is it dry, but it is also higher elevation than the east coast, for example. It is usually many tens of thousands of dollars.
However, if you have the budget, wells are certainly always a great option.
Grid Power (power lines):
Electric companies charge based on where the existing power lines are, and how far they have to run the lines to connect them to your property. The closer the lines, the cheaper it will be. We can't give you an exact quote, but if you Google "Power companies in ____ County" the local providers will be able to give you more information.
When we know that power lines are nearby, we notate that in the listing!
If power is not close by, we highly recommend you consider solar power - it will be a much cheaper option, and you can have someone install it for you if you're not sure how to install it yourself.
Solar Power:
White Mountains Solar (https://www.wmsolaraz.com/)is in Show Low, Arizona and even if you have to make a day trip (or weekend trip) to pick up your order, it's well worth it. They offer entire solar system kits that are pre-built, that you can assemble yourself. They can also tell you how much power you need based on what you're planning to do. (At the time of writing this, they also offer no-credit-check financing on their Solar Systems, so make sure to ask them about that.)
For rural properties, septic is your only option. Our listings are all rural.
Septic cost depends on the size of the system: If you have a small house with only one bathroom, then the septic system will be smaller than if you have 4 bathrooms. It can range anywhere from $7,000-$15,000 typically. You can Google "Septic companies in ____ county" for a more accurate estimate based on your exact needs!
In each specific listing we list everything we know about cell coverage, internet options, power, water, and road access!
For trash, most rural areas do not have a trash pick up service so you will need to take you trash to the local dump (Transfer Station).
Once the deed is in your name, you can call the county and ask them to assign an address to the property if they have not already. ((http://already.You)It's sometimes called a "911 address" in rural areas).
Yes, it is!
Most of our properties have not been surveyed, but if it has been we notate that in the listing.
A property survey is not required by law, but there are certain times when it can be very useful. For example, if you would like to put up a fence along the border of your property, we recommend that you hire a surveyor first to make sure you're not encroaching on the neighbor's property. A surveyor also puts stakes at all of the corners, which can be helpful for visualizing the boundary.
If you do not need to put up a fence immediately, then our GPS coordinates are very accurate (within a few feet) and are sufficient for most general purposes.
No, the properties are not landlocked. Each listing contains exact information about road access, location of the road access, and satellite pictures showing the road access to that particular property.
Nope! None. This is our business model.
Yes, you can! When you checkout we will ask for the name(s) you want on the deed and you will be able to enter whatever names you like.
Yes! We (the owners) lived off grid ourselves for many years, and our favorite YouTube channels are My Little Homestead (https://www.youtube.com/@mylittlehomestead)and Our Self-Reliant Life.(https://www.youtube.com/@ourselfreliantlife)
Additionally, Geoff Lawton (https://www.youtube.com/@DiscoverPermaculture)is an excellent wealth of knowledge for learning how to grow food in desert climates, and The Weedy Garden (https://www.youtube.com/@TheWeedyGarden)has amazing tips and tricks and practical advice.
For heat, we recommend diesel heaters, propane, or wood stove (electric heaters take up too much power and are difficult to run off of solar power.)
To stay cool, we recommend Swamp Coolers (evaporative coolers) because they take much less electricity than ACs and you don't need as much solar to run them. Shade Cloth is also a great option, because in the desert shade is almost as good as AC because there's very little humidity and the heat is really just from the sun itself, not the air.
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