This wonderful idea is from Canadian Dirtbags, one of my favorite earthbag blogs.
“Don’t have the money to buy land? Consider ‘borrowing’ a patch of land before you lock into a mortgage that will have you working to pay it off for who knows how many years.
We met a gentleman last year who has been borrowing land for about forty-five years. Hasn’t owned land since he landed in the U.S., has never paid rent, and has never been without a home. Instead, he approaches a landowner and offers to build a home on their property in return for a five to ten year rent-free lease on the property. At the end of the term, he simply moves on to do it again with the landowner now in receipt of a home they can either live in themselves, rent out, or use for guests.”
You can read all the details on their blog: Canadian Dirtbags
Here’s a rather extensive list of earthbag blogs.
(Please let us know of any others.)
Earthbag Building Blog 