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When you hear the term “living off the grid”, most people think of a remote cabin in Alaska with a pick-n-shovel in one hand and a bag of gold in the other. While certainly some have lived this way, it does not reflect the vast majority of people today who have opted for a lifestyle of living off the grid. Read More...
What is Living Off the Grid Anyway?
Living off the grid is a relative term meaning different things to different people. To some, the most extreme, living off the grid means one must forgo all modern conveniences, technology and food sources. In other words, you have to step back a couple of hundred years and take up a lifestyle that folks in the 1700’s would recognize.
For most people, however, living off the grid is living a sustainable life, one that is ecologically friendly and leaves a small carbon footprint. To achieve this, you may source your own energy though wind turbines or solar panels. Many people generate heat through propane and remain connected to the internet.
There are also many different styles of off grid housing, ranging from bare-bones simple to off the charts luxurious. No matter to what degree a person wants to be disconnected to the grid or the number of amenities they require, there are countless of options for every taste.
There are a lot of different reasons people decide why off grid living is for them, but three tend to be the most often cited; financial, environmental or a lifestyle choice which revolves around simplicity.
Why People Choose to Live Off the Grid
Most people who live off the grid do so as a lifestyle choice. However, there are who do it out of financial necessity. It may be hard to believe that in our affluent country there are people who live off the grid because they can’t afford the expense of living in the modern, plugged in world. In the U.S., the number of folks who lack the means to stay connected to the grid is thankfully small.
However, globally, its estimated that over 1.7 million people live off the grid and not because they want to. Much of the undeveloped word lives on less than a dollar a day in countries where things we take for granted, like electricity, running water and the internet, simply don’t exist. Large swaths of Africa, parts of Asia and Latin America don’t even have a grid to live off of.
In America, it’s estimated that 180,000 people live off the grid, most of whom are doing so for lifestyle reasons (abandoning the rat race) and a concern for environment. These environment issues regarding climate change, sustainable energy, carbon footprints have become part of our daily vocabulary. Combine these concerns with the stress of modern life and its little wonder so many are deciding to live off the grid.
Whatever the reason, Arizona is one of the best places to place to start saving the planet, put down stakes and live off the grid lifestyle.
Arizona is an Off the Grid Paradise
If you want to live off the grid, The Grand Canyon State is the place to do it. According to the popular online business and news platform “Business Insider”, Arizona ranks the third most popular state for living off the grid
For the budget minded, there are plenty of off the grid plots for sale that cost under $5,000. You can buy a 40-acre patch of land in Apache County for just $20,000. How about a 6-acre off the grid property with a 3-bedroom “fixer upper” solar powered house and out-buildings for $69,000? It also has a fenced-in and gated area for livestock, a battery storage tank and amazing views. Try and find something like in in California for under $100,000. For that amount, you might be able to buy a sandbox in The Golden State.
Another thing catching on in Arizona and that is running hand-in-hand with the popularity of living off the grid, is the “tiny home movement”. As its name implies, these are small – sometimes 400 sq ft – homes that are perfect for off the shelf off the grid living. Some come on wheels, others are packaged for assembly or readymade. There are dozens of different tiny home kits for sale on Amazon.com. They range in price from just a few thousand dollars to over $100,000. These usually come disassembled.
All you have to do is lay a foundation – or, more likely, hire someone to do that for you - assemble it and you are living off the grid. These tiny homes make good, off the grid second homes as well. Importantly, last year, Forbes Magazine ranked Arizona as among the top 10 states for both tiny home and off the grid living.
If you are looking for something more upscale or even “luxurious” there are plenty of plush, off the grid homes in Arizona. Just because you are saving the planet doesn’t mean you have to rough it.
Find an Expert Off the Grid Real Estate Broker
The most important thing when looking to live off the grid is to find a real estate broker who knows their way around this alternative lifestyle.
Not only do you not want to overpay for an off the lot or home, but there may also be a tangle of local building regulations and zoning issues that you must wade through. This is not for the faint of heart. A top off the gird broker or agent will know the ropes and save you a lot of time and headache.
There is nothing worse than buying you’re a beautiful off the grid plot of land than to find out afterwards that the only thing allowed to live on it are horses, cows and sheep – not people.
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