Seeing as how you aren't looking to live inside
city limits. As a owner-builder, as long as you have 2x4 studs every 16inchs and a bit of insulation. They really dont care.
Now if you start telling them that you want to have a earthen roof and
cob wall, and a composting tiolet and that you to run a DC only electrical system then you are just drawing attention to yourself and asking to be investegated
alot more.
And yes as other have said, if you get somewhere with a house already you can probably renovate it and have it exactly the way how you want it. If you buy raw land, just look out for impact fee. I have seen it cost $20,000
Iterations are fine, we don't have to be perfect
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