Don't give up on looking. A land investment is long term, you might find a place without all the improvements, but you can have loads of fun making those improvements. Of course, I don't know how old you are (and how much time you have to invest). :-)

I was able to buy a larger piece of land than I started looking for, with no improvements, and have since enjoyed (ahem...) building my own pond and making my own improvements. There have been huge headaches like waiting 14 months to have a contractor finally get it dug, and watching for 6 months while only minimal rain has barely kept a couple of feet of water in the pond, but what an experience, and what memories.

And, not to worry, you should be able to determine if a piece of property has enough watershed, and good enough soils to support a pond, if you do your homework, or get some help from the friendly pond folks here.

3/4 acre pond