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I wouldnt count out option one..look at resale,because you may decide to move again in 10-20 years..mobile or prefab homes can be bought pretty cheap these days,,I have seen some for sale with just taking over the loan..but you would need to put in septic and well..personally I would go with option one
Mobile and Prefab homes are cheaper, but like you said, they'd have septic, or well,or county water to run, and would also have the electricity to run, perhaps propane, if they went that route.
We put a prefab home on our property - cost us 28 thou - then there was the electric, septic, water lines (county water, we have a well up by the old barn, needs a new pump). We decided against propane, and the entire house is electric. It would be cheaper, even so for the house - but you cannot build outbuildings for that cheap. A barn (if it's a big one) is going to cost as much as my house did. Then you need to decide if you want an actual barn or if you want to do what we did - get a carport and convert it to a "barn". That route is cheaper, but time consuming - I would go with ready outbuildings - anyday.
We've put in a LOT of labor on our farm, and I don't regret any of it, but it sure would have been easier to buy a place that at least had barns - a house I don't mind adding myself, the barns and sheds are great if they are already there (and not hazardous, of course - if they're in good shape.)
We have spent, all told, house, outbuildings, land, etc... probably over 180 thousand to get it to where it is now. We aren't quite finished yet, either.
Also, if the property that has barns has fencing - that's the clincher - fencing is expensive, too.
meri
