Tim, when you decide to look around, drop me an email. Great lower 48 states exist, but as you seem to know, they are west of the Mississippi.
Our 21 mile gravel road sucks, but nestled between the pavement is God's country and plenty of wildlife, if not nightlife.
We built a home/shop on 30 acres (out of pocket, thanks to our years in AK) right at $280k, and that was in '06 when stuff was really spendy.
