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Originally Posted by CharlesInCharge
I think it was a tiny House documentary I was watching where a guy bought some land in Hawaii and I think he only built a garage on the excuse of funding the house in the future. He just lived in the garage when he vacationed there.. it had a bathroom and all.
I want to find the cheapest loop hole to live on a plot of land.
It would need the following
1 land under $50,000 (even if its as far as Mission)
2 water and electricity
3 possible sewage, but not a necessity.
I want to build a few rooms on trailers to by pass taxes and other building charges.
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But I guess I would need some kind of structure to have electricity hooked up... can I build a garage only, have the electricity hooked up to it but not live in it?
One probably cant live in an RV and trailer room combos either, but Im thinking no one would check.
Would the carriage house be legal and the only alternative? Being a cheap plot of land, it may be away from larger neighborhoods and not need a set/approved design structure to fit in with the rest of the houses? |
The least expensive option, I believe, would be a lot and a mobile home, and a detached garage. It would be quite inexpensive, legal, and potentially quite nice. Mobile homes can be had quite inexpesively, either new or secondhand, and are surpisingly nice. A detached garage is inexpensive to build, but there are also prefab options like a kwanset. Living in trailers and such isn't a terribly viable option, because they're not designed for year round living and require adaptation. A carriage house is the closest legal possibility to your description, but more expensive than a mobile home since it requires footings and a foundation. Community design plans aren't an issue in rural areas.
That said, I don't think you'll find a lot for $50k. In Mission the majority of lots cost between $100-175k.
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