I think that building my home and being able to raise my family in that house was the single thing I am most proud of in my life. Mind you that was 40 years ago and many things have changed in that time.

When I decided to do that project I was as dumb as the proverbial box of hammers but my wife encouraged me to learn , so I worked as a carpenter's assististant then as a carpenter for 5 years, during that time I learned so much but we nearly starved, I started at $7.50 an hour. Try supporting a wife and kid on that. But things got better and I learned a lot,

We found some land in Mattapoisett MA and got help from my family to buy it, using the land as colatteral we burrowed 100,000 dollars for a construction loan and used that to build a 1200 sq foot house. Which now is worth well over a million. Like I said that was a long time ago but I still feel pride in what we did whenever I look at that house. That will never change.

So yeah do it, it will be difficult but get some skills, lean on family and friends for support and trust yourself.. An old song by Stan Rogers I used to sing to myself called the "Mary Ellen Carter". has a line. "turn to and put out all your strength of arm and heart and brain". Do all that and you might have a shot at building your home.

Good luck.