Trailer instead of a small house?
First, the backstory: As I enter my 75th year, I am still traveling between Connecticut and Texas in my little Sportsmobile, and can see that I won't be able to do this forever. I've had health issues...
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coolmom42 wrote:
Unless your son lives way outside of any area with zoning, you are going to have regulations against a RV hooked onto his sewer & permanently in place. You will also need a shade structure and 30 amp/110V power supply. Those things are not free, including the RV that will be worth about zero in 10-15 years.
If your concern about sharing a home is independence & privacy, (legit concerns, for sure) take the money you would spend on the RV setup, and use it to modify or add on a house to suit your needs. It will be much less expensive in the long run, and in the end your son will be left with an asset, instead of a decrepit RV to dispose of, and hookups he has no use for. The upkeep and utilities will be much better for an apartment attached to a house, as well.
I'm only 59 but have had enough knee & hip issues already to know that living in a RV is not for the mobility limited. No way you could manage the entrance steps on a cane, walker, or crutches, and the small space of the bathroom, and narrow doorways, would be very difficult.
Hmm... You make a RV to sound like a curse..
Regulations? There are STILL a lot of places which do not have any restrictions on RVs.. So if the Son is wanting to buy a place I don't think that will be a problem..
As far as "disposal" of an unwanted RV, that is far easier to undo than some add on to a home.. An add on inlaw suite can make selling the home much harder and drive the price of the home way above the "comps" of the area.. One must be careful of way overdoing a fixed structure.. Adding finished space or another structure to a property also has an impact on the taxes of the property..
A park model is a great compromise, they are built a lot like a mobile home but on a smaller scale.. Often 40ft or so in length with one or two bedrooms plus often with a real kitchen and bath..
Many places if you leave the axles and wheels on a trailer (this would include a park model) it has no affect on the taxes since it is not considered a permanent structure..
