Another great trending alternative to traditional homes
and apartments has been the school bus conversion practice.
In addition to outrageous pricing in rental property (either
apartment or house living) there is another awful obstacle
involved for those of us who are pet owners.
The restrictions against the number of animals and the size
of the animals that tenants are allowed to have have become
standard due to insurance costs. Or at least, that's what leasers
are saying is the reason.
As far back as 2003, when I was looking for rental
housing around the Tampa area, I could not find ANY place that
would take me because of my large-breed dogs. The place I
finally located was inconveniently far away. in a neighborhood
that wasn't safe, and with a ridiculously high security deposit.
So, one great solution (for pet owners in particular) is to have
complete control over the rules of your environs. Having a
mobile living space that you own is the perfect way to do so.
In my search for a bus to convert, I have found that there
are many different conditions of bus available, and of
course just as much variation in price for the differences
in product.
You can find a bus in varying levels of completion/ working
order based on (of course) what finances you have available,
as well as what your mechanical skills/building abilities are.
But if you're not trying to have the hippest, most
mod bus in existence, you can find a whole spectrum of
usable buses. For those of us just needing adequate shelter
this is a great option. (Besides--animals destroy everything
anyway, so..)
Freedom of how you live and where to live is increasingly
important, so until we arrive at a shortage of available school
buses due to increased demand, this option still rocks.
What would be awesome is if an entrepreneur of a philanthropic
nature were to set up a business where they buy up used school
buses, spruce them up modestly with a crew of homeless or
poor folks with the appropriate skills, and, Habitat-for-Humanity
style, set up the very people who do the work with a bus-home
of their own.
If you have the money or the space to donate, I can help make
it happen. Any takers?
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