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I've always been very interested in this kind of housing. To be honest, I have the feeling I will build myself a house like this one day. I can probably find a

• fuuugly 17y ago
  buying a single small piece of land and getting the utilities connected for one house is going to be crazy expensive. there is a reason why people live in subdivisions...the developer worries about bringing water, sewer and and power lines to the property. its not cheap. if the property already has connections, chances are there is a house on the property already, so you are going to have to buy this, tear it down, and then put in your dwell house if you say you want to drive an hour off of the beaten path, chances are this plot of land you have in mind isn't anywhere near a hookup, so you are either going off the grid or you are spending mad cash to turn your little plot of land into a single-house subdivision just buy a condo
• rdl 17y ago
  I think it would be even more fun to get a big farm/orchard/ranch with an old farmhouse, sheds, etc., and then bring in high speed fiber, cheap/sustainable utilities, and then put a bunch of 200-1200 square foot cabins in the less-productive, more-scenic parts of the property. Walkable community, private housing, cheap, and then big common areas for workspaces.