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noahfor · 11-13-2009, 03:01 AM

Anyone know the cheapest way to establish a permanent residence? In my opinion, modern homes are mansions compared to the types of homes people lived in for 99.99% of human history. They were real people who lived full, rich, rewarding lives, I think, so I don't see why I need anymore than they had. Plus, I don't want to be a slave to a mortgage. But, paying for a small apartment ends up costing almost the same or more than a house, so that's just as bad. I thought about getting an airstream trailer and just parking it on a piece of land and living out of that, but when I looked at the price of land I was surprised to see that it costs almost as much as a house. I'm pretty naive when it comes to these sorts of things. I'm not against living in a trailer park, if a trailer park were just a place to park a trailer, but I associate them with people that I wouldn't want to associate with. Am I right about that? Are there nice trailer parks? Where? Electricity is a must, enough to power a guitar amp, and I'd like to have some modern conveniences like a stove and a refrigerator. I'd like to have running water and a sewage system, but if those things make a huge difference in the cost of living, I think I could find a way to manage without. Any ideas?

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noahfor Addict	cheap housing Anyone know the cheapest way to establish a permanent residence? In my opinion, modern homes are mansions compared to the types of homes people lived in for 99.99% of human history. They were real people who lived full, rich, rewarding lives, I think, so I don't see why I need anymore than they had. Plus, I don't want to be a slave to a mortgage. But, paying for a small apartment ends up costing almost the same or more than a house, so that's just as bad. I thought about getting an airstream trailer and just parking it on a piece of land and living out of that, but when I looked at the price of land I was surprised to see that it costs almost as much as a house. I'm pretty naive when it comes to these sorts of things. I'm not against living in a trailer park, if a trailer park were just a place to park a trailer, but I associate them with people that I wouldn't want to associate with. Am I right about that? Are there nice trailer parks? Where? Electricity is a must, enough to power a guitar amp, and I'd like to have some modern conveniences like a stove and a refrigerator. I'd like to have running water and a sewage system, but if those things make a huge difference in the cost of living, I think I could find a way to manage without. Any ideas?