hy alternative housing? communities that spring up each
To save money, to travel, winter, full of people living in
to live creatively - their RVs. Advantages of RV
there are many reasons why people housing are obvious, and include
choose to live in tents, RVs, moving with the seasons, trying
cabins, underground homes, rental out different places, and not
rooms and anything else that's paying property taxes. I've
less common than the houses, talked to people living in Rvs
condos and apartments that most that cost $200,000 and ones that
people call home. Below are some cost $600, so the selection of
of these housing options, and accommodations is varied, to say
their advantages. the least.
Alternative Housing That Moves My wife and I lived for almost a
month in our conversion van as we
Camping at a hot springs area, we traveled from Arizona to Florida
sat around the campfire one night and then to Michigan. Advantages
with several young men living in of a van include better mileage
the desert in their old converted than an RV, and being
school bus. It cost them nothing inconspicuous. We found that
to park it in the desert (on BLM could park and sleep almost
land you have to move every two anywhere.
weeks, though), bathed for free
in hot spring tubs that were as Other Alternative Housing
nice as those in nearby expensive
resorts, and played guitar around In most areas where rents are
the fire each night. Not such a high, renting rooms has become
bad life. common. This makes sense for
single people. Just pay a set
In Arizona there are whole amount each month or week, and
(if it includes utilities) you a cheap and legal housing
have a predictable and lower cost alternative.
of living. I rented out rooms in
my own home for years, and even Some people live on houseboats
put carpet and lighting in a shed and avoid paying property taxes.
so I could get $50 per week for Some live in the jungle near the
it in summer. beaches in Hawaii, so they can
afford to be in paradise. I know
A friend of mine lived in a shack people who lived in a basement
he built for $3,000 on a small while slowly building the house
piece of land he bought for above for cash. People live in
$7,000. Eventually he ran into cabins built in the national
problems with the county because forest wilderness, moving every
he had no occupancy permit. few years as they are discovered.
Apparently you can't live on your Truly, your imagination is the
own land in the woods if your only limit to your alternative
home is too small. However, you housing options.
can camp on it, so a $2,000 used
RV parked on your land makes for
About the Author:
Steve Gillman has invested in real estate for years. To learn more, get a free real estate investing course, and see a photo of a beautiful house he and his wife bought for $17,500, visit http://www.HousesUnderFiftyThousand.com
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