There is a monastery in my city, right in the centre. The youngest nun is over 80 something. I was thinking, if the women from our group of friends would join them, soon those nuns would die and we would have this massive building in the city centre all for ourselves to live, party, build community workshops etc. We would basically steal the infrastructure from the church. Also we would destroy the bells and sell the copper, so the entire surroundings would never have to endure this horrible sound anymore.

But whenever I present the women in my group with my idea they just launch. Kinda understandable, I wouldn't want to pretend and live as a nun for a few years, or even a day myself.

I want to so bad. Unfortunately any plot of land that's worthwhile is too expensive

me, my best friend, her husband, and our mutual friends all want to charter a nonprofit llc charity organization whose mission is to aid individuals who do not have stable housing and, through this organization because corporations have more rights than people in this hellscape nightmare world, purchase this particular gorgeous 18 acre plot of land in rural [REDACTED STATE]. there, we shall found our Gay Furry Commune, sharing our roof and walls with those who lack, non-transactionally, although persons who are lgbtq etc we intend to prioritize for assistance--specifically to help them EVACUATE THE UNITED STATES. Or, if they manage to build up the gumption and elbow grease, to metastasize into a gay furry commune branch of their own, provided we can help them locate an available land plot, guide them through the organizational setup, and coordinate the assets.

Housing is so absurdly expensive that we figure even a 'donate what you can' (and if you have nothing to give then that is okay) model that brutally undercuts the market by 90% on average will still be enough to balance the nonprofit's ledger or even expand its mission. Because It's not that a nonprofit can't 'make money'--it's that it can't keep money. The funds gathered via donation etc must be earmarked for the work. An organization still has bills to pay and has to be able to hire contractors for specialized work on occasion, they have to have a budget for the pursuit of projects.

Landlords get to keep their ill gotten gains. This organization does not. Its books are required to be transparent, its funds are required to be accounted for, with absolutely no "payouts" to "investors".

If you ever join a cult or commune, ask about the toilet situation first

Or a commune in the city itself!

I tried commune life, would not recommend.

I'd suggest an RV park/tiny house neighborhood, that's the best way to get something that could meet most people's needs and might actually be stable and sustainable. And have a community garden.

I'd love to do this, I need to connect with more people.

If you are into this there is a cool newsletter called “Supernuclear” that you should look up

I found my people, just commune in the city for me personally

Buyer beware - farming is actually really hard work

These seem like a good idea at first. Then you realize the amount of work it takes to maintain the land. For farming you need good soil conditions, water, keep pests and weeds away. By the time you've done it all, you will have made food that has to be sold for 5x - 10x the grocery store prices or you're paying yourselves like $3 an hour. You're literally better off working a minimum wage job and buying grocery store food.

If you aren't trying to farm and just want to do the commune thing, land maintenance is still work. Theres reasons suburbs are all paved, nature is always trying to retake whatever it can reach. I have just a few acres and I constantly fall behind on maintenance tasks. I have a career and a family, and the land keeps being the thing that falls to the lowest priority.

Who leaked my plans?

As some Ontario advice. Look for an unorganized township, otherwise the cost of permits will make it unattainable.

I have no idea why people romanticize the countryside. You wanna work at a farm? Go ahead without me

I would love that. I have genuinely talked about that to my fellas but unfortunately we are too broke to purchase a plot of land, let alone build a house on it

Let’s play Wild Girls! 🐕🐩

I legit looked into the cost of buying up land in a city ravaged by fire. For about 1/3 of the cost of the average home there, I would have enough plots of land (with working gas, electric, water, and sewer hookups. Only getting ones with recertified hookups doubled the cost) to strong-arm the local council with ~2 people per plot. Sure, then we'd all need homes and stuff, but we can work on that. So we get all the benefits of a recognized City and address, utilities, and work done before, but at a price that would be very affordable for my part of the country.

I want a plot of land but no community. thanks