Thinking of Homesteading In Arkansas? Here’s Some Places To Avoid (And Check Out)
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The green hilly area you are pointing out at 3 minutes and 35 is called Crowleys Ridge and is very seismically active. Part of the New Madrid fault zone. Don’t move anywhere near here!
Lawrenceburg Tn worries me.
Please do East Tennessee.
And southern middle Tennessee between Waynesboro and Pulaski TN.
I live in Arkansas, actually inside one of your “go zones”. I was raised in the MS river valley and can tell you that some of your go zones are significantly more populated than the river valley. What you said about access is true though due to all the turn rows in the farm fields. Most of those little farm towns are less than a few hundred people. The real issue in that part of the state is the aquifer and fault line.
This info is so valuable! It is so easy to get yourself into somthing that you didnt see the downfalls then you move in realize the inherent problems then have somthing nobody wants to buy and your stuck. the kind of properties curtis is suggesting are only becoming harder and harder to find and will likely double in price once reality hits the fan
As you like at the Midwest, do you consider the 1930 -1940 dust bowl areas at risk for future drought. They have removed the shelter belts and gone back some of the same bad farming practices.
Great stuff. Please do Alabama and Tennessee.
Take a good look at that First area you cordoned off is a dragon’s head
Could you cover Minnesota sooner rather than later?
Cheers from Fort Smith, AR!!
We are in your ‘go zone’ very close to some of the very best fishing in North Central Arkansas. It is a sportsmans paradise here. We have great hunting, the rules are very lax and the cost is low. Coming from Colorado this is a breath of fresh air. We got an amazing deal in Summer 2022 after selling our off grid log cabin in the mountains there. We eventually moved in Fall 2022 and have been here full time since.
We have a pond, 3 different year round springs and a seasonal creek currently just about done building our log cabin that we sourced from a local saw mill for a very good cost. Taxes are very cheap here and we have absolutely no codes. This does not appear to be changing as the population likes it that way.
I have noticed property prices have gone nothing but up and not as much for sale now. . Locals are very friendly for most part. There have been a lot of transplants here moving to homestead. Arkansas has a major stigmatism in the US.. mainly that everyone is dumb and racist but this has not been my expirence at all. The gun laws are good and getting better. Overall I have very little to gripe about. It is a food desert for the most part, so there is that.
I spent 6 years in Perry county AR and it isn’t bad.
I would also stay clear of the Arkansas river for the same reasons you avoided the Mississippi river.
Great video!
I’m loving this series. Can’t wait until you get to Maine. 😊
Hi, Curtis! We’re in the Missouri Ozarks, right on the Arkansas border. Love it here. Our county is so small, no interference.
I’m in the NWA no-zone. You can’t really get far enough away from the Tyson, Georges or Simmons chicken operations. The smell is primarily right after harvest. That’s when they scrape the “litter” and air out the barns. Olfactory fatigue is your friend.
New Madrid fault line in northeast Arkansas ,,Definite no go
Looking forward to hearing your thoughts on Michigan! Also Missouri 🙂
MI is a dem/liberal state. Best to avoid those states entirely.
Love both those states for homestead value for sure.
I live in Michigan and am excited for that update, as well!!
Do BC Canada next!
Fort Smith here: it depends on what your priorities are. Great real estate here, terrible homesteading policies in town. Most of my friends moved across the bridge where there are several homesteads for sale half an hour to hour out of the “big city”. I use the quotations because it’s a small city of only 90K, it’s the nearest center for big box stores and services. The entire county is smaller than the suburbs in California and Quebec I grew up in. Fort Smith is so out of the way infact tornadoes rarely hit the main section of town, and generally low on the disaster charts. Fort Smith is also a border town with Oklahoma who’s split between two different tribes when you’re driving into town, even a small section of FTS is technically and legally in Oklahoma(West FTS, Arkohoma). A lot of Oklahoma homesteaders drive in the Atwood’s, Tractor Supply (South of and East of FTS) and Farmers Co-op. It’s really a great spot to start over. The City is ran by morons, and it’s one of the most over regulated cities in the country. Life however in the numbered streets will find a way to openly own roosters. Fixer uppers are typically under 90K here. 57K in town for a 3b1b that needs a dumpster to clear out whatever is left behind and replacing the cabinets. Easley 100k house once flipped. Decent spot to stay until you find a homestead. Half an hour outside of town, 50K for a flop house that needs to swept out and gutted. Not much land but close to the interstate and several homestead properties. As far as CAFOs go, don’t worry about it, very common out here. Look for soil testing and physical conditions of the chicken house. They can be cleaned up after all. If they can fit 5K birds for Tyson, you can comfortably fit in 700 free range ones in there.
Great video, Arkansas the hidden gem state.