As it goes, this is the time to save up money so that I can actually do something this summer. I've gone through changes of heart regarding my plan. However everything seems to lead me back to my forested escape. My business is picking up this year, so I thought that I might want to stay here in Southern California and buy a house with a mortgage and everything. A little over a year ago, when I was still employed full time, I could have financed just about anything I wanted. Now, even though I made a significant amount of money for a relatively unemployed person, I can't get financed for anything. None of my income "counts." My business has only turned a profit this last year, and though my sales are up over 100% this year so far, none of it counts until I can show two years in a row of steady or increasing profits. Great. I've found so many cute little houses for great prices but they are all forbidden.
This leads me full circle to my original conclusion and my original plan. I need a cheap place that I can build myself.
Meanwhile, I labor...
