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by ctdonath 4611 days ago
An interesting, short & relevant read: http://homestead.org/NeilShelton/HowToBuyLand/VeryCheaply.ht...

TL;DR - buy/access a "plat book" for each county you're interested in, correlate each lot with a topographic map to identify interesting properties, visit the Assessor's Office to find the owners, write a polite but terse offer letter to the owners who live farthest away - good chance they don't want the property and will part with it fast for a reasonable offer. Yes, takes some work & money, but a whole lot less than list price.