I am building a communal house for Aspies, and How...

Fuzzy · Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2007 9:29 am Post subject:

I am doing it.

An aspie house in Canada
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It will be a straw bale home. They provide excellent insulaton and are fully insurable when plastered on both sides with natural plasters. The home will be made as much as possible with sustainable and renewable resources. I have experience with this building technique, and will be building my next building(a garage, next spring).

It will be a quadplex style home, with four apartments for people with disabilities(perhaps not just AS). The walls are sound proof, warm, very fire resistant, and wired for modern living. Satellite TV, Net work cables, and high speed internet(either ADSL or Cable internet).

Some food can be raised on site.

I have experience with all the items listed above.

Climate
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I live in Grande Prairie Canada. its not terribly snowy here. It gets a bit cold(20+ below freezing) in january. Snow is typically ankle to knee deep and soft and fluffy, not wet. Blocked roads are incredibly uncommon. Summers reach 25+ centrigrade.

I can earn the money for this
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I estimate the cost of the small acreage to be 20 000 to 50 000. I currently have a growing online income that will purchase this. The home will be constructed largely with material produced on the land. The land will be seeded to Canola and the crop when harvested will pay for the foundation and footing of the house. The walls will be earthen plastered straw bales made from the stalks of the Canola plant(no resale value). The roof will be held up with a post and beam system.

I have access to the machinery to do this with. I have the experience to build like this. I will need to hire professionals to do the foundation, the wiring, and the plumbing, as the building codes require it. I will ease the costs with my contributed labour.

I can build the house for 50 000. Maybe less. Profits will be limited to 10% over costs. Profits will be used to build a second home and a third and so forth. I will eventually build them in the USA and UK, and any other country that will allow a proper land deed.

How I make my money
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I own a virtual island in Secondlife. My island is developed and rented to residents of second life and they pay me a monthly usage fee, as well as a buy in fee that covered my initial investment.

I currently have 11 residents paying 30-50 dollars each per month. My cost is 295.00 a month, and my profit when full is 10% over costs. I think thats modest and doesnt exploit.

Savings from that go to purchase the next island, accellerating the process. When I have ten Islands, I will have about 2000 dollars income per month, which will pay a mortgage on the land that I will build the house(in real life).

I have three years experience in Second life, and one year as an island owner. It cost me 1675.00 dollars. I've made my money back. It took 10 months. The next one will be faster, and it accellerates with each one.

I am currently starting a project with another aspie from here, Nellos121, in which we develop a home for Mermaids in second life.

Come meet me
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http://www.secondlife.com/?u=2a7c8637bcb6ceb025c3061c9c0ce22f

This link will help you sign up. Its free, its not a limited time trial. Its free like air. Works for Windows, Mac and Linux flavoured people. It will tell me when you arrive in world.

A year ago I started my island. One unemployed aspie can do it. I'll do it with no help at all. Now with Nellos121, we have two aspies. It will be more fun, and be faster. I want a third aspie. 10 of them. 100. I want a horde of damned determined aspies making a new way in life in defiance of those that say we cannot.

I Have the plan. I have the skills. I want to take you with me!

Come join me! http://www.secondlife.com/?u=2a7c8637bcb6ceb025c3061c9c0ce22f