It's gonna depend on the county/township restrictions, as to what you can do, but usually, in the places you are looking to buy, there aren't going to be very many restrictions.
When we lived in PA, our next door neighbors were State Troopers (Husband & Wife) who had a small trailer (maybe 25') that they set up on their 15 acres.
I guess the plan was to eventually build on the site, but I don't think they ever did?
I guess I could see it making sense, if you had plans to build on the property eventually, to retire or something. And lots of folks will do just this, with a camper, for Hunting Season....and these reasons make sense.
We had talked about doing something similar when we went to visit up in the mountains of western NC....but the more we thought about it, the more we decided not to do it.
Our thought process was that we bought the RV to travel, and while we might love to stay in certain places for extended periods of time, it just didn't make financial sense to pay for the property (it's hard to find "cheap" prices, even in the boonies), or have the taxes to deal with...especially, if we only use the place for a month a year.
We could take that same money, and see a lot of this beautiful country.
Yes, the property would hopefully appreciate in value, but depending on your age, and where you decide to buy, it probably won't really be a profit for you, unless you invest in it, and install services to it. If you hold it for 30 years, you may break even?
I like the idea of peaceful and tranquil campsites....but we can get those, if we camp "off season", during the week, after kids are back in school....and we'll have hook-ups and all the amenities.:) For a fraction of what that piece of property would cost.
Of course, that's just us, and I'm sure that others who have done it, may disagree.
