Currently I live in the city out of my folks' home with a small business and student and business start-up debt. I have had a profound interest in roundwood frame and straw bale houses for a few years now. I have been looking into plots of land in northern BC and have found many I would like to get my hands on, and believe I can, for a reasonably small down payment (a couple thousand for a 1-2 acre 20k plot). What I have been thinking is, I am in no position to relocate, but by continuing to work in the location I am now, paying off my debts and paying for a mortgage, I can, in my spare time and time taken off from running my business, go up north to begin plans for a roundwood/straw bale home with a permaculture design on the surrounding land. What I would then like to do is sell the property again, with a semi-sustainable home on top of it. I'm not interested in making big bucks off of it, but a little reward for my work (that would just go straight into paying off my debts anyways) would be nice. What I'm wondering is, does anyone have any experience doing this? Interested in hearing stories from experience. What I would eventually like to do is pay off all my debts so I can move and find work elsewhere, and with experience build my own sustainable home on some acreage. Thoughts?
