Buying land sounds romantic until you realize how much it takes to make it livable. The sticker price might look like a steal, but the work—and the money—come later. Raw land doesn’t come ready for ...

Lured by cheap land and few rules, people with limited income set up makeshift homes in remote areas, but often end up worse off, while putting their neighbors' health and safety at risk. America's ...

You don’t have to have a pile of money to invest in real estate. In fact, some of it can be had for next to nothing. Take the lot on West Leith Street that Ben Byerline bought. It cost him just $208.