Homeless vet on a search to find a real home.

Renting a place would normally seem more reasonable my loan is for 4500 just enough to get a used pop up from what i've been seeing. I would get an apartment but for 100 a month on the loan to own a bed that's safe enough for now seemed more cost effective having an apt would be nice but with puppy it just is out of my league until I find a real job or career. I do appreciate all the advice about staying away from cali unless its a visit the only reason it came to my mind is when I called the Va for help no homeless center would take a dog other then ones outside my state. Plus I heard about park passes for the year where you can camp on state parks in the area I figured it was good access to water and safety from he public. Thank you for all the job locations and ideas as well I really just want to make sure I have alot of options once I head out so im not stuck in a worse situation.