I live in this. I pay 500€ rent, in one of Europe's most densely populated areas. I commute to work by bicycle, and I can take walks into the forest with my cats till we get too close to the Alpaka Farm, cause they're afraid of the alpakas.
Unfortunately, we're getting thrown out this year, and looking at 3x the rent for something worse which is further away.

Listed at only $4.3M

I have dreamed of this lifestyle for over 20 years, and just moved here a few months ago.

Septic is installed, we live in an RV. Just got this land leveled and ready to move the RV into place next to the storage containers we have. Right across the driveway will be a large garden area, but right now we only have a compost pile so far.

A neighbor said they will help us with chickens, so we only need some fence and feed. Things move slowly, but we are excited to jump into this lifestyle. Fresh air and beautiful views.

small bungalow

proceeds to list a 5 rooms house

EDIT: ok, apparently i do not know what a bungalow is. Their size ranges from less than 70 square meters up to 130, my mental image was of a large wooden tent of ~40 square meters

Lottery winner or parents' home?

Bought 5 acres (with 1.5 of those acres flat on a hill) about ~20 min outside a medium city, ~1 hour equidistant from 2 very large cities. Geotechnical engineers have been to the property, report submitted to the county (took months). Sewage engineers have been out to the property and approved the drain field (took weeks). Well will be drilled once the county approves the build site. It's slow going but it will be worth it in the end! My only fear is trump cancelling the rural broadband fund as I am slated to get the fiber cable run to my property line within a year. Staying with starlink for longer will not be awesome, but oh well, sacrifice.

What counts as a big garden, I would like bigger but my bungalow is on a 150m² total property area, 60m² of that is the indoor area. Spent quite a bit to have the concrete paved across the entire garden removed and I did all the labour myself with a sledgehammer. IIRC it was 8m³ of that crap.

Now mine is the only house on the street that you can see real bees at. My "lawn is untidy"? Fuck off, that is a meadow and it is glorious! As I am British there is no HOA for you to cry to. I am free to make the bees happy.

Unless it gets to the point I am blocking out the sun to the houses nearby there is fuck all anyone can do about my garden.

One thing is missing. Family... A loving partner, maybe some years pass and some children...

Anon accidently envisions a solarpunk-esque lifestyle

So I'm longer in the tooth now nearing 50. Got 3 kids. My intention when my kids finish high school is to go back to the small towns from whence I came. City living is so goddamn expensive now. I can buy 50 acres for slightly more than what I pay for a 30*150 lot with a semi-detached home.

I'm gonna Christopher Robin my life when I nope out of IT and with luck build houses for my kids and build a homestead.

This is the way folks. Protect you and yours the best you can.

Anon about to find out economies of scale. That garden isn't enough to feed him year-round.

I want a house with a walled courtyard/atrium between the house and garage. I also want an underground space like a hobbit hole crossed with a bomb shelter.

I want either a Swiss Family Robinson style treehouse or a spaceship.

Nah I'll take the city thanks. I would like a functional bus service and be able to walk places.

Also bathroom, kitchen and livingroom possibly together, bedroom, and maybe. Maybe! An office.

Man that was a good year before the rent increase and subsequent eviction.

Is Anon dreaming of dacha? Because it sounds same.

Its basically what I have except that I have rented the other room to a friend of mine.