July 1, 1995; I got a $20k loan, and "title" to an acre of unimproved land a good half mile away from any services. I didn't quite get time off from my job but

July 1, 1995; I got a $20k loan, and "title" to an acre of unimproved land a good half mile away from any services. I didn't quite get time off from my job but they tried real hard to not call me for every little thing for a bit. August 1, I was moved in to my new home. I had a road cut, land cleared, a mobile home installed with septic system, water and power. Immense amount of work. I'm quite proud of the speed that got done and the interlocked planning and orchestration that came together to make it all happen. 15 years later I discovered my land title was fake (after building a bigger, real house beside the trailer) and had to purchase it again, but that's a different story.