She's back healthy now and working her two jobs as normal.

We do have a big problem here but its not really so much the soil as it is the hacks that put the slabs in 40 years ago.

I recently found this local forum for Canadians and am happy to see a healthy level of activity.

If you can afford 20%-30% down in your market then go LLC because it can offer better protection for you personal assets against lawsuits when combined with good insurance and healthy separation in finances.

It will be a complicated process unless you are ready to start construction because of permits soil studies etc. 

She’s paid back her debt, is back to work, and healthy.

If I go with a gravel lot to start with, gravel roads require underlay fabric to stop the road bed from pushing into the soil and spreading out or disappearing over time.

Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures.

I won’t always be healthy enough to earn my way out of a situation.

It is tight but if you are willing to live there for a few years, do the work yourself, and it gains some healthy appreciation you could do alright.