I really needed this video today. Today I was depressed and really anxious about where and house to purchase a small place for myself. I appreciate the Biblical wisdom and forget to ask God for help and wait on him.

wow, seems like the nation is moving! we moved from los angeles to western kentucky 22 yrs ago. will NEVER go back to city living. who knew the country life would suit us so well. love my hands in the dirt!!!

My son went to basic training at Fort Leonard Wood. He told me that he trained in the Missouri Ozarks. He did say the ticks were really bad! Awesome advice for anyone interested in homesteading!

Debt free...……..Great way to go......that's my goal!!!!! A Blessed goal to have!

Thank you for giving God the credit. So wonderful

You need a LARGE flock of Guineas for Tick control!

May the Lord keep blessing you for staying faithful to him.

Lots and lots of free range chickens will tame that tick problem for you quite a bit. You'll lose some to predators that way, but it's better to get the Lyme disease danger lowered than lose a few chooks. I'm more than happy in the Blue Ridge of PA, farms and forests, so beautiful. God told me to stay put and bloomed where he planted me in 1998. Best of luck and God bless your family .

Love the way you include God's will in your life. Encouraging!

We moved to the Ozarks from Florida about 4 months ago and you aren’t kidding about the rocky soil. We had to make raised garden beds for planting our food. We found our property on Zillow. Best move we’ve ever made. Great video!

Welcome to Missouri!

Could consider renting your current home and rent in the area you plan to move to. You really don't know what your getting into till you've lived in the area for a while. Don't forget to consider things like access to helth care. In TN and Arkansas most specialized care are only available in large cities. We also looked at weather conditions, from tornadoes to hurricanes, to earth quakes to air/soil quality like radon. To living near a nuclear plant... Even your insurance cost. We live 3 miles from a fire station, but are considered high risk for complete loss of home, so they charge us more. Look at land and grocery taxes. Even if you pay cash for a property always pay for an inspection, to much risk without it... If you are wanting to homestead look at living outside city limits... Less rules and restrictions. Have a source of water on the property be it a pond and, yr round creek, or stream, or river...

Lovin the videos. My wife and I are fixing to take an early retirement and move from S California to Kentucky. We have done much the same as you, except we are going to sell our house here first and live in our RV while we house hunt for the next place God would have us. So looking forward to getting back to country life.

We're looking into relocating to the Ozarks for our retirement. Thanks for the great insights. Much appreciated. Thanks.

I'm glad you guys mentioned praying and getting Gods advice on it, you should always do that on any important decision.

I realize this is older but we're going to be moving to Missouri in a few months and it was worth revisiting this video. It's hard to find and jump on property before it's gone. We've gleaned so much information from this. Thank you!

I'm even more excited that I stumbled on to your Channel about 2 months ago and have been watching regularly particularly because just now I had to pause the video to make this comment my excitement lies in the fact that you are giving God credit and acknowledging God in your plans and trusting him to reveal and unfold to you his plan for you. Reminds me of the scripture that says man devises his plan but God directs his step.

My adult son and I purchased 7 acres of grid. The nearest power pole is at least 1.5- 2 miles away. We have been here 4 weeks. We have been clearing dead brush piles for fire wood. Collecting the useable logs and debarkng them for future use. Started to collect pallets for constructing a tiny house for the winter. This has been my dream for years! God has moved us around for the last 3 yrs. It got to the point where we could not afford to rent in Mi. Any longer. Found this property by following an online realtor for several yrs. Small down payment that was cheaper than a month's rent. Smaller monthly payments for 15 years. This truly off grid pioneer living. Cutting fire wood with an axe, and a machete. ( Don't have a gas powered chainsaw yet) Up at

I have about a dozen tabs open when searching for a homestead. Zillow, LandandFarm, Google maps, Google Earth to get an idea of elevation/terrain, and an FCC map for high-speed/no-cap internet areas. I check Gmap for the closest Lowe's/Home Depot, Feed store, Hospital, Urgent Care, and then less important things like Restore, Goodwill, Costco, Movie Theater or amusements.

Love the advice. We made the trip here 4 years ago and have never regretted it. God has blessed us richly not only with our neighbors and friends but with our family moving here as well. We live near Houston Missouri and get to Springfield on occasions to shop the big stores. Loved your talk on the heating of your green house. Hope to hear more on your adventure here.