alot about what I'm trying to do. If you wouldn't mind a few questions...what kind of land did you look for in the catskills to build off grid and what type of area? I know zoning laws and restrictions have probably changed alot since the time you were there...but it might help me decide between buying buildable land or whether to go for recreation type camping land. I want to comply with all laws but people from the catskills on other forums tell me no one will bother you if you do off grid a certain way in the begining no matter the restrictions..ex. keep everything away from the road as to not be visible...plus it's very confusing when i see articles online of people building off grid treehouses in woodstock, an area i am told has highly restrictive building codes and zoning laws, with seemingly no issues...
Another question I have yet to answer is is cheap land with water in the catskills typically buildable? I see all these cheap parcels of land for sale online in the catskills with rivers and waterfalls and wonder there has to be a reason no one is buying them...I met a real estate agent up there a few months ago and on one of the pieces of property he was showing me someone drove by and shouted "wetlands"...needless to say,that didn't make me feel too good about my whole endeaver...obviously if i had wanted that property i would have looked into it more closely and checked if it was buildable...but the mere fact an agent could have been wasting my time showing me unbuildable land really pissed me off about the whole process...
Sorry for the rambling but any insight you can share from somebody who was able to at least get past the buying land in the catskills part on what to look for and look out for would be most welcome...thanks...
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