people still build houses these days, even by themselves. will you really be so easily defeated by mere regulations? are they so fearful that you cannot even tr

people still build houses these days, even by themselves. will you really be so easily defeated by mere regulations? are they so fearful that you cannot even try? i spent 9 months building homes with habitat for humanity and found the regulations largely reasonable (like steel strapping for earthquake resistance). the lackadaisicalness of the inspectors on the other hand was frustrating. most of the build could have been done by a single person who possessed determination, ingenuity and loads of time.