Whatever, but this opening line: "My experience is if you aren't there to watch it on a regular basis somebody is going to screw it up, steal anything worth stealing and/or dream up some way to grab it.", followed by 3 bad mistakes he made to back up that sentence looks to me and Oldtimr that he's telling the OP not to even think of buying land if he isn't going to live on it. His mistakes are definitely things that should be looked at when buying any property though, so I guess I can partially agree with you. I'm surprised you weren't aware of that Texas habitat, as there is just about every type of vegetation you can dream of, including what Flags mentioned over on the east side of the state as you get closer and closer to Arkansas. That part of Texas is actually referred to as the "Piney Woods"! Then there is the "Hill Country" north and northwest of San Antonio and what is referred to as the "Brush Country" south of SA just to name a couple other areas. The Hill country is absolutely gorgeous and probably my favorite part of the state as far as scenery.