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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A big THANK YOU to everyone who has responded. There's a lot to think about here, some I have previously thought of, and some new thoughts.
Permits: this being south Texas, once you get outside the city limits, there are very few restrictions on what you may do on your land. We would be certain to check before assuming anything. A permanent hookup to the sewer would be very important as the trailer (if we went with that) would not be going anywhere.
Mobility: As long as I can travel, I'd keep my campervan with which I have happily and comfortably traveled 120K miles so far. No hauling a big trailer around! I can go nearly anywhere with the van.
I hadn't considered a Park Model as the last time I looked, they were very very expensive. A house trailer, however, is something to consider. That is affordable and moveable enough, and things like entrances and bathroom can be modified if handicap accommodation is needed in future.
Obviously a little prefab or modular would be ideal, but...Neither of us want to entangle our finances by my putting a permanent structure on his land. What if he changed jobs, got married again, or just wanted to move? He needs his options left open, and so do I, to that extent. Hence the trailer idea.
Permits: this being south Texas, once you get outside the city limits, there are very few restrictions on what you may do on your land. We would be certain to check before assuming anything. A permanent hookup to the sewer would be very important as the trailer (if we went with that) would not be going anywhere.
Mobility: As long as I can travel, I'd keep my campervan with which I have happily and comfortably traveled 120K miles so far. No hauling a big trailer around! I can go nearly anywhere with the van.
I hadn't considered a Park Model as the last time I looked, they were very very expensive. A house trailer, however, is something to consider. That is affordable and moveable enough, and things like entrances and bathroom can be modified if handicap accommodation is needed in future.
Obviously a little prefab or modular would be ideal, but...Neither of us want to entangle our finances by my putting a permanent structure on his land. What if he changed jobs, got married again, or just wanted to move? He needs his options left open, and so do I, to that extent. Hence the trailer idea.
