[header] How to buy a farm [title] Set a budget. [step] Your budget should reflect the cost of the land, realtor fees, zoning or construction permits, mortgage payments, and the operational costs for your farm. The cost of land will depend on the land's location and whether it has any structures on the property. 
A plot of land with a newly built barn will be more expensive than a same size plot with no barn or an older barn. [substeps] In the united states, farmland is an average of $3 , 020 per acre.