So the wife and I are planning on buying land our in the country somewhere, not too far away from Calgary. Maybe somewhere around Longview, or some small town with a hospital, mostly for my wife to work as a nurse. I work in IT and can work from home 99% of the time.
Now, this is all still a few years out, but the plan is this:
1. Buy a plot of land. With any luck it will have gas/electricity already
2. Build a house on this land for wife and I. Probably around 2000 square foot, nothing crazy
3. Build a nice big shop for like 5 cars or so
4. Build a second guest house, which will house my aging parents.
Currently both us and my parents own our homes in Calgary, we plan on selling both + savings to put into this venture, and live together on a peace of land. I don't even know where to start to look into this, so hoping to get some input for those who might live in the country or know answers to some of my questions.
I am thinking with everything involved to make this happen (2x houses + shop) I need to get some engineering/architecture/home builder involved? Ideally we would deal with a single company to design everything for us, and then we execute. What kind of company are we looking for? Who can we ask about everything we would need to make this happen. There are many things involved obviously (gas/electricity/septic tanks, legal stuff etc)
If the land already has a house on it, depending on the size, we might keep that house for ourselves or our parents, and build an additional structure. It's really just a dream at the moment, but in 2 years time we will be ready to move on this, and want to prepare ahead of time so I know what to expect.
If anyone lives out in the country or knows anything about this, please let me know! Any and all info will be appreciated.
Thank you.