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Build your own home. Just do something simple like a gable roof 20x50 or something small to start you can always add to it.

In the meantime pickup an RV and live on the land. Used RV's should be cheaper right now.

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My grandpa built his home and it was a nightmare. Contractors kept going cheap, he had to watch over them, cost overruns, delays, etc. He probably has a better home than one could ever buy, but I don't have that kind of time or money.

When people say "buy a home", the majority of people are far more concerned with affording the land underneath (or share of a condo building) than the structure itself.

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