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Water - bought share in a private well (cost near zero, well share was unproven but miraculously worked perfectly). Some people haul water.

electricity - private power company. But started on a small cheap generator.

sewage - private septic system (county allows you to DIY build them so could do this for next to nothing)

roads - For miles and miles they are all private dirt roads, but with easements to allow me to pass. The easements go miles until they connect to a county road in town. I first built my road with a shovel, hatchet, and ripping small trees out with a truck.

Nothing was provided by the government.



I don't want to ask anything specific enough to dox you, but could you share what state this is in?


AZ




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