RV Living General Concerns, Fixed Housing

[Vincenzo]

I just registered to this forum after watching a few videos and since I’m very much considering an alternative (cheaper) living temporarily, I am currently very confused and have many questions that I hope more experienced people have answers to. RV and trailer people look like a cult with many hidden secrets.

Are there “fixed” trailers that don’t move, or were designed to be placed somewhere and be sold/rented at that spot?
I served overseas and in wars and when lucky, used to get a room in one of these.

If they exist here in places in the middle of nowhere in the United States, and have some kind of permanent utilities connections (pretty much like small affordable houses), then, can I say that the only difference between renting one and renting an apt. in a nearby town is only the price?

I’m an electrical engineer who just quit a fancy job that paid me alot to try to go to grad school. I’m single with almost no bills (so I saved a relative fortune) and my job was 100% travel, so I got very much used to life on the run where I live in hotels in different states and towns (employers pay for everything).

Now, I have side online gigs that don’t pay much, so I started thinking about alternative (hopefully cheaper) living so that I won’t be leaning too much on my savings and get more time to work on applying and getting ready for a PhD program that could be anywhere coast-to-coast.

I don’t have a state or region preference and I don’t want to torture myself in an expensive long term lease that I’ll have to find full time employment to keep. I’m by myself..so, why would I?!

One last question:
I don’t know why I feel that it is not safe to live in a gathering of trailers and RV’s. Is that true? May be because I feel like, mostly, it is the unfortunate bunch who gather there, and make them look like ghettos.

Any answers/comments would be greatly appreciated and may close a hole in my pocket because i’ve been living in a hotel for about a month now…It’s insane

• This topic was modified 9 years, 7 months ago by Vincenzo.
• This topic was modified 9 years, 7 months ago by Vincenzo.
• This topic was modified 9 years, 6 months ago by Pippi.
• This topic was modified 9 years, 6 months ago by Pippi.

[Pippi]

There are fixed trailers that are called mobile homes and are usually permanently parked in mobile home parks. There are also travel trailers, fifth wheelers and RVs that can also be fixed by just leaving them in one spot. Some mobile home parks will accept the later types or can be parked in some RV parks long term.

The difference in the later compared to renting an apartment is that they are mobile and don’t require much of any sort of lease. It seems this style would fit your situation well as you could move around whenever needed, wherever needed and for cheaper than most apartments.

As for the gathering of trailers being safe or not, it totally depends on the gathering, the individuals, the physical location. Some parks have super snazzy rigs parked for half the year for the retirees to enjoy the seasonal weather while the next row over you could have some pretty trashy, stereotypical folks. I’ve met a lot of families who opt out of traditional lifestyles to save money yet still own their own home and park/live in the RV parks.

Common sense is required, as anywhere, as well as approaching the lifestyle with an open mind. Best of luck to you.

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