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Will This Off-grid, Solar-powered Home in the New Mexico Desert Help the Housing Crisis?
Last year, Rod Rylander purchased 10 acres of mesquite and rocky dirt in a remote corner of New Mexico and got busy trying to solve America’s housing crisis on a bare-bones budget. At 85, he’s currently building an off-grid, solar-powered home with $50,000 …