<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=167462.msg7885886#msg7885886">Quote from: Aiden on 15-03-2013, 03:58:38</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote"><strong>How much would a plot of land go for? Not a plot with known ghost rock, just something far from other towns? Is it something he would have to buy from the government? Or claim it as his own until someone tries to come around an take it.<br/><br/>The land is a little gem hidden away, the land Ghostwalker took when he left the Sioux Nation long ago. Marcus wants to make it legit in time, so no one can ever try to take it away. </strong><br/></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>The problem with land purchases is that there's only limited legality for enforcement.  Any land purchases made after the outbreakf the Civil War could be contested by the victors, who'll most assuredly claim ownership of the whole of the territories again.  There is no formal government for the maze; most people are using California territorial law which predates the Civil War, in hops the victors will recognize the legitimacy of their claim.  If the land is in such a territory, owning land is mostly a matter of holding land, not wealth.  A legal deed, purchased before the outbreak of the war has a strong chance of being recognized as legitimate.  A parcel of land could range from 500-50,000 dollars spending on size and perceived value and location.<br/><br/>But anything post war and post quake is strongly suspect in its legality, and may or may not be legitimate.  Right now, it's more frequently a matter of might making right.