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Many of my consulting calls focus on the selection of retreat property locales. I always advise my clients to look first at state, county, and local laws, before they even start to look at individual real estate listings. In this essay, I will address the issue of jurisdictional layers, when considering retreat locales. In two previous SurvivalBlog articles, I discussed the whole concept of jurisdiction:
- In 2018: The First Question is Always Jurisdiction.
- and, in 2024: Fencing In Federal Jurisdiction.
But in this essay, I will be going over the application of jurisdiction, and most importantly how it varies, additively, by locale.
Most people reading this already realize that buying land in a State like California or New Jersey would be a mistake. That is immediately apparent just from the standpoint of taxes and gun laws, not to mention population density. But living in any State of the Union, the prospect of coming under the control of multiple jurisdictions can be unappealing. Often, I have clients who want to buy land or homes in what I call jurisdictionally-burdened areas. Let me elaborate on this:
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