What are the plusses and minusses of living in an RV instead of renting?
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In many neighborhoods, you can't park an RV in a front or side yard.  It's too big to fit in a garage. You can't just hook up to someone else's electricity, and to someone else's plumbing, so you are mostly looking to live in trailer parks, and camping areas.\n\nA plus is that it is a fun way to travel, and if you don't like a certain area, you can just drive to another (if it doesn't break down, that is...repairs can be a bummer)
259240
NONE, NONE, NONE, NONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!\nThe disadvantages are your friends and family never seeing you again. The pain they will have to live with if you do it and the guilt they will feel. There is nothing in this world that is that bad!!! Just remember that God would never put you through something you could not handle. (This to shall pass!)
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Benefits:    With any luck, you learned you NEVER want to go back to that Hell Hole, and you have an appreciation for freedom that the average person cannot begin to understand.\n\nOtherwise, anything is preferable to being inside, even living under a bridge with people who wrap tinfoil around their heads to keep the aliens away.
15387
Good luck finding that.  you will have better luck finding a pickup truck with a camper on the back.  You can rent an RV for a thousand bucks however.
981064
Pros:  you can work with little supervision.\n\nCons: high gas prices, high maintenance cost on your vehicle,  you probably won't have any benefits like health insurance, 401K or vacation time.
516181
I prefer paid less with low expenses.\n\nConsider, if you lose your job, for whatever reason, and you live in an area with high expenses, you will have a harder time keeping things together until you find a new job. Whereas, if you live in an area with low expenses, you can work a lower paying job at a gas station or something, while looking for a better job. The money wouldn't be great, but you probably won't lose your house. If you live in an area where the cost of living is high... a minimum wage temporary job won't do a thing for you.
99586
Not exactly if you are renting. If you can prove that you have a regular source of income such as paystubs, etc, you should be good to go.\n\nBut if you are buying.. it will impact ur ability to seek loans
69055
You have asked an unanswerable question based upon the limited information you have given.\n\nFirst you need to be specific about "all the comforts of home". Does that incluse a dishwasher? How about a washer and dryer? Being able to take long hot showers? How big must your TV be? In fact, where is "home". Where do you plan to live onboard? In the north, south, east coast, west coast? How many people in the family? Do you like to camp or do you stay in hotels? You need to define what you consider an acceptable "lifestyle".\n\nNext you need to figure out what you plan to do once you move aboard. Do you plan to go world cruising and so need an offshore cable boat or do you paln to sail close to shore on nice days so you don't need the offshore capability.\n\nOK, next, you need to decide how much time and money you want to invest in maintenance and upgrades. You can buy an older boat with minimal equipment for a lot less than a new boat or you can buy a bigger older boat than a newer, smaller boat for your $100,000. Older boats always require a LOT more work and you will need to start replacing older equipment sooner on an old boat.\n\nSo think through those things first. I have lived aboard sailboats (38' and 39') several times and have years worth of experience. It is a great experience but you need to think through what is important to you and how you plan to use the boat and spend your time.\n\nCheers
790542
Use it in SA. The weathers nicer, the property cheaper and I'm sure you could make some sort of income from it before you return home.
244389
simple if you live in a trailer home it appears as if you can not afford to get a home that stays in one spot and has more room. (what they dont realize is that if you can readily leave a place you are at with your property the property tax is higher
335041
1) I don't like sharing 300 square feet of space with 3 other people.\n\n2) Why should I pay to do that when I can pay the same amount and have my own rented apartment?\n\n3) No parking for dormers.\n\n4) I work.\n\n5) Where do you live when the school year is on summer break (assuming you don't have parents)?\n\n6) Nothing to do on-campus (that interests me at least).\n\n7) Living on your own is best for people with more independent personalities.\n\n8) Paying rent on time builds your credit worthiness.\n\n9) You meet more diverse people off-campus than on-campus.
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the return bus/plane fare just in case - you tell your self - heck I'm better off coming back.\n\nand money to last 2 weeks wherever you end up to cover gasoline costs, rentals and other miscellaneuous costs.\n\nnow I don't mean cash - use your credit card for that.\n\nwhen you are moving to a new place - try to buy the least amount of furniture and stuff until you are sure that's the place...ie rough it out for a while until you can save up a bit...
401814
look in the paper, odds are your appartment is going to be crappy but you can even rent rooms out of houses for only about 300, some even have your own bathroom, goodluck.
476167
you can look it up on the internet and look and find a apartment that might not always be the ceapest, but something you can afford, but doesn't have like rats or mice or termites.\n\nAlso, you can save up your money to BUY a house, instead of renting it.
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Definitely tent camping, backpacked in whenever possible.\nAlas, my days are over for that, due to physical illness and limitations, so these days it's an RV.  It is still camping in an RV, ok it's not as rustic, or primitive, but when the choice is RV or no camping ... I will take the RV!\n\n(My choice ...No generator, no real extra's ... still lots of time spent outdoors ... just easier cooking and a better bed)
23438
Buy.  Some people will say it's better to rent if you are staying only for a short time.  Well, let me tell you, you will fall in love with the city and will never want to leave, so you might as well buy now.
1073251
Living on campus has its own advantages and conveniences such as don't have to commute too far away, easy access to the college's library and facilities, etc., and can easily get back to apartment within minutes. But I do believe its disadvantages are that it's more costly and you do have to share your apartment with others as well. And it can be nosier due to the campus' crowds on the weekends esp. on a Friday night.\nLiving off campus will allow you to choose your type of apartment and the cost as well, and to get away from the college and crowd as much as possible. It's less stressful, but it allows you to concentrate better in a quiet neighbourhood as well. But the main disadvantage is the distance of commutation which can take up to an hour to get to the campus.