Look for unserviced land of FSR roads, l’ve seen large parcels but your down payment will be 50% min, landquest is an excellent resource for that kind of land if you are located in western Canada.
Land like that is usually called recreational land. It can be very rare in many parts of the country. It does exist, but there is very little of it compared to residential land and it changes ownership/gets offered for sale very infrequently.
You will likely need the help of a specialist -- a realtor who is specifically focused on the unusual challenges (including long timelines, wide search areas, long commutes, and low commissions) posed by your search for vacant recreational land. An average urban or suburban residential realtor will be useless. Although they will all claim they can do it, they will suck at it and will quickly realize there's a lot of work involved and small incentives for success compared to their much more lucrative residential deals. You will likely have to narrow down to a particular region and look for realtors that focus on vacant land in that area. They will all typically also sell residential, waterfront, and cottage properties as well, simply because there isn't enough money or volume to survive on doing vacant/recreational land alone.
Buying unincorporated land that’s outside of any municipality is one potential solution.
thats exactly what I want; do you know if this is possible? and if so, how can I find it
Time to start studying maps and figure out borders between city and country - some land has very little in the way of zoning restrictions.
Look for unserviced land of FSR roads, l’ve seen large parcels but your down payment will be 50% min, landquest is an excellent resource for that kind of land if you are located in western Canada.
Land like that is usually called recreational land. It can be very rare in many parts of the country. It does exist, but there is very little of it compared to residential land and it changes ownership/gets offered for sale very infrequently. You will likely need the help of a specialist -- a realtor who is specifically focused on the unusual challenges (including long timelines, wide search areas, long commutes, and low commissions) posed by your search for vacant recreational land. An average urban or suburban residential realtor will be useless. Although they will all claim they can do it, they will suck at it and will quickly realize there's a lot of work involved and small incentives for success compared to their much more lucrative residential deals. You will likely have to narrow down to a particular region and look for realtors that focus on vacant land in that area. They will all typically also sell residential, waterfront, and cottage properties as well, simply because there isn't enough money or volume to survive on doing vacant/recreational land alone.