Land and site selection
The parcel decides more about your barndominium than the floor plan does. Two ten-acre parcels twenty minutes apart in the KC metro can differ by $75,000+ in what it costs to make them buildable.
Vet a parcel before you buyStart with the checks that kill bad parcels fastest: zoning, legal access, water, septic feasibility, floodplain, drainage, and covenants.
Electric distance, site work, driveway length, internet, and deed restrictions can all shift the buildability and resale picture before construction starts.
Both sides of the state line have strong barndominium land. The real differences are county-by-county: permitting formality, septic rules, property taxes, school districts, utility access, and commute tradeoffs.
Next step
Tell us what you want the building to do, where it might go, and which decisions you already know.