Literally the only things stopping you from doing this are money (to buy a rural lot somewhere, tools, a truck and so forth) and time. You can learn most of your skills with YouTube and practise, not kidding. Thanks to YouTube, we renovated a borderline crappy house, built outbuildings, landscaped, etc. with essentially no construction experience. I am still kind of amazed by this.
I know someone from the internet that ended her 20 year relationship and went with someone else that she's known for at least that long too, they decided to buy a plot of land and build their homestead from scratch. They're struggling though because everything costs a lot of money and time, like buying an old bulldozer that of course needs a lot of repairs and work. They were hoping to have a cabin up before winter but due to all the setbacks they're forced to rent something for over the winter now. They also have a baby on the way.
idgi, I kinda get the drive for homesteading, but at the same time it's a luxury lifestyle choice. That said, they chose the hard way and build their own stuff from locally sourced wood, instead of buying a plot of land with a cabin already on it.
Personally I wouldn't mind retreating into the woods for a couple of weeks, but at the moment I like home comforts too.
I'll add, there are also databases of home improvement projects available through your local library. That way you can fully evaluate the YouTube video to see if the creator is wildly unsafe or something.
A more realistic option is to just buy a chalet in a relatively remote area so I have access to some sort of plumbing system. But then again it's tough to find a stable remote job and a good school for my kid. (Again money can probably solve both)
