What to build?
I just bought 40 acres of untouched hilly, forested land that is bordered by the Ozark National Scenic Riverways National Park. It is in Missouri way down in the dark park of the country as seen from a night time satellite picture. Exactly where I want to be. I have a county road and electricity along one side. It is all woods and hills and valleys-there is almost 400' of elevation distance from the highest to the lowest point. I can retire in 7 years at 56 and fully intend on doing so. I am an engineer for the .gov so I will probably do some consulting work, but essentially just be the crazy guy in the woods.
So my question is, what do I build on it? I am thinking a ground contact house, a 5-6 acre pond, a shop, and a couple of containers for storage.
GD thoughts?