buying older TT...as tiny home

KD4UPL wrote:
I agree, tap the existing home's septic as well. Home made septic system sounds gross and/or expensive.
Is your mother prepared for a much larger electric bill? Heating and cooling an RV all year will use a lot of electricity. Possibly more than the house currently uses depending on it's size and construction. RVs are poorly insulated. Most people using them stationary use little electric heaters which are an extremely expensive way to heat. You'll also need to keep your water hose from freezing in the winter which is often done with electric heat tape, yet another electricity hog. If you use the RV's propane furnace be prepared to get your tanks filled regularly or get some large 100 pound cylinders to connect too.
You do realize that the $9,000 you spend on an RV plus the plumbing and electric connections would pay rent on a small apartment for well over a year if not two?

Yes, the 9 grand would pay for rent for a year or two.

however, then that money is gone forever.

this way, after the year or two or three or four...I resell the TT for near what I paid (since it will be in such protected condition under my RV port) and I get all that money back.

The hookups that we will surely invest a couple grand into (wire, excavator rental, etc) will be a small value add to the property and not completely lost if, and when, I sell the TT.
Lots of people vacation here and it is really common to see homes with hookups next to them.

Also, fully aware of cost of heating a space with those little electric heaters. The house I'm currently flipping was built in 20's and is 1700 sq ft and this last winter (this was a slow flip that I occupied...I never do this with our other flips) I heated the house exclusively with portable electric heaters.
My bill for a few months in the winter was about 250 to 300 dollars.

However, in florida, for the 10 months of the year that it is hot, my electric bill to cool the house would be about that (1300 sq ft house)

so I'm used to that.

But usually here in the mountains of NC the weather is very mild

plus the TT will be 200 sq ft instead of 1700...so I'm hoping the cost is similar if not less.

I totally hear you on the bigger propane tank. Definitely should plan on one or two of those

thx