Kind of depends on you and where you are at. Land prices are starting to get out of hand all over. However, in some instances if you look around you can find a nice piece of ground for not much more than the price of a tricked out4-wheel drive truck. The big issue is making sure that you have a good credit score and can come up with a 10 to 20 percent down payment. Lots of people cant do that because they spend all their money on various toys. But, if you are willing to save money and make sacrifices, you can make probably it happen a lot sooner than you think.