Free land in Peabody, KS

TedH71 · #1 09/24/06, 03:17 AM

I had heard that some towns were offering free land and wasn't aware of being in a such town that had an offering of that and it's on their city website! Townfolk were nice people and a friend of mine used to be a former co-owner of a bar (only bar in town, I think) and they made halfway decent food. She was working there today to help the owner out who was out on a family thing. I was surprised to hear about it and the town is nice..some homes did need fixing up and people were still living in some of them but otherwise a nice town. It's not too far from Wichita where there are alot of jobs if you're looking hard for one. Lots of rural farm land around both towns...sure wish I could get a farm/ranch job thereabouts...what are your thoughts about free land?

uncle Will in In. · #2 09/24/06, 05:07 AM

I would be curious as to why the previous owners thought it so worthless that they abandoned it. It is common to pay more than something is worth. However FREE seldom turns out to be a bargain.

SmartAZ · #3 09/24/06, 05:10 AM

Got links to some of these city web sites?

boxwoods · #4 09/24/06, 05:29 AM

The free land that I saw posted in Kansas had strings attached: like building a certain type home, and some had even listed the builders you could use. The cost of some of those homes were in the $140,000 range.

Anita Hoffhines, Executive Director
Ellsworth County Economic Development, Inc.
114 1/2 N. Douglas, P.O. Box 321
Ellsworth, KS 67439
Phone/Fax 785-472-4136

Ruby · #5 09/24/06, 09:01 AM

Do you have a link to the free land?

rickd203 · #6 09/24/06, 09:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by boxwoods

The free land that I saw posted in Kansas had strings attached: like building a certain type home, and some had even listed the builders you could use. The cost of some of those homes were in the $140,000 range.

Anita Hoffhines, Executive Director
Ellsworth County Economic Development, Inc.
114 1/2 N. Douglas, P.O. Box 321
Ellsworth, KS 67439
Phone/Fax 785-472-4136

Also, most of the free land offers that I found were were for small 1/4 acre parcels. Not exactly homesteading property.

mbeaser · #7 09/24/06, 01:55 PM

http://www.kansasfreeland.com/

TedH71 · #8 09/24/06, 02:00 PM

I see nothing wrong with following some guidelines. Mobile homes aren't exactly the safest thing to put in a tornado prone state so I would understand why they don't allow it and to require houses to be over 1000 sq foot isn't a bad idea. I lived in a 744 sq foot apt and it wasn't comfortable for me so 1000 sq foot isn't too bad. There are guidelines for some reason. The ones in Peabody and Eureka aren't too bad.

Lindafisk · #9 09/24/06, 06:30 PM

The ones that my husband looked into also required that our children go to their public schools. Since we homeschool that blew it for us!

TedH71 · #10 09/25/06, 12:04 AM

Cool. I wasn't aware of that but assumed you could call and find out before jumping to conclusions? That's just me. I tend to do research before I do that which is what I used to do in the past

michiganfarmer · #11 09/25/06, 09:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TedH71

I see nothing wrong with following some guidelines. Mobile homes aren't exactly the safest thing to put in a tornado prone state so I would understand why they don't allow it and to require houses to be over 1000 sq foot isn't a bad idea. I lived in a 744 sq foot apt and it wasn't comfortable for me so 1000 sq foot isn't too bad. There are guidelines for some reason. The ones in Peabody and Eureka aren't too bad.

sure there are reasons for the guildlines.
The reason is to teach people to obey.
You go ahead and do what you are told.
I can think for myself.
Im not trying to be nasty, but people who promote obedience,and actually believe rules and laws are written for benevolent purposes irritate me.

sunflower-n-ks · #12 09/25/06, 12:27 PM

I am somewhat aware of the free land in Ks. situation. As I understand it, most of the towns are wanting to add to their tax/population base. Small towns do have a hard time keeping people there when larger towns tend to draw so many people. Yes, there are restrictions, etc. Each town I looked at had its own rules. But, it COULD be a chance for someone that really wants out of a larger city, or just have a piece of ground of their own to get started. Depending on the regulations, compared to a big city appartment, a small town lot could be paradise. Garden, flowers, pets, rabbits, chickens, etc. Could be a stepping stone to a bigger piece of land a few years down the line. But not for everyone or all of the land would be gone. JMO

Loriann1971 · #13 09/25/06, 01:57 PM

When my husband was in the military, we drove across the country when he was transferred from California to Alabama. We loved Coffeeville, Kansas and often talked about ending up there eventually. There are some small lots for free there, but there are also nice old homes (the kind we like) for under 100k, so to me if it would be easier to just buy something existing instead of having to build by their guidelines and deal with the expense of living arrangements in a new town while you are building.

Most people that could get the financing to build (as the cities require you to show proof of) could get the financing to buy and don't really need a free lot that isn't worth that much in the first place.