Category: how we are building our homestead

It’s been some time since my last post, and even longer since my last video was made. I’ll get into more depth through the course of this discussion, but I thought it was time to update everyone on the progress we’ve made in creating our homestead.  It seems as though almost every day someone is asking me for a progress update and if we’ve started building, so I thought it would be easiest to just talk about that.  Also, I am going to try to coordinate this with a video post, so hopefully soon there should be a video attached here.  If you’d rather watch the video than read this whole post, just click below.

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It’s incredibly easy to get lost in the sheer magnitude of what we’re about to undertake.  Every single step we inch towards our goal feels monumental.  Perhaps that can be attributed to too much time spent planning and not enough time spent doing, but that time will come soon.  It’s important to remember that progress can be measured in baby steps.  Yesterday we received confirmation that a rather significant baby step had been completed which will, in turn, trigger several more baby steps.  We received confirmation that our septic permit had been approved. (more…)

We’ve already taken a look at some of the beginning planning stages of starting a homestead.  If you haven’t already, read my two part series on planning here and here.  Aside from getting out of your current debt and saving to purchase land, there is a lot of planning involved in the beginning stages.  Now, lets assume that you’ve already purchased your land, so let’s talk about how to get your homestead started.

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Spring is almost upon us! We’re anxiously awaiting the snow to melt in our area is that is a definite sign that our building season is near.  Where we are in northern Minnesota typically gets at least one more snowstorm in March so we can’t get too excited yet, but we’re getting close.  Once the snow is gone we still have to wait for the road restrictions to be lifted before we can get heavy machinery out to our property.  In our case, that means the cement truck for the slab, and the flatbed to deliver our materials.  Hopefully, we can start pouring the slab in early June.

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So we’ve already covered how to set your NEEDS vs WANTS, and how to compare them against each other when trying to find the right land to buy for a homestead, but now let’s get into the  meat and potatoes.  Just a heads up, this process may get frustrating.  Try to keep that frustration in perspective, and don’t sacrifice anything that you’re not comfortable with.  You might end up looking longer than you had anticipated, but that just gives you more time to save. (more…)