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My brother bought a dome-house at an auction for a few hundred. All it is is a bunch of connectors. You supply the panels (plywood) and frame materials, cut the materials and assemble the home. Then you need insulation, wire, plumbing, a heat source and fixtures, floors,and if you will have internal walls - those too. Of course you need a slab and utilities. You can DIY that I think. If you do not already have power water gas and sewer to the property your budget is impossible. If you already have stub ups, you might do a dome house if you did it all yourself and kept it simple. Wood heat, no interior walls or rooms, no AC, Just a toilet in the corner etc. You might not able able to have anything for a kitchen, but you could use a camping stove and just buy fresh foodstuffs daily. You could add a fridge later. Clothing and be washed in a laundry sink which can also serve for a kitchen sink.
I think your cheapest option is finding an older 80s/90s travel trailer that’s ‘for sale by owner’. Explain to the seller your situation and if they want to sell it badly enough they’ll deliver it and set it up for you.
If zoning allows I would get a camper and make it a permanent dwelling. You might get lucky and the seller might deliver for a small fee or even just the price of gas. Over time you could add a roof, siding, deck, add on a room, etc. It could be a very nice and cozy home.
If zoning allows I would get a camper and make it a permanent dwelling. You might get lucky and the seller might deliver for a small fee or even just the price of gas. Over time you could add a roof, siding, deck, add on a room, etc. It could be a very nice and cozy home.
I have a friend that sort of did this, she is single with no kids and doesn’t have a desire to own a house, and like the OP, she also inherited about an acre of land. She had someone to build her a 24x30 pole barn, and she has a camper under one half, and uses the other half for her truck, mower, grill, etc.. Because of the extra roof, she never has to worry about the camper roof leaking.
Best of luck to you in this. I hope you can find the perfect setup. I know you have been working toward an affordable home for yourself for a long time. So many hopes, and dreams. Congrats on the land, yippee . Did you find it in Washington state? What's it like?
One of my sons bought a house for 'next to nothing' because it was going to be demolished so a new business could be built on the lot. He had it moved to his property and did a near total renovation working weekends and holidays. He bought most materials at habitat for humanity. Something to look into anyway (if you're handy).
https://elsesociety.com/the-5000-diy...of-the-future/
The materials [FOR AIRCRETE] are about a dollar per square foot per square inch. In other words, if you build 1000 square feet and it’s 5 inches thick, it’ll cost you about $5,000.
Except OP has stated that they cannot perform the labor themselves, this still requires a foundation, a door would be nice, and it gets cold in the winter.
Thank you for the suggestions. I need all the help I can get. Truly!
Yeah, it's a challenge, all right. I had been leaning towards the single wide myself. The problem is finding one I can fix and one close enough so hauling isn't so expensive.
Does anyone here have any idea how much it might be to insulate, wire, and plumb a largish shed?
Wire depends on how far you are from the main wire on the closest road and how the power company charges. Otherwise you better price generators.
Plumb can mean many things. Are you near a water/sewer system you can connect to, can you dig a well there, can you have a cistern, a septic tank, a cesspool (do they still have those?).
Insulate is cost of insulation and staples and your labor.
Don't forget to include permits for any/all of above work.
However, you will not get a certificate of occupancy to live in a shed. Period.
neighbor put an home depot pre built shed on his, its pretty nice, I like the idea
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. Did you find it in Washington state? What's it like?
