It will be something I can work on without the BS and still fly without a medical. Open to suggestions.
Vans
RV-12 [
vansaircraft.com]. Looks like most people are taking about two years to build them.
Once you have built the plane, you will know everything about it. Take the LSA Repairman course (16 hours) and you can do all the maintenance yourself. Plus, it can run mogas to save even more money.