Free Land in Alaska!
cn | 16 March, 2007 17:26Just like in the olden-days when the government gave away land to the homesteaders to encourage America to move west, a town in Alaska is giving away 26 lots of 1,3 acres each on a first-come, first-serve basis. What do you have to do to obtain one of the lots? Says CNN.com:
The 1.3-acre lots will be awarded to the first people who apply for them and submit $500 refundable deposits beginning at 9 a.m. Monday. Each winning applicant must build a house measuring at least 1,000 square feet within two years. Power and phone hookups are now available.
And what's Anderson, AK like?
...no gas station, no grocery store and no traffic lights, but it does have plenty of woodsy land
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Among the other advantages of Anderson: no property taxes, state income taxes or sales tax, virtually no crime, and no traffic. There are magnificent summers with temperatures as high as 90 degrees and plenty of wide-open space.
But it sure is smack dab in the middle of nowhere. But check out the town's website here to see details of the land giveaway! I'm thinking I might just have to apply...
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