Does NC really have land with no zoning requirements like these...
No. But there are areas that are large enough to lack enough human resources to do a deep dive on a hundred acres of woods. But this is not something I'd advise doing in NC because it is too densly populated with not enough open wilderness remaining.
.... their location has an HOA.
One of the worst decisions any human wishing to escape The Matrix could ever make. The only part of their set up I was really interested in was the 40K house build which is why I didn't highlight the rest of their set up. A lot of Gen Z'ers are complaining that housing is unaffordable and that they can't find a starter home for less than 300K... Was just trying to dispell that anti-American blackpilled myth.
... the counties have zoning laws that put limitations on what can be certified as a residence...
Unincorporated counties/areas do not have such strict limitations...
The key in my personal paradigm is being in a heavily wooded unincorporated county with relaxed regulations and an even more relaxed enforcement protocol.
There are still vast swaths of land in the US that are considered unincorporated that are void of any local government, much less a staff of enforcement officers.
But besides any of that, personally, I will be living as an outlaw on my own land (even if the land is incorporated). Depending on where I purchase land in the future I will most likely not be asking anyone for permission on how I can use that land. If I get a sense that my land and I aren't going to be bothered much by outside forces then I will be more brazen in my land development approach. I've found that by playing ball with the government you just open up a can of worms and start digging yourself a deeper and deeper hole by revealing your life, plans, and intentions to (((Them))). Best to stealthily strike out in your own direction, develop your plans in secret, live a 99% cash only existence, finance nothing, and get so far out ahead of the government on developing
your land that it would take them years, maybe even decades to play catchup. In military terms I believe it's called being "entrenched" and "knowing the lay of the land" where you know your position like the back of your hand and the enemy has no idea where they are at, much less what they are walking into or seeing.
And to be clear, I am not hypothesizing here. I have real world experience in living like this successfully and have known old timers who have been doing things like this for forty plus years in such overregulated states as California. In many ways freedom is a state of mind, sometimes you've gotta' take risks and just say, "F*ck the government, let (((them))) try and stop me," and let the chips fall where they may. No guts, no glory. Is someone really gonna' drive 100 miles from their office with a warrant to enter my property, cut the chain on the gate, search through a 100 acres of woods to find my luxury tree house and underground fort, come back with a crew and bulldozer to tear it all down, arrest me, and seize my land? Maybe, but I doubt it.
Obviously this lifestyle is not for everyone. But I myself am just looking to live a simple, quiet life of hippie style luxury in the woods.
