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Homestead Economics

What a homestead actually costs, how to finance it, and how the land pays you back.

Land should give more than it takes, and that includes your wallet. Start here before you spend a dollar.

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Your path through homestead economics

Start with the Basic Plan, then take the Breakouts one at a time.

  1. Basic Plan · start here

    Homestead Economics: the Basic Plan

    The whole subject in one sitting, so you know what to do first.

    About 15 min

    Start
  2. Breakout 1

    Startup costs

    Line-item budgets for the first year.

    About 8 min

    Start
  3. Breakout 2

    Financing your homestead

    Land loans, USDA and FSA programs, and paying cash in stages.

    About 8 min

    Start
  4. Breakout 3

    Expense saving

    Where the grocery, power and water bills go when you produce your own.

    About 8 min

    Start
  5. Breakout 4

    Tax and ag exemptions

    Present-use value and what qualifies in NC.

    About 8 min

    Start
  6. Breakout 5

    Selling surplus

    Farm stands, eggs, honey, and cottage food rules.

    About 8 min

    Start
  7. Breakout 6

    Bartering and trade value

    Pricing a trade fairly on the Trade Map.

    About 8 min

    Start

That’s the whole course.

See it on the homestead1 task for October in the Almanac

Be here when the gate opens.

The first families on the list help shape the guides and the Trade Map, and keep founding-member pricing for as long as they stay.

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