Jim Shackleford

I ended up settling in Oregon despite some of the worst land use requirements in the country because it wasn't much easier elsewhere, when I was still considering AZ I had found some anecdotal reports that Apache being a heavy reservation area that the native locals are a bit hostile to outsiders. Easiest way to find out is call the department with parcel number and ask what the land use situation is on it, they will probably ask what your plans are just say none until I know what I can do with it.

AZGuy Hatfield wrote:

oracle wrote:
Very useful info, thanks a lot. I am glad you mentioned the wind. How long does the wind usually stick around for and when? I would like a place where the wind would not get to crazy.

I'm also looking in Navajo, apache, pima, santa cruz, and yavapai counties. I like the mountain regions very much. Are you familiar or have you been to any of these counties?

Is opting out of the inspection just a way to save money?

I was also thinking of sand bag, cob, straw bale, adobe, or shipping container.

It's pretty much windy there all the time, and I think that's pretty much how it is all over the state. I think it has a lot to do with how much the ground heats over the day from the sun. I know they get nasty winds in the north east and north west. I haven't heard about the south west part of the state though.  The normal wind helps with cooling, but the strong stuff means you need to build tough, especially your roof.  Gardens have to be set up with the winds in mind too. you either have to provide some protection or pick your crops accordingly.

I'm going the no permit/inspection route because I'm planning to build an alternative home (earth bag construction, earth bermed) which I plan to build myself, and live in til death. the location is on 40 acres far from any large town so I'm not concerned with resale, I just want a sustainable home that's cheap to live in as I see hard times coming.

Hope you are still around we have a similar mindset that led me to your post, I was hoping to hear how and if it went in Cochise or if anyone knew of other Builder/owner opt options, The territory was a bit further south than I wanted to be.

I bought No building codes and It is a relatively concise package, but it's still a bit vague and with the amount of research I had already done it didn't narrow anything down for me or bring anything new to the table that I hadn't found out on the internet.

Me and mine are looking for a small parcel in NW Texas/NE New Mexico and was wondering if there are any successful Earth baggers that might have some ideas on where to look with a minimal amount of redtape.