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Something I've pondered about doing is eventually buying and living out of a motor home. No property taxes, easy (in some areas) to park, and you can pickup and

Something I've pondered about doing is eventually buying and living out of a motor home. No property taxes, easy (in some areas) to park, and you can pickup and drive away from impending natural disasters (e.g. hurricane). Park near a library or Starbucks to borrow WiFi, or get a cell-phone plan. Downsides include cost of fuel with low fuel economy, difficulty manuvering and finding parking in dense locations, and potential cost of RV hookups. Plus an RV is a vehicle which comes with its own maintenance issues, and I'd imagine insurance is likely high relative to a car. They are expensive, $200,000+ for something that's large enough to comfortably live in. Does anyone have experience doing this, or know someone who has? Upsides? Downsides?

mirsadm 15y ago
Funny you say that because my friend has done just that. He's been travelling for ~3 years around Europe in a motorhome while working on his startup. You can check out his travel blog here http://technomadics.net/ http://technomadics.net/. He makes iPhone/iPad apps which you can see here http://atastypixel.com/ http://atastypixel.com/.
HeyLaughingBoy 15y ago
There is no reason to buy a new motorhome. The ones the size of a bus can be found used for $12,000 needing just a little work. I haven't done it, but my inlaws lived in their motorhome for about 9 months while building a house. They just parked it on the lot away from all the construction. That solved all the problems like parking, power hookup, laundry (close enough to family to use their washers). I couldn't see myself living in one for any length of time, but at the same time, one of my "life dreams" is to live on a boat for a few years. Same difference :-)