I bought 16 acres at the beginning of 2024, put a house on it and started the journey of clearing everything myself ( it was raw land). From taking down trees, cutting the driveway, grading the driveway and house pad, it has all been done by myself and my wife. I have friends that keep asking me why I don't just pay someone to do all of this but they are missing the point of how rewarding it is to do this with your own two hands. I was a little ambitious with my original timeline on when I wanted to get started on the chicken coop as our started homestead animals, at first I was shooting for the spring but it clearly won't be until at least late summer. I would not trade this for anything and the life lessons this is teaching my 4 kids is priceless. Anyone else as crazy as me and bought raw land to mold it yourself into your dreams?