Elly McCrackin

We've decided to fix up the little one room cabin that's on the property.  Its 15x27. Being that we don't intend to be there permanently until 5 years from now, this is the best budget friendly option for us. Banks aren't being helpful, being it's a lease hold...and debt isn't sustainable.

My husband has drawn up a very cute plan that's liveable, and the sooner it gets finished, the sooner we can zip up there eon long weekends without worrying about a trailer to stay in.  By the time we move up there, we think we can twin the cabin and have a nice 830square foot cottage.  

Here's hoping things go smoothly!

Just past sudbury on hiway 17

Awesome, thanks!

Thank you!

Anyone in ontario who is farther down the road than we are, and can point out potholes they've encountered?

Ok, thanks!  That helps.
This will be a small organized township, and it's visible to a main road.  
If we don't get it inspected, they would ask us to tear it down.

Thank you for your quick reply!
We will be living on a 145 acre tree/blueberry farm, with 2 acres to build on and access to 'play' everywhere else.   My husband is highly engine and engineer savvy so he and the landowner will be doing all they can to improve everyone's quality of life.  (Windows power, Georgia thermal, etc etc! )  

I like the idea a of  wofati or cob, but do home inspectors care what it's made from as long as the house is as safe and functions like a traditional house?

Long time lurker, first time poster!
My husband and I got married two years ago, and are approaching our mid 40'S.
He's fortunate enough to be able to retire in 5 years, and our dream just became a reality, friends of ours have leased us the back end of their farmstead in northern ontario so we can be their rear guard/farm equipment repair/resident engineers.  Well....he's the engineer, I'm a glass artist that dabbles in other things too.

By the time we're ready to go, we would like to have a move in ready house, but can't get credit for modular or anything prefab.  We'd like to actually pay for it without debt we have to then pay when we're up there. That's not sustainable!

Any ideas for alternative housing that will pass inspection and we can get permits for, and can sort of pay as we go?  We're not spring chickens, but we will put hard work into it.  We live 8 hrs away currently, and will be able to be up there in the summers when vacations allow.  

This will be off the electrical grid by choice and because we just can't access it.
I'm soaking up so much info here its awesome.