Looking For Land - Which State?

Alright, here goes. I could easily find a spot in my home state of Pennsylvania...but, I do not want to pay through the nose for it either. Now, none of this is official yet -but, I want a chunk of paradise, and I will need to buy it in the next 8 months.

What I am looking for:

Acreage - No less than 4 acres, no more than 40 acres.
Price - No higher than $15,000 - I would like to stay under $10,000.
Placement - It must be wooded, somewhat flat to build on, but can have mountains, and as far from population as possible...electric and phone service not required.
Additional Info - Doesn't have to be perked or have well or septic. It must, however be zoned residential and not commercial.

States I am looking at thus far - Texas, Missouri, Wisconsin, Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire.


*I will be updating this thread as I locate properties and post the results here. Any help is appreciated, and perhaps this will help others as well.*

 

First up:
Orienta, Wisconsin (Bayfield County)

Description: 1.5 miles from Lake Superior and the wayside on Hwy 13. Mature woods with alot of birch and pine. 6 Acres - Price: $10,995

Link: http://www.landwatch.com/Bayfield-County-Wisconsin-Land-for-sale/pid/1267555

 

Wisc is out, lousy gun laws. MI is in, but not the lower peninsula, the UP is fine with Major snow. Think WVa, if hills are no problem (but paper mill stench and mining wastes might be.) Ohio still has some nice areas in the eastern hills, but getting pricey. This from my own recent search.

 

go west

 

I lived in San Antonio for about six months and I hated the weather. but, if you tell me that your area is much nicer, I have to be honest -Texas is my first choice...it's just been the dry, empty desert area I visited in San Antonio that made me despise the area. Other than that, I loved the place though.

I will keep looking. All of your suggestions have been helpful, folks. Looks like Texas is at the top of the list for now.

 

Corpus Christi area?

 

You might consider Southeastern Oklahoma. Mountains, Rivers, Lakes, Live and let live folks who mind thier own business. Some very remote areas and the land is cheap, sometimes no more than $100-$150 an acre.
Loads of wild game and the gun laws are actually less restrictive than even Texas.
Also rated one of the top 5 areas for long term survivability in many different surveys.

 

Yeah, and I forgot the no-see-ums in summer --

The man did say cheap and remote. Da Yoop fits da bill, eh? (Dunno why he's worried about zoned residential --)

 

There must be a better way to look for land...the internet searches suck SO MUCH.

 

About all the internet can do for you is narrow it down a bit. There is no substitute for sighting a prospect on site. I made appointments with RE agents in the search areas, and in two cases hired them to look around as my agent after I cruised the area on my own. Bear in mind (as I"m sure you do) that RE photos are taken at the best possible angle for showing. I've seen a couple shots that showed beautiful scenery that turned out to be very narrow views between industrial acreage and junk yards with a sewage treatment plant behind. You gotta go there.

 

I am impatient and I have A.D.D. -it's a wonder that I can drive at all.

We shall see...I will have some free time when I get back to the states. I will probably just hit up the coast of E Texas first, and see if there are even any trees and stuff...