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Creative ways to get a house and/ or land either free or very cheap?

By "get a house/ land" I mean permanently own; not rent long-term. Renting has been a huge burden for me these last few years with ever-increasing rent and no cap on how much or when landlords and property owners are allowed to raise the rent. I'm trying to get away from this by finding a way to own my own home and/ or land.
What are some creative ways to get a house, a piece of land that can be developed for living, or maybe even both for cheap or even free? Is simply looking for foreclosures really as much of a viable option as people make it out to be?
To be clear, I'm talking about a permanent residence that I could live in. Although if there's some kind of loophole where I could get a business license/ loan and get a property that I also live in I guess that could work too, though my priority is finding my own place to live.

If you have suggestions for something outside the US, it would have to something that someone could reasonably use as an option for living year round. For example, Japan currently has an "Akiya" or abandoned-home project in which they are giving away homes for extremely cheap if not free. However, due to immigration laws and the inherent difficulties of obtaining permanent residency as a non-citizen of Japan, you are only allowed to live in Japan for 90 days at a time, making this an unrealistic living option for most people despite the affordable land/ home it entails.
Any and all ideas are welcome here. Hopefully this post can expand peoples' horizons when it comes to accessible housing since this is definitely a huge issue that many people in our times (including myself) are currently facing.

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