Thanks everyone, for your suggestions and recollections.
Well, I'm on my way as an official RV owner. Initially, I was planning on a path similar to that taken by hitchup. Buy as cheaply as possible, and move into the house once the structure was up. I'm an experienced ultralite camper, and by myself, so this would be no problem for me. I'm also getting older, and a warn place to “go“ is becoming more valuable as time goes by.
Anyway, I found a 1988 31' Itaska motor home for next to nothing. It was being sold by a wonderful lady and gentleman who had just purchased a beautiful 40' diesel pusher. The Itaska looks like it was in a time capsule and is massively upgraded. I went through the checklist, recommended on this board, and it passed with flying colours. It's even been winterized and has manuals and logs. I plan to keep it that way too. So, for the price of several months rent on a house, the thing is paid for. Whooo hoooo!!!
All the site utilities are functioning, the gravel is laid and graded in the staging area and the foundation is dug. Now if it would just stop raining. Let the games begin!!!
We are living in our MH while the house is being built.
We poured a slad and framed, roofed and wired a 40x50 RV garage. Ran septic and water and pulled in.
We have been on the property now for a month. Just got internet yesterday in fact.
Now I don't care if it takes a year to finish the house. In fact I'm thinking we shouldn't have even started it. We are enjoying the RV lifestyle way to much
DaveK
2007 Tiffin Phaeton 40QSH
2007 Lincoln MKX toad
05 F350 DRW King Ranch
02 Harley Roadking and Buschtec trailer
2 seat long Travel Sand rail with 450hp turbo subi engine
Did just what you have in mind, build a house while living in RV. One suggestion, I installed my hot water heater that was going into the house next to the RV and bypassed the small water heater giving me the larger volume of hot water. Had phone and electric coming from the temporary meter board. Same with water, used a hose from pump house. Good luck!!!
If you currently have electric and septic on your property, you might consider either building your garage first or a fairly sturdy shed (insulate and add plumbing) - place your washer/dryer, refrigerator for the house in it and maybe utilize thermostat controlled space heater for winter.
You should be able to locate a travel trailer or 5th wheel that would meet your needs on the property. Check your want ads, and online classifieds and you might find a good deal. Being that you will be on your own property, you could easily run waterlines to your trailer and use heat-tape in winter months, as well as PVC lines to your septic.
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