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Purchasing Land

I'm considering moving from my city (Portland, OR) to the countryside. I need to remain within ~30-60 minutes of the city. Here are a few things I'm interested in for the new property:

I'd like it to have running water (i.e a stream with associated water rights), as I think that it would be nice to find wildlife in it, play with small-scale hydropower and for the general beauty.
I'd like for it to have a variety of terrain. Flats and inclines.
I'd prefer a variety of biomes (woods, fields, mountains).
I don't want to carry a mortgage on the new place.
The land needs to be adequately sized for a moderate garden.
There needs to be space for additional structures (definitely a workshop, but also perhaps a small, standalone home office deeper in the woods?)
It should get good sun in order to use solar power.
It needs to rain there for passive water sequestration purposes (i.e. not in the rain shadow).
It needs to be grid connected, including high speed internet. While I endeavor to reduce our grid reliance, I work from home, so this is a must.

I'm flexible on some of these, especially the mortgage one, but this is the general thrust of my interest.