There is lots of good information there, thank you!

The fortunate thing is when I do this, I should have at least three different streams of income to help pay for things, if I can manage to make something from the land.

I don't expect to be immediately self-sufficient off the land, but it is a goal that I am seeking to reach. Right now, I'm trying to do research so I now how to pick the right piece of land with the right attributes, and ideally, I'd like something with a small dwelling already available.

Anyway, a few things I've decided are important are: Not being too close to any major urban area, not being too close to a coast line (sufficiently high above sea level), not being close to any nuclear power plants, and in a thinly regulated area.

For the land itself, I'm still learning more about that and how I'm going to want to use it. But like everyone is suggesting, learning stuff ahead of time really can help, and I'm trying.