Wife and I are doing as much as we can on our own. Most of our knowledge came from YouTube University, talking to friends, or just by doing. And I read. A lot. Biggest tip I can share is don't try to reinvent the wheel. 

geeknik

This is great! Did you do everything yourself or did you hire someone to build everything out for you? Any tips or anecdotes to share?

machuPikacchu

The Sovereign Neighborhood

I have 82 acres of off grid land that I'm not sharing with anyone but my wife. We have solar, wind, we collect water, generate our own bio-gas and generally just love not having any neighbors. Unrestricted zoning, no height restrictions, etc. I get to draw 2 acre feet of water out of the ground every year and it's more than enough for what we need.