I have lately gotten this idea of the parameters of my homestead that I’m putting together.

• 20 acres
• Less then 30 miles, 45 minutes to work each way
• Total of $250k for the build
• Up to $300k if necessarily with cost-over runs
• $100k for land
• $100k for house
• $50k for infrastructure (road, leach field/septic, water well, possibly solar)

Having these parameters is fine, but in many ways I am pulling these numbers fairly arbitrarily based on some preconceived notions I have i my head that isn’t based on hard data. As a podcast on building an off-grid cabin notes, anchoring oneself to a series of numbers is dangerous because it risks you spending too much or thinking your vision is impossible.

Moreover, I’ve realized many of these numbers might as well be pulled out of thin air and my own biases. But I needed somewhere to start, and as cost and availability data come to be clearer, I will adjust my plan appropriately.