That is actually a good price for land here in NC. On the coast it goes for almost 1 hundred thousand an acre. In the mtns where I am it is going for anywhere from 50 to 9o thousand an acre. It is pretty land though. A new development near me has lots for 50 thousand with unpaved roads and thats a good price as it is acreage. They have put up a two house property for 199 thousand. It has hardwood floors and everything. About 2 acres of land but not much flat. The prices have come down around the mtn area lately due to the economy. Jean Ps: About your coop. Dig down and put in a wire floor, heavy wire close together grid. Like a 1/2 inch hardware cloth. frame it in no gapes. Then put one foot of soil on top of that. No matter how hard you try a snake occ. can get in. But that will keep out the critters pretty good. Heavy wire on the outside of the wall all the way up will help to protect the coop too. Most critter go under or through . The run will have to be heavy wire backed by hardware cloth to keep things out. The top covered with some kind of wire or netting. Close your chickens in at night securely. Jean