Has any French citizen bought a land in Canada, USA or New Zealand for homesteading ?

Hello everyone,

I’m from Tahiti and I’ve been dreaming for many years now, to start a small homestead with a forest garden somewhere temperate, with 4 seasons.
Tahiti is great and I love what I can grow here but the small place I have here is full now. I’ve been trying to find a larger place since a year and a half now, but land is really expensive and small so I feel really limited here and have a hard time meeting someone with same interests.
As Tahiti is a small island in the middle of the pacific ocean, my closest options would be New Zealand, Usa or Canada (I would prefer an english speaking country).

But as a french citizen, it seems complicated. So I’m just wondering if some of you have done the move or know about that and could help me with some questions I have.

The little I know is that I can buy a place In Canada or Usa, not sure about New Zealand as a new law has been voted few years ago to not sell to foreigners for good reasons.

So my questions/concerns  would be  :

-How long could I stay on site ? I would probably just have a “visitor visa” to start with, which I believe allows me to stay 3 months in USA and may be 6 months in Canada. I hope I would find a way to extend my stay but for now that is the reality.

- Which states/provinces are the most « homesteading friendly » with little regulations/building codes ?
I would like to be allowed to build a small/tiny house using if possible natural methods and wood, may be few tiny houses later on to get an income from it, catch rain water, raise some animals ( if I find a partner/someone who could stay on site when I have to be out of the country), have the right to be off grid if I want to, have a  »mild » climate (I love snow but not too much or too long ...), a place where locals would be open to have foreigners settling down( I know it really depends on how foreigners behave, like everywhere, but still some regions are more open to that than others).

- Are the taxes the same for non resident ? Or are they higher ? What should I expect, I know it depends a lot on where we live.

- Has anyone done that with children ? Were they allowed to go to school ?
From what I understood, I would have to apply for a student visa for my son.
When we lived in Canada under a « working holiday visa », I had to work full time for him to have the right to attend a public school without any added cost... if not I would have had to pay 1200 canadian dollars per month ...

- Could you please tell me about anything I should consider/think about before buying a place ? I know there is so much to think about but what would you recommend for a future small homesteading place.

I know I might probably sound like a crazy stupid girl, as some would say it is completely unrealistic but I believe in « live your dreams , don’t dream your life » and doing things instead of waiting for them to happen, which would be even more unrealistic in this case ... I have money I could use to buy a place in those countries, some states/provinces have really cheap properties, and I would find a way to generate a passive income over here in Tahiti to allow me building/living the life I’m dreaming of.

I went to help in few places in those countries and I had great experiences in amazing places with beautiful people/mind.
I could go again and help to live the life I’m aiming for, but at the end of the day when I leave I have « nothing left » of my hard work and have to go back to my everyday life in Tahiti which is very different.

I’m 36 years old now, and I believe that it is time for me to start my own.

I’m thankful for this website that allows people with same interests to be in touch.

Thank you.

Mareva

Me again,

I forgot to mention a state/province that allows composting toilet, it was not allowed where I was in Quebec few years ago ....this is important for me as I would like to try to save as much water as possible.