I think the right way to do it would be to make it modular and profitable, so that the rent/agriculture/solar/wind from the first floor could pay for the constr

I think the right way to do it would be to make it modular and profitable, so that the rent/agriculture/solar/wind from the first floor could pay for the construction of the second floor, etc. Either that or set up a kind of franchise system where new settlers could purchase a customized home pod that gets bolted on to the existing structure, consuming some utilities but providing a mounting point for the next one.