Ensure you know the internet speed and how reliable it is, especially if you're relying on it to work from home.
Similarly, have a plan to be self sufficient during power and water interruptions.
[If you're trying to save money, consider buying, cleaning and filling at least one 52 gallon / 200 liter second-hand pickle container. Store it out of the sun and forget about it. When needed, chlorinate the entire container.]( https://i.imgur.com/ymC2d2D.jpeg)
A box of unscented baby wipes will be a handy emergency item if your water supply is interrupted. These are what the military, hospitals and age care facilities used to "sponge-bathe".
It's not difficult to safely adapt a cable to connect a large bbq LPG gas tank to a small portable camping-style cooker so it'll last for a year. 'Might be useful during the early days when you're establishing and renovating the house.
Ensure you have plenty of medical supplies that are unwrapped and ready to use if you're injured and only have one hand free. Especially important if you're living alone. Put all the supplies in a grocery bag so it can be tipped up in a rush, rather than trying to struggle open lids or first-aid kit zippers with one hand.
Ensure you have a thermal sleeping bag, just in case it's needed in an emergency in winter.
Check if the property has a well, or if you're allowed to dig one if not.
Have dinner at the local pub and ask the locals questions. Tip the waitress and ask her what the area is like that you're considering.
Similarly, have a plan to be self sufficient during power and water interruptions.
[If you're trying to save money, consider buying, cleaning and filling at least one 52 gallon / 200 liter second-hand pickle container. Store it out of the sun and forget about it. When needed, chlorinate the entire container.]( https://i.imgur.com/ymC2d2D.jpeg)
A box of unscented baby wipes will be a handy emergency item if your water supply is interrupted. These are what the military, hospitals and age care facilities used to "sponge-bathe".
It's not difficult to safely adapt a cable to connect a large bbq LPG gas tank to a small portable camping-style cooker so it'll last for a year. 'Might be useful during the early days when you're establishing and renovating the house.
Ensure you have plenty of medical supplies that are unwrapped and ready to use if you're injured and only have one hand free. Especially important if you're living alone. Put all the supplies in a grocery bag so it can be tipped up in a rush, rather than trying to struggle open lids or first-aid kit zippers with one hand.
Ensure you have a thermal sleeping bag, just in case it's needed in an emergency in winter.
Check if the property has a well, or if you're allowed to dig one if not.
Have dinner at the local pub and ask the locals questions. Tip the waitress and ask her what the area is like that you're considering.
So you want to know the topography of the land. Lots of good priced land is very steep slope. Look for building sites or areas of flat land you can garden.
You want to look up maps of wells in the area. I forget the website but there is a site that shows how deep people had to drill to hit water or if they could hit water at all
You want to be far away from data centers.
The place has to scare away Democrats and jews.
Will you still need work and a career or are you retired? Because if you need work then some places there's no damn work out there in the middle of nowhere.
Consider the soil. Some places the soil is so rocky you can't even dig without a jack hammer. Will be hard to grow food and till if the land has wrong type of soil and terrain
How much are you willing to give up convenience? How far are you willing to live from the nearest grocery store or hardware store?