If I have a piece of land I could put a house or tiny house or RV on

[Anonymous]

What's the least expensive way to put something there that one adult, one child, and two cats can comfortably and safely live in for a couple of years?

[Anonymous]

I said RV, but not that, because I am not going to empty a toilet every day or week or whatever. So I guess I'm going to need to hook this house up to plumbing and electrical? That's going to be costly.

[Anonymous]

Where is your hypothetical plot of land?

I stayed at a little 2BR place in a tropical climate that had only solar power/lights, a composting toilet, propane stove, basins that collected rainwater for showers/sinks, and there was a filter for drinking water + we lugged in some water ourselves.

[Anonymous]

Op, are you thinking running water and toilet. Or cabin with composting toilet?

[Anonymous]

RV is not real estate and since it’s not a fixed to the ground structure you cannot live in it

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:RV is not real estate and since it’s not a fixed to the ground structure you cannot live in it

I think you're missing the point.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Op, are you thinking running water and toilet. Or cabin with composting toilet?

I'm thinking running water and toilet. And electricity. This would be on farmland outside of Charlottesville.

[Anonymous]

How big is that land?

There’s a house that I drive past a lot and it’s completely gone. I loved that house. It was my dream house. The new owners demoed it. Just saw it gone today, so I’m quite emotional.

This is far fetched but if there isn’t a time constraint look out for one of those “tear downs” in really good shape and see if it can be moved to your property. A house can be moved from $15-100k as Google estimates.

Maybe you can set up a 501c3 and accept a house as charity. If that’s not currently possible you need to lobby for it because that could drastically increase the living conditions for a whole lot of folks.

I hope you get some good ideas from this board.

Anyway that was my immediate thought when I saw my favorite house missing today. What a waste

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How big is that land?

There’s a house that I drive past a lot and it’s completely gone. I loved that house. It was my dream house. The new owners demoed it. Just saw it gone today, so I’m quite emotional.

This is far fetched but if there isn’t a time constraint look out for one of those “tear downs” in really good shape and see if it can be moved to your property. A house can be moved from $15-100k as Google estimates.

Maybe you can set up a 501c3 and accept a house as charity. If that’s not currently possible you need to lobby for it because that could drastically increase the living conditions for a whole lot of folks.

I hope you get some good ideas from this board.

Anyway that was my immediate thought when I saw my favorite house missing today. What a waste

Me again. I just know they are going to put up a siding McMansion in its place. 🤬

[Anonymous]

have you checked out https://tinyhouselistings.com/

lots of tiny homes for sale by owner.

[Anonymous]

What about a yurt?

[Anonymous]

Composting toilet, yurt with wood burning stove, well water

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:have you checked out https://tinyhouselistings.com/

lots of tiny homes for sale by owner.

Thank you for this!

[Anonymous]

DP i only have 10 acres. Would that be enough?

[Anonymous]

I'd do a modular home or one of the fancy trailer homes like this:

https://factoryexpomobilehomes.com