Our goal: travel trailer turned tiny home!
Hey everyone! Just stumbled upon these forums looking for websites to aid in my search for the right type of travel trailer for what me & my husband are looking to turn into our tiny home. I don't ...
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Travel trailers are not really built for 4 season living. The insulation is pretty much non-existent. I would be very hesitant to live year round in one in PA (or anywhere else with cold winters).
Where do you plan on parking it? Have you considered RV park fees, propane, electrical costs? When you add it all up, not even including beefing up the insulation, it is not a "cheap" way to live (unless you park it on family's property and use their electrical).
Since you only intend on "traveling" about twice a year for vacation, it doesn't really make sense to put all this effort and money into renovating an old travel trailer. You'd really be better off buying or renting a mobile home and/or small home (think under 1000sq ft). With no kids in the picture, you can find an affordable neighborhood that maybe doesn't have a great school system. Buy something to live in rather than an "investment" - you'll still gain equity in a house in a less than stellar neighborhood. Renovating a travel trailer will just be tossing money out the window.
Where do you plan on parking it? Have you considered RV park fees, propane, electrical costs? When you add it all up, not even including beefing up the insulation, it is not a "cheap" way to live (unless you park it on family's property and use their electrical).
Since you only intend on "traveling" about twice a year for vacation, it doesn't really make sense to put all this effort and money into renovating an old travel trailer. You'd really be better off buying or renting a mobile home and/or small home (think under 1000sq ft). With no kids in the picture, you can find an affordable neighborhood that maybe doesn't have a great school system. Buy something to live in rather than an "investment" - you'll still gain equity in a house in a less than stellar neighborhood. Renovating a travel trailer will just be tossing money out the window.
