08-29-2017, 09:04 AM
kapa farmer it is do-able. just do your homework. many things mirror my past. from monte rio and taught anatomy at the college there in santarosa. built our home in late 70's never been robbed. the best advice is have good neighbors. we moved to HA maybe 10 years ago after always being higher up almost to glenwood. we are in a downward cycle right now with all the thieves but there are pockets of good folk. drive through some of the areas at dusk with your windows down and pay attention...get your fences and dogs up first thing. we shipped a28 footer and the height really is important. for example we saved over a thousand bucks by taking down the air conditioner and putting inside. that is because even if you have a small thing on the roof, they measure it and count it for the entire distance. we left a lot inside also even though everyone says it has to be cleaned out. we have let a couple different people live in it while they built. you definitely want to be on your property while building, it is probably the worst time to get through as all these strangers will be coming around. try to go to the homeowner association meetings you will learn a lot, like who the crazies are. we grow maybe 50% of our food and have chickens/ducks/goats. it is all doable, every part of the country has some issue, but then you won't be chopping firewood all summer and burning it all winter so there you go.. best of luck and welcome to the punaweb.