It is arguably part of the American dream to be able to either buy your own home or buy land on which to build one. Unfortunately, in modern times, it is becoming harder and harder to realize that dream. It is becoming more and more difficult to find affordable acres for sale, and many potential buyers are unsure of the steps to buying land, or more importantly, how to buy land cheap. However, there is an option emerging that may provide a solution to this problem: gated communities. Gated communities are nothing new: In China during the Tang period, roughly…