[sudo-discuss] Bubble

[Brandon Curtis]

It sounds like you SHOULD teach a seminar on the subject.  Or at least
write something up!


* -- Brandon*


On Fri, Mar 27, 2015 at 12:44 PM, Autonomous <autonomous666 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> My plan for an economic collapse scenario like this is to first get out
> from under the debt/wage/rent slavery conditions that are prevalent in
> society and then develop a self-funded product that generates income. So I
> have been living for next to nothing in the bay area (Marin) for several
> years now on land that is owned free and clear, in a modest home that I
> built with my own hands with free or surplus materials. I realize that this
> lifestyle may not be suitable or even possible for many people, but it can
> work out quite well once you adapt.
>
> To do this, you first need to save some cash to buy land then have the
> ability to find and evaluate suitable properties. Property tax foreclosure
> sales are one possibility, another are properties that are abandoned in
> some way by the owners. I have acquired many properties dirt cheap with
> these processes in California and across the southwest, including farmland.
>
> To develop the property having access to a truck, car and trailer, or
> other suitable vehicle for hauling is necessary. As you know there's a ton
> of free building materials available in the bay area. To gain an extra
> advantage I developed a browser extension that monitors free postings on
> Craigslist and generates instant notifications when something comes up. At
> this point I have collected so many free materials that I literally ran out
> of space to store it all. I have stacks of high quality 100 year old
> lumber, dozens of very nice windows and doors, redwood decking, gymnasium
> flooring, shipping pallets, and so forth. With these materials I build
> useful items like fences, habitable shelters, workshops and greenhouses.
>
> Since the laws are generally against people building a home without the
> need for a ton of cash or bank lending, I create an alternative purpose for
> the property. For instance, the cover story I use for the properties is
> typically that they are being used by a non-profit for some social or
> envirionmental benefit. Since I believe that many building and occupancy
> codes are developed for the benefit of the banking/real estate industry,
> and unjustly deprive people of the right to live in the world without
> becoming a debt slave, I have no issues with stating that nobody lives on
> the property. I simply say that I rent a small room somewhere else, but I
> spend a good deal of time on the property.
>
> I have been doing this for many years now and have invested a ton of time
> in research, skills development and uncovering creative solutions and
> work-arounds. Honestly, its a lot of physical effort and I am not getting
> any younger. I could practically teach a seminar on the subject.
>
>
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