>>527845How's the road access? Land is cheap in Wyo and Montana, but the cheap stuff is also hard to get to generally. If you're seriously considering raising cattle as a primary revenue source that's a whole other game.
Is the land the right kind of vegetation to feed your cattle, how many cattle are you going to own, how much money do you have to invest in cattle and their secondary costs like disease prevention/treatment? Can you afford to irrigate? Internet is hard to get for anything short of a fortune in remote areas. Who are you going to sell cattle to, and can you make a profit competing with massive ranches that can undercut your prices?
On the other hand, if you have 18,000 burning a hole in your pocket and enough of a steady income to pay any taxes on the land (not sure if Wyoming has land tax) then you can buy yourself some hunting land or land to hike/fish/enjoy. Restore one of the abandoned buildings and make it your hunting shack/cabin.
Also, having family in Wyoming, and living in Montana I feel obligated to tell you to go away, as the more people move to those states the more people there are, and maybe the largest draw of this area is the lack of people.
