Own Free Land In Any US State

Posted by The Happy Rock on October 11, 2007

I just bought a gorgeous piece of land in Hawaii. I have never been there, but I have always wanted to visit. The picture above just looked so appealing, I just couldn’t resist this deal when it presented itself. How does this fit into our frugal mindset, you ask? Well, the land was FREE!

Through the website Own A Piece Of America you can get free land in an US state of your choice. You don’t have to pay taxes or maintain the land, but you also can’t build on it or sell it either. When you claim your free land, you receive ownership of a one square inch lot. It’s not the most useful piece of property in the world, but it is quite fun to tell your friends that you own land in Hawaii, Alaska, Maine, Montana, or California!

There is no real catch. The website owners have purchased all of the land legally and divvy it out one square inch at a time. It is fully legal, and the website makes money through advertising and selling paper or electronic state deeds to the properties. Pretty fun idea, what state do you want to grab land in?

» Filed Under Misc., Real Estate

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5 Responses to “Own Free Land In Any US State”

Pinyo (9 comments.) on October 12th, 2007 7:34 am

Wow, people can sell anything. Next thing we know NYC will be selling the Brooklyn Bridge — you can own one brick, any brick.
Austin Realtor (1 comments.) on October 13th, 2007 4:48 pm

That is a pretty unique idea. I would worry that at some point the owners would have to pay taxes or could be held liable if someone hurts themselves on the property.
Lazy Man and Money (7 comments.) on December 20th, 2008 12:58 pm

This reminds me of buying land in England for so that you can have a title of nobility like Duke (not sure if Duke was actually one). That would set you back about $1000 when I saw it 10 years ago.
Isetta Edwards on April 15th, 2010 1:48 pm

Just when I think I’ve heard it all it gets better!(lol)