[quote=poorgradstudent]I didn’t see you mention a wife, OP. If you’re presently single and unattached, good for you, BUT…

I wouldn’t buy a house now assuming that three years from now you’ll meet the girl of your dreams and she’ll gladly move into the home you built for yourself, to your needs. She’s going to have her own ideas and desires.

If you’re a sworn bachelor for life by all means execute your plan.

I would definitely approach this more as an investment than “I’m gonna buy a house and never move again”. Since you’re prepared to put in sweat equity your plan is far from crazy. Just understand you ma4y end up selling down the road.[/quote]

those desires will lead inexorably toward more desires. More cravings. An endless inability to ever truly be conscious of the moment with ceaseless back of the envelope calculations on income future returns and plannning.

man plans.
G-d laughs.

proverbs 19:21. See also Buddhism.

however according to my calculations your scheme might just actually work