When Mike Oehler was a young child, he began drawing pictures of homesteads. He later compounded that early insight with his love of natural-living and wrote his do-it-yourself book in 1982 entitled The $50 and Up Underground House Book.
Take a look at this video to learn more about Mike Oehler and his work, as well as see one of his projects. Mike personally lived in this home for 30 years, although he is unable to now, due to his age.