I don't know how serious you are about your Steemit Island proposition, but I'm pretty serious myself. My husband and I just bought 160 acres in Utah (on a payment plan), and we actually bought it with the intention of turning it into a village/communal living situation with a bunch of tiny houses or yurts or earthbag houses spread out. To give a better idea of how big 160 acres is, it's twice the size of Disneyland. Only problem is, it's starting from nothing. In order to get water, a well needs to be drilled. In order to get electricity, power lines need to be established. Internet is not as much of a problem, because you can use a satellite connection. The land has mixed zoning but due to the location and due to it being Utah, there's not so much restriction as to what you can build if a permit is acquired. It's near BLM land (that's land owned by the United States and basically free for anyone to walk through) and about an hour out from the nearest city (not an issue if we make money online and grow our own food as a community).

Anyway, just a thought. I'm saving up for building permits as we speak. If anyone is interested in a Steemit community living arrangement, we could make it happen.