I moved from Seattle to rural Kentucky a little over 9 yars ago. I have two streams on my property, chickens, and can get cattle, goats and sheep cheap if the need arises. The place came with a small, but brand new and well built house (not a manufactured home or mobile home). Property taxes on the whole thing including a 40x60 barn are less than $250 a year. There is lots of fishing around here and if need be I can build a wind driven power turbine using one or more auto alternators and some deep cells if it actually comes to that. And lots of critters to eat if it comes to that. Lots of the indigenous flora is also edible.
The climate is relatively mild as well. The temps rarely get into the teens, and the cold part of winter is only a couple of months long.
Moving here was the best move I ever made.
Instead of a wind driven turbine, how big are the streams on your property? Do they run year round or do they tend to dry up in July, August?
You might want to investigate that option prior to a wind turbine. I BELIEVE you could install a water wheel generator for much less.
“...and can get cattle, goats and sheep cheap if the need arises.”
If the need arises that livestock will not be cheap and neither will anything else in your list. If you want it cheap then buy now.
Sure you can hunt critters but so will almost half of Kentucky.
Not trying to bring you down but preparedness is having the right stuff on hand before the need arises. This includes understandings worked out with your neighbors on how to respond to a crisis.