Homestead package
Half an acre, a small home built for you, and room to grow food or raise animals.
For city households who want to own land and live from it.
The numbers
- Price
- From $80,000
- The starting price buys
- a 450 sq ft home built for you, homesite set-up included
- Home
- up to 800 sq ft
- Monthly guide (Essential)
- From $500
- Less upfront than a typical home in Natchitoches Parish
- about $91,000
- Less upfront than a typical home in Sabine Parish
- about $43,000
- Reservation
- opens later
The prices shown are starting prices. Each one includes the homesite set-up: septic, water and power runs, and solar. They are estimates while we lock in builder and material costs. Your contract shows your final price before you commit to anything. We compare today's prices with typical homes in these parishes, using public figures. AUM homes are smaller, and your monthly includes ground rent for the land. We never promise what a home or the land will be worth later.
Layouts
Layouts that come with Homestead.
- Green ProduceAn 800 sq ft home with a kitchen garden, a 30 × 72 ft hoop house, market rows and a small orchard.
- Market GardenA compact 640 sq ft home, two hoop houses, a wash and pack shed, and dense market rows for selling through the network.
- Animal HusbandryA 720 sq ft home with poultry, rabbits, a goat paddock, rotational pasture and a row of hives, all kept well back from the house.
- Orchard & PoultryAn 800 sq ft home, a fruit and nut orchard, and a poultry yard at the back. This layout shows a private well kept 50 ft or more from the septic field.
What's included each month
Essential membership.
- Site security and gate
- Upkeep of shared lanes and commons
- A base produce and food allowance
- Member discounts across the network
What your monthly covers
Your monthly has up to four parts. Ground rent pays for the land. A community fee, at cost, pays for security and upkeep. Member services and growers' co-op dues are optional.
You own your home; AUM keeps the land
You own your home and your work. AUM keeps the land, runs the shared spaces, and helps you reach buyers if you want that help. Your homesite is leased to you for 40 years, a lease your family can inherit.
Ready to talk it through?
Ask AUMi anything, or send us your details and a person will get back to you.