The first checkpoint of the whole plan: ~10 acres in a rural outer-DFW county, Zone 8, ideally with road frontage for the stand and water already at the road. Live leads, pre-filtered searches, and the checklist to vet a parcel before you make an offer.
The land is the biggest lever in the budget — every $10k off the price is $10k of farm. The targets below come straight from the layout and cost pages.
~8–12 acres · rural / unrestricted (ag use OK) · road frontage on one edge for the south public front + farm stand · USDA Zone 8 · legal access & a build-able spot.
An existing pond (saves ~$8–18k) · water/electric or co-op at the road (cuts utility run-in) · an ag/wildlife valuation already in place (slashes property tax) · existing perimeter fence.
Plan line is ~$150k. Realistic today for 10 ac with frontage is ~$150–250k depending on county — achievable on the outer edges of Fannin, Hunt, Hopkins, and Navarro.
Surfaced from a search run on this plan's criteria. Prices and availability change daily and the big portals block automated reads, so treat these as leads to confirm with the listing agent — not guaranteed-live listings.
| County | Parcel | Why it fits |
|---|---|---|
| Hunt | 10+ ac, unrestricted, on CR 1040 | Asphalt road frontage, co-op water at the road, and a pond already at the back |
| Fannin | ~10 ac N of Whitewright | Open pasture + tree lines, paved county-road frontage, partial fence, ag exemption in place |
| Fannin | 10.5 ac, ~1,125 ft of FM 274 frontage | Heavy paved frontage — easy entrance/cattle-guard + U-pick visibility |
| Hopkins | 10 ac near Jim Chapman Lake / Sulphur Springs | Water + electric at the street |
| Hopkins | 11 ac sandy-loam pasture; also 10.01 ac in Dike | Fenced two sides, wet-weather creek; easy-working sandy loam |
| Cooke | 8.21 ac, Myra — ~$175,000 | Closest to DFW but priciest county; slightly under 10 ac |
The Hunt CR-1040 and Whitewright (Fannin) tracts are the strongest matches — they already have the two things the layout leans on: road frontage and either a pond or water at the road.
Set to ~10 acres in the target counties — open, then refine by price and frontage.
Cooke & Ellis sit closest to the metro, so 10 ac with frontage usually runs over the $150k line — good if commute matters more than acreage price.
A cheap parcel with a fatal flaw isn't cheap. Walk this before earnest money.