I have family in the area, and not going to move soon, but I seriously lust for this dream property:
https://www.landsearch.com/properties/2044-klender-rd-bentley-township-mi-48613/3298547
Pros:
-In the middle of nowhere.
-No neighbors. Free-range dogs. Howitzer target practice range. Whatever. You can pee off the front porch in the buff.
-$649k/142 equals $4,600/acre. Most are in the $10-25k range or more.
-I could sell my local properties and be well ahead with a tax land swap exchange.
-Half the taxes of my little house. That adds up over time.
-Steel roof and decent drainage. House is mostly move-in ready condition and been loved.
-Fish pond in front. Car garage. Big barn. Everything. Only needs a couple greenhouses and animal barn and heated indoor pool lol.
-Backs onto a state park with deer. Moto and dirt biking galore.
-It's at the delta of a drainage zone area and there is nothing industrial on the map above through Mid-Michigan.
-Clean dependable water source...for now.
-Where there is water..grow organic rice..
-The trench could have steel or concrete pipe rolled into it, with a bridge on top for animals and heavy equipment to access the swamp square.
-Line the path square with overhanging willows and birch trees inside.
-A big duck pond could be dredged, leave space for meadows and plant wildflowers for bees and hawks
-The new mounded high ground planted with fruit (blueberries/fuji apples/etc) that tolerate wet roots.
Cons:
-In the middle of nowhere.
-30-50minute drive to any civilization groceries and materials and hospital down 2-lane straight track. Yawn. Are we there yet?
-Can't be subdivided in the future. Nope.
-DNR and watershed restrictions with fed oversight probably.