colliehauler wrote:
Another idea is a storage facility. I faced a similar situation because my driveway is between two telephone poles, extremely hard to back in. I keep the trailer equipped with everything except food which I purchase on the road.
Another benefit is people don't know when I'm gone because the trailer is not home. I don't have to pay additional taxes on the property. Covered storage is around $60. a month here, way less then payments to build a new building.
Only you can decide what best suits your needs, just throwing out another idea.
When relocating to a new region, I was faced with a similar issue. Many towns simply refused to allow RVs parked at home unless you have a very large lot, and have the ability to satisfy two pages of requirements.(paving, fencing, shrubbery, set-backs, etc...) Others would allow it, IF you have the room to install a paved parking area on the side of, or in the back of, the home. Bottom line is that, the whole issue was really limiting availability, during our search for a new home, and best case would of resulted in finding a home that needed at least $6-8K in work to make onsite RV parking legal. I bought a place that will not allow RV parking, and found a great storage facility, where it sits for $50 a month.
Having spent decades with a big lump of a trailer, or motorhome sitting in my rural yard, I was surprised to find I actually like not seeing it every day, or having it in my way.
