Priced out of traditional housing, more Americans are living in RVs
Moving into an RV may seem like a way to save money, but it can come with unexpected costs and trap families in a cycle of debt.
And I'm tired of the stigma that people who live in RVs have failed in life, depicted as impoverished & sad. NO!! We are thriving!I go to work every day and all the money I earn goes into MY pocket. Not into the bottomless pockets of landlords & mortgage bankers. I pay no rent, no mortgage, no utilities, and I can live anywhere I want!
My wife and I lived in our RV for 5 years while I was working for clients in different provinces and states. I was making what can only be called ludicrous amounts of money. But people assumed we were broke - which was just fine by me :p
Our NA culture does seem to find a way to add stigma to just about anything out of the ordinary doesn't it?
Do you stay at Rv Parks or do you have a drivable RV? Because most are living in fifth wheels and live in places that you can't just do off grid living.
"here he worked as a professional diver doing maintenance at SeaWorld and paying $750 a month in rent. He was hoping to find comparable rent in Chattanooga, where he took a new job doing underwater maintenance for the cooling towers at nuclear power plants."
Everything about RV life aside, that sounds pretty badass, kind of lame that sort of work dosen't pay more
My dad has gotten rich off of the fact that people are having to live like this.
In my youth it wasn't a bad thing. My brother lived in one from 16 until he was 22 and then he bought a house. My son plan on doing this, but not sure he can save to buy the house. Things have changed. It's especially bad in places like Dallas/Fortworth Texas. And I am sure it's the same in other cities and states as well.
How did your dad get rich from it?
He owns a 120 spot Rv Resort in the DFW area. 90% of his customers are people who work in the city but can't afford to live in it. He charges 800 a month plus electric.
Kinda weird it's RVs and not mobile homes (which are a bit better built and larger). I guess there aren't many places zoned for trailer parks now because of NIMBY, new trailers are expensive, and it's expensive to move a used trailer if it's movable at all. I also guess you have the freedom to move more easily with RVs if you have a truck to pull an RV trailer or have a motorhome.
Hell most places are outlawing RV parks, so less places for people to park them. But yes they less expensive and easier to move around. Also technically you also can be self contained. You can't with a trailer house.
Americans have always driven Lexuses home to a trailer park.