<prompt> Human: I am in the market for buying a home. Most of the homes in my area are way to big for my liking. These homes go for about 100,000. I am interested in the option of buying a small plot of land, and building a moderately sized home all for under 100,000. I have no concept of how much it costs to plan, clear, and build a home in my area. Which is the better option?Assistant: I have no concept of how much it costs to plan, clear, and build a home in my area. Which is the better option?Neither do we. There is no way to answer your question definitively anyway - which is best will depend on a lot of things cost of the land, cost to build the home, how much value you place on a custom-built home instead of renovating an existing one, etc random internet people cant speak to.Human: Land costs between 15,000-40,000I live in Alabama.  <response>: Youre still missing what uaboglehead is saying. We dont know what you want in a house, how big the house is, the costs, whether or not youre building it yourself, if you need city ordinance licenses.What you basically did was throw out a very ambiguous question. Have you done any research on what is required in addition to purchasing the land itself? Each state has their own law in regards to land and property, from taxes to licenses needed prior to building. 