>>13388872
never seen mention of one that did it the way I did.
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get land - has to be 12+acres to do septic conventional (important because power)
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drill well. If you don't hit water - sell land and start over.
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build metal building to resemble a barn. Affix solar and hire only trusted contractors while covering anything visible with tarps (google earth flyovers)
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once building is erected you can build your house inside (out of view)
You have to RENT equipment to drill your well (without permit) and same for septic system.
It is LEGAL without permits, but only if you do it yourself. (or say you did).
The best way to learn about solar is to buy some small system and play with it, learn how much appliances use.
hints:
the major power hungry appliances are WATER HEATER, STOVE, and CLOTHES DRYER.
You can get propane for all 3 of those, and live very comfy on a 50amp power system.
I use 48v forklift batteries (I have 3 of them because my house is 5k sqft, but one is usually enough for 2000sf), and use minisplit a/c units.
And did not skimp on insulation, blow foam like a crazy fool! You will never regret that after you pay for it.
Do it without a loan!
A loan means inspectors and bank rules, plus tax valuation!
HAS to be done cash. But if you have the metal building loan it's ok, cause that's a "barn"…