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That's a really cool and convenient idea, Scoundrel... parking on her property... and going the cost cutting route has always been my thing... I've already had 2 unit sales trying to get out from under that monthly note, but people here want something for nothing... and it gets hard to keep up the few bills I do pay while having to buy monthly meds that are outrageously expensive on my limited budget. I've even been considering renting the spare room to get someone in here to split monthly utility expenses... but I'm such a procrastinator... I've only got an acre of land, and my house is 1,600+ sq ft, I made a mistake on it's size in my previous post, but I'm not done expanding yet either... and letting someone park out back, now that's an idea I haven't considered yet... LOL Yeah, sometimes I get lucky in the idea department. I've never had a desire to live on a place that large. Mainly because I hate doing yard work. So, I've mostly opted for apartments. Besides, I don't think buying a house is a good investment, at least not for me. If I'm renting, I know what my expenses are going to be each month. Owning, if something goes wrong that I hadn't planned for I'd be screwed. But, a little trailer strikes me as a very good compromise. I'll have the ability to pick up and go whenever I want and I can go anywhere. All I need is a truck to pull it. I also like living in large cities. Everything is so close by and there's always something to do. I don't want to drive 30 minutes just to buy groceries. And I don't have to worry about varmints. Technology has made this kind of living so easy comfortable. I can watch most any TV show on the web, listen to music, communicate with friends or watch a DVD all on my laptop. The record collection I had when I was young, that took up a wall, will now fit on a gadget the size of my Zippo lighter! Soon movies will be the same, if they're not already. And I'm fine doing all my cooking on a hotplate and convection oven. I have no use for a microwave. The place I want to build would be about 150 sq ft. That small of a space costs almost nothing to heat or cool, so I'll be saving big time on utilities. If I install solar panels on my roof, it may bring it down to nothing. I can put it in a trailer park for about $300 a month or so. And trailer parks usually have swimming pools that I'd never have to maintain. What's not to love about living this way? It sounds very clever to me... yes, the yardwork here is a bit much if my riding mower is on the fritz, tho using my push get's me more exercise that I need to compensate for all the sitting I do here at my desk when I'm online... and it's about the only time I get in the sun is keeping up the yard... luckily I hold the deed on this place, so I don't have to pay rent or be stuck with a mortgage for the rest of my life, and nobody can evict me or tell me what I can or can't do on my own land... and it's also nice not to have the stress of worrying about having a roof over my head especially in today's housing and economic crunch that gripped our country... your plan sounds really doable... have you decided where you want to park your trailer, state wise? |
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For me flexibility is my number one concern. Over the years I have found that when I invest in a home I end up getting stuck with something I can not use or take with me. I have also found that letting folks live in my homes when I'm not there cost me a small fortune. So as of 2000 I've been a renter and don't see me buying something for a long time. I live in two places right now and it's not uncommon for there to be a couple more. For this reason I find renting a lot easier.
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But, if they wanted you to move into their home with them, what kind of conditions would it take for you to agree? Would you leave your big place in the country for an apartment in a large city? Or the other way around? Personally, I have a plan to build myself a very small trailer and once I'm in it, I'm not going to be leaving it as long as I can live on my own. As for myself as a few others have said... I own my home and in the process of giving it a bit of a face lift with needed repairs that are needed... And would be very hard for me to uproot and move... And no I will not downsize to the point we are bumping into each other. My house is less then 1400 sq feet now and I'm good with the size... But now I would up size if it was to happen... I have been without a place to live in the past I called my own. Therefore if I was to uproot it would have to be within reason and I would keep my home just in case... 
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I consider where a man lives, it tells alot about him, and how he chooses to live or how he has to live. I am always lived in a nice place. When married in a nice Home. I live in a Home now single. I want a man who knows how to handle his finances. And, if he is living in a little of nothing, or in bad areas, it maybe he has no money, and lots of debts. That is a big no no in Us being a couple. I am talking to a man now, who has it all together nicely but he never been married, and somehow he may not ever at his older age. Many men who has many exs have No money and just look for livins and sex where they can get it. |
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That's a really cool and convenient idea, Scoundrel... parking on her property... and going the cost cutting route has always been my thing... I've already had 2 unit sales trying to get out from under that monthly note, but people here want something for nothing... and it gets hard to keep up the few bills I do pay while having to buy monthly meds that are outrageously expensive on my limited budget. I've even been considering renting the spare room to get someone in here to split monthly utility expenses... but I'm such a procrastinator... I've only got an acre of land, and my house is 1,600+ sq ft, I made a mistake on it's size in my previous post, but I'm not done expanding yet either... and letting someone park out back, now that's an idea I haven't considered yet... LOL Yeah, sometimes I get lucky in the idea department. I've never had a desire to live on a place that large. Mainly because I hate doing yard work. So, I've mostly opted for apartments. Besides, I don't think buying a house is a good investment, at least not for me. If I'm renting, I know what my expenses are going to be each month. Owning, if something goes wrong that I hadn't planned for I'd be screwed. But, a little trailer strikes me as a very good compromise. I'll have the ability to pick up and go whenever I want and I can go anywhere. All I need is a truck to pull it. I also like living in large cities. Everything is so close by and there's always something to do. I don't want to drive 30 minutes just to buy groceries. And I don't have to worry about varmints. Technology has made this kind of living so easy comfortable. I can watch most any TV show on the web, listen to music, communicate with friends or watch a DVD all on my laptop. The record collection I had when I was young, that took up a wall, will now fit on a gadget the size of my Zippo lighter! Soon movies will be the same, if they're not already. And I'm fine doing all my cooking on a hotplate and convection oven. I have no use for a microwave. The place I want to build would be about 150 sq ft. That small of a space costs almost nothing to heat or cool, so I'll be saving big time on utilities. If I install solar panels on my roof, it may bring it down to nothing. I can put it in a trailer park for about $300 a month or so. And trailer parks usually have swimming pools that I'd never have to maintain. What's not to love about living this way? It sounds very clever to me... yes, the yardwork here is a bit much if my riding mower is on the fritz, tho using my push get's me more exercise that I need to compensate for all the sitting I do here at my desk when I'm online... and it's about the only time I get in the sun is keeping up the yard... luckily I hold the deed on this place, so I don't have to pay rent or be stuck with a mortgage for the rest of my life, and nobody can evict me or tell me what I can or can't do on my own land... and it's also nice not to have the stress of worrying about having a roof over my head especially in today's housing and economic crunch that gripped our country... your plan sounds really doable... have you decided where you want to park your trailer, state wise? I'm very fond of the desert Southwest. So, both Arizona and New Mexico are high on my list. Southern California, although I love it there, is just too pricy. But, right now, Austin, Texas is at the top of my list. It's just such an awesome city. Not too big, not to costly and a vibrant arts and nightlife community with very friendly people. The only thing wrong with Austin is the traffic on I-35. I also feel a little compelled to stay here because we're just a little shy of becoming a swing state. In another four years Texas may be picking our next president. I want to be part of that. For all it's faults, I love it here in Texas. |
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That's a really cool and convenient idea, Scoundrel... parking on her property... and going the cost cutting route has always been my thing... I've already had 2 unit sales trying to get out from under that monthly note, but people here want something for nothing... and it gets hard to keep up the few bills I do pay while having to buy monthly meds that are outrageously expensive on my limited budget. I've even been considering renting the spare room to get someone in here to split monthly utility expenses... but I'm such a procrastinator... I've only got an acre of land, and my house is 1,600+ sq ft, I made a mistake on it's size in my previous post, but I'm not done expanding yet either... and letting someone park out back, now that's an idea I haven't considered yet... LOL Yeah, sometimes I get lucky in the idea department. I've never had a desire to live on a place that large. Mainly because I hate doing yard work. So, I've mostly opted for apartments. Besides, I don't think buying a house is a good investment, at least not for me. If I'm renting, I know what my expenses are going to be each month. Owning, if something goes wrong that I hadn't planned for I'd be screwed. But, a little trailer strikes me as a very good compromise. I'll have the ability to pick up and go whenever I want and I can go anywhere. All I need is a truck to pull it. I also like living in large cities. Everything is so close by and there's always something to do. I don't want to drive 30 minutes just to buy groceries. And I don't have to worry about varmints. Technology has made this kind of living so easy comfortable. I can watch most any TV show on the web, listen to music, communicate with friends or watch a DVD all on my laptop. The record collection I had when I was young, that took up a wall, will now fit on a gadget the size of my Zippo lighter! Soon movies will be the same, if they're not already. And I'm fine doing all my cooking on a hotplate and convection oven. I have no use for a microwave. The place I want to build would be about 150 sq ft. That small of a space costs almost nothing to heat or cool, so I'll be saving big time on utilities. If I install solar panels on my roof, it may bring it down to nothing. I can put it in a trailer park for about $300 a month or so. And trailer parks usually have swimming pools that I'd never have to maintain. What's not to love about living this way? It sounds very clever to me... yes, the yardwork here is a bit much if my riding mower is on the fritz, tho using my push get's me more exercise that I need to compensate for all the sitting I do here at my desk when I'm online... and it's about the only time I get in the sun is keeping up the yard... luckily I hold the deed on this place, so I don't have to pay rent or be stuck with a mortgage for the rest of my life, and nobody can evict me or tell me what I can or can't do on my own land... and it's also nice not to have the stress of worrying about having a roof over my head especially in today's housing and economic crunch that gripped our country... your plan sounds really doable... have you decided where you want to park your trailer, state wise? I'm very fond of the desert Southwest. So, both Arizona and New Mexico are high on my list. Southern California, although I love it there, is just too pricy. But, right now, Austin, Texas is at the top of my list. It's just such an awesome city. Not too big, not to costly and a vibrant arts and nightlife community with very friendly people. The only thing wrong with Austin is the traffic on I-35. I also feel a little compelled to stay here because we're just a little shy of becoming a swing state. In another four years Texas may be picking our next president. I want to be part of that. For all it's faults, I love it here in Texas. yeah, my dad was career military so I was born in NC, but we were transferred every two years until we finally ended up here after his last post was in Mobile, so I've lived in a lot of different states, I even spent 4 years in Texas when I was a teen.. and it had the best socially acceptable atmosphere that I liked compared to everywhere else that was going thru the racial desegregation rifts back in the 70's... I always promised that I'd move back there one day, but haven't made it yet... and now that I own here in Alabama, I may never get to leave it... |
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That's a really cool and convenient idea, Scoundrel... parking on her property... and going the cost cutting route has always been my thing... I've already had 2 unit sales trying to get out from under that monthly note, but people here want something for nothing... and it gets hard to keep up the few bills I do pay while having to buy monthly meds that are outrageously expensive on my limited budget. I've even been considering renting the spare room to get someone in here to split monthly utility expenses... but I'm such a procrastinator... I've only got an acre of land, and my house is 1,600+ sq ft, I made a mistake on it's size in my previous post, but I'm not done expanding yet either... and letting someone park out back, now that's an idea I haven't considered yet... LOL Yeah, sometimes I get lucky in the idea department. I've never had a desire to live on a place that large. Mainly because I hate doing yard work. So, I've mostly opted for apartments. Besides, I don't think buying a house is a good investment, at least not for me. If I'm renting, I know what my expenses are going to be each month. Owning, if something goes wrong that I hadn't planned for I'd be screwed. But, a little trailer strikes me as a very good compromise. I'll have the ability to pick up and go whenever I want and I can go anywhere. All I need is a truck to pull it. I also like living in large cities. Everything is so close by and there's always something to do. I don't want to drive 30 minutes just to buy groceries. And I don't have to worry about varmints. Technology has made this kind of living so easy comfortable. I can watch most any TV show on the web, listen to music, communicate with friends or watch a DVD all on my laptop. The record collection I had when I was young, that took up a wall, will now fit on a gadget the size of my Zippo lighter! Soon movies will be the same, if they're not already. And I'm fine doing all my cooking on a hotplate and convection oven. I have no use for a microwave. The place I want to build would be about 150 sq ft. That small of a space costs almost nothing to heat or cool, so I'll be saving big time on utilities. If I install solar panels on my roof, it may bring it down to nothing. I can put it in a trailer park for about $300 a month or so. And trailer parks usually have swimming pools that I'd never have to maintain. What's not to love about living this way? It sounds very clever to me... yes, the yardwork here is a bit much if my riding mower is on the fritz, tho using my push get's me more exercise that I need to compensate for all the sitting I do here at my desk when I'm online... and it's about the only time I get in the sun is keeping up the yard... luckily I hold the deed on this place, so I don't have to pay rent or be stuck with a mortgage for the rest of my life, and nobody can evict me or tell me what I can or can't do on my own land... and it's also nice not to have the stress of worrying about having a roof over my head especially in today's housing and economic crunch that gripped our country... your plan sounds really doable... have you decided where you want to park your trailer, state wise? I'm very fond of the desert Southwest. So, both Arizona and New Mexico are high on my list. Southern California, although I love it there, is just too pricy. But, right now, Austin, Texas is at the top of my list. It's just such an awesome city. Not too big, not to costly and a vibrant arts and nightlife community with very friendly people. The only thing wrong with Austin is the traffic on I-35. I also feel a little compelled to stay here because we're just a little shy of becoming a swing state. In another four years Texas may be picking our next president. I want to be part of that. For all it's faults, I love it here in Texas. yeah, my dad was career military so I was born in NC, but we were transferred every two years until we finally ended up here after his last post was in Mobile, so I've lived in a lot of different states, I even spent 4 years in Texas when I was a teen.. and it had the best socially acceptable atmosphere that I liked compared to everywhere else that was going thru the racial desegregation rifts back in the 70's... I always promised that I'd move back there one day, but haven't made it yet... and now that I own here in Alabama, I may never get to leave it... My upbringing was exactly the opposite. My folks bought their house in 1950 and my dad still lives in it today. Once he passes on it'll likely go to my nephew that's living in it with my dad now. It's a very nice 3 bedroom with a bath and a half in a middle class neighborhood. Much more house than I'd ever want or need. |
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A home is important. Whether it be the idea or the location. Contingencies have to be thought of in deciding just what home means to someone. What to take or what to leave behind is a good thought. Hoarding can hamper that idea. After hitch hiking for a lot of my younger life the idea of home has taken on different meanings. Working for the carnival when I was younger has some input on what just home means. I had to learn not to burn bridges because I might have to take that bridge back.
I like renting from my mom. She has liked the way I have improved her house I rent from her. But then it supposed to be my inheritance. It is just 4 acres in the country but I like how it is close to town where I don't get that stranded feeling if one of the vehicles become not drivable. It is like working on a crossword puzzle fixing it up where it defines what I want better. I like that I can fix it up whatever way I choose. I finally grew up enough to be a homebody. Don't want to go and make some geographical cure to where the grass might be greener on the other side. I think that part of my life is over. I have tried moving them in and moving in on them and neither seemed to work for me. I think it is cool where I could either go see them or them come see me. Home is where the heart is and it should be a sanctuary for one to come to at the end of the day. |
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I will probably never buy a house again, just live in a nice apartment/condo. I'm still thinking about it.
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Having lived most of my life in barracks, apartments, and on ship; I must say I love living in my 3 bedroom house. I couldn't go back to anything smaller as I love the space. I have a sewing room, spare bedroom for guests, a laundry room, two extra storage spaces, and most importantly a work out room. I couldn't go back to a smaller space.
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But, if they wanted you to move into their home with them, what kind of conditions would it take for you to agree? Would you leave your big place in the country for an apartment in a large city? Or the other way around? Personally, I have a plan to build myself a very small trailer and once I'm in it, I'm not going to be leaving it as long as I can live on my own. I would have trouble living in a big city, I have visited them but do not want to live there. I could live anywhere as long as it wasnt crowded, I wouldnt even care if it was a tent as long as there wherent a heap of people or buildings around me. I always wanted a tree house for a home 
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