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[–]insanemetal187 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (4 children)

The one that I've been considering is getting a camper. You aren't tied to a single location like you are with land so if the area or state starts going crazy, move. All of your resources are also not really tied to any system. The reason for a camper over an RV is this way if your daily use vehicle needs work you don't have to worry about your house being in the shop for multiple days. Also it's generally much cheaper upfront. I saw I can get one for well under $10k off Craigslist in my area and I dunno of any livable land near me for equally as little, never mind one with a house on it.

[–]Ponderer[S] 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (3 children)

This is a really interesting idea that I'm thinking about too.

Costs of buying land are skyrocketing, but renting is far from ideal - it's a constant drain on your wallet, and the landlord might threaten you with eviction.

Having a camper means you actually own the place that you live, and it's a lot cheaper than the cost of a house. As you said, there's also the possibility of moving it around as needed. If you wanted to you could even buy a plot of land and park the camper on it.

If you don't own your own land though, are there good places to park a camper long-term?

[–]send_nasty_stuffNational Socialist 5 insightful - 3 fun5 insightful - 2 fun6 insightful - 3 fun -  (2 children)

If you don't own your own land though, are there good places to park a camper long-term?

I've been looking into this for a couple of years. The problem is that housing prices have been so bad for the last few years that trailer prices are also up and some states are cracking down on boondocking (living in trailers). Every state is also very different on rules around trailers. In my area I can't even live in an RV even if I own the land! I have to put a septic system down. The only other for me is buying a lot at an RV resort and those can be the same price as apartments or more! The only way to do it affordably is if you know someone else with land and you pay them to park on their land and the authorities and neighbors don't really mind. Some people are also building partial structure that are like half house half RV parking. Those can be cheaper than building a new home and still be legal. Most people you see just living in trailers are breaking multiple laws.

[–]Ponderer[S] 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

This resource may help for parking on public land: https://old.reddit.com/r/vandwellers/wiki/index

I'd definitely recommend this book for buying a tiny plot of land to own: https://b-ok.cc/book/5758985/d610e8

[–]send_nasty_stuffNational Socialist 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Thanks. I will look into those.