Hi again Steve.. Would be nice if it already had a small house but that means it sells with less land.
We are more inclined to buying 25-50 acres and then putting a new mobile home on it and going from there.
I see you are in the NE rural area of Ontario.. Do have any knowledge as to how difficult it may be to get permits for such things as a house, septic, well, road access, etc. Im hoping it wont be that difficult, but scary too as you can only apply after you take ownership if Im correct.
A before O or up you Go ! LMAO, learned many decades ago. shhhh.... don't tell anyone.
Links below are from my Signature. Top one is out of date as I am in process of a major redo/update which changes some of what is there but the "About My System" link may answer several of your questions. DO look into the Blue Spoilers.
LINKS:
About My System (updated Dec-17-2020)
Luyuan Tech Basic Lifepo4 Assembly Guide
I spent 18 months and drove 24,000kms looking & investigating properties, local & regional rules, building code requirements etc...
Ontario IS a PITA because things vary quite a bit... Closer you are to an Urban Containment Zones (cities >30K) the tighter the rules and more BS that must be dealt with. Then of course the Protected Areas and Restricted development areas also can be quite a challenge. My search was also for the "Right Type of land in a proper location". On a 1700 foot ridge, south facing, overlooking 3 Vallies below and No Development close by (surrounded by Protected Land, "thousands of acres", so I have a LOT of every imaginable critter here... @ 05:00 ish the Turkey's ensure I am getting my morning wakeup call... ;-) You have better be ready to drop CASH FAST when you find the right property, things are going fast! My property is classed as a Year Round Recreational & Hunt Camp, which allowed for some creativity, ;-)
Warning: Property with River/Lake access are now
all subject to new Rules & Regs and some of them can be a royal PITA and also, the Flood zone Maps are NOT updated yet to reflect the new reality (in process). People are now getting flooded where there has been no previous flooding events. Insurance Co's are pretty "jittery" about this now.
TIP: If NE Ontario is the Target Location, look North & West from Petawawa/Pembroke and as far south "down the line" to Renfrew and westward from there. Up near the Golden Lake" area as well there are good properties @ good prices and reasonabe building requirements. 1St Question to ask any potential location is if there is a Minimum House Size requirement and that leads to the other questions. ALSO a GOTCHA for Ontario ! No RV's to be used as Residences off a Provincial Highway ! Secondary roads (Country) it is OK pending on Township, there may be site rules for setbacks etc.
Permits etc... TRIXY !
I self designed my home, had it xchecked and approved and self built my home and with my Classification was no problem. No electric Permit, no Grid but had it all inspected anyways. Well Drilling was a treat, 2 weeks to get to 300' deep in Banded Granit with a Cable Pounder (NOT BORE) which fractured the rock and allows for greater waterflow. My driller could have gone with his Boring Rig but he was plain that I'd have to get to 400-500 Feet to get the same flow. As drilling cost if By The Foot ad wanting better flow, the choice was obvious. When I had it drilled, the cost was $30 per foot for a 6" well. Then $20 a foot for the casing which has to be 2' above grade & 10' into the bedrock and sealed. THE PRICES WENT UP SINCE THEN ! The Well must be "uphill" and a Minimum of 50' from a septic field but that may vary per soil state/conditions, I have a Sandy Loam soil with excellent drainage.
BEFORE BUYING, if you "found the spot", go to the local town and talk to the building inspector and ask questions about what can and can't be built, any restrictions, minimum size, Well & Septic Requirements (many do allow for Composting Toilets, which is what I have) and also what rules are for accessory building AND if you can use an RV as temp shelter on property while building. Most are OK with the trailer/RV if NOT on a provincial highway. One way around that can be to use a large "Bunky" on skids which can be handy for guests later on.
Now, this veered OFF SolarPower, this isn't really the forum for such detail but if you need some more I can respond via Private Message so as to not fill this thread with non-solar info.
Final ponderances for you. I run only 120VAC but can easily switch to 240VAC. Deep Well pump is a 120V softstart Grundfos SQ and zero issues at all. I have over 30kWh of battery which gives me 5 days reserve at full use or 7-8 days in scrimp mode. (Hyper efficient Home makes the diff) and even with that I still have to use the Genset in winter once in a while because I have a Fixed Ground Mount setup.
Lesson Learned: While I went 120V it is partly because of what was available at the time for the $ I had. 240VAC is now readily available at affordable prices and that would be the best choice. While I went 120V, I prewired everything to be able to just flip to 240, so all the "big" AC wire is in place to support it.
Hope it Helps, Good Luck.