Transition to living in van
![[Post New]](/jforum/templates/default/images/icon_minipost_new.gif){kind=icon}
Anonymous
|
Anyone in the BA done it?
We are in big tech; rent in the city but it just keeps climbing. Considering selling our furniture and investing in an equipped van we could move from place to place & travel. I know many have done this. Advice? |
Anonymous
leave the Bay Area |
Anonymous
| You need to move, OP. |
Anonymous
| Find a good river to live down by. |
Anonymous
| Lol, come to DC and buy in NW. |
Anonymous
| You're talking about becoming homeless, OP. Just move. |
Anonymous
| If you know many people who have done this, why aren't you asking them? |
Anonymous
|
What would be your official address? For your bank? Elections? Driver's license? Passport? Proving residency when enrolling your kid in public school? And what about your physical safety? I would want 4 solid walls between me and the outside world, OP. Not a vehicle. Get out into the world and accept that the Bay area isn't all these is! |
Anonymous
| You'd need to ask Matt Foley. He's a motivational speaker. |
Anonymous
| How much do you make OP? |
Anonymous
|
I think there a lots of blogs, etc. that could help you with this.
I know that some that have adopted the van life have gotten a fair bit of pushback from locals during COVID. |
Anonymous
| This reminds me of a couple I know who have decided to sell their house and live in a skoolie, with their two young kids. Absolutely horrible idea. |
Anonymous
Actually rents in SF are down 20% (2BR)- 31% (studio) since COVID. If you can work remotely, just move to a lower cost area like everyone else is doing. There are books/blogs that advise on this or talk to the “many” you know. I don’t know anyone personally who has done this. |
Anonymous
| Get on TikTok. There's a a huge van subculture there. |
Anonymous
| When I was in law school, a guy lived in a van. |