Remember the days when owning the largest or best-looking house on the block somehow made your family appear to be better than others in the neighborhood? In today’s world, things are a little different. Most everyone still wants the nice-looking house, but it no longer matters whether it is the largest. In fact, there are a lot of people who enjoy living alternative housing lifestyles.
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Home is where your heart is, and it is where you hang your hat. Therefore, many people are ditching tradition and breaking free of paying a mortgage for their entire adult life, just to say that are homeowners. There are people who live in RVs as their primary residence. They are un-restricted by a land-based home, meaning that they can spend a little time in one area and then move to another in search of an adventure. There are enough campgrounds around the world to enable them to put their home anywhere they want to be at that time. Another, newer trend, is tiny houses, which typically do not move around often, but still have that option. These houses offer all the conveniences of home, may be stationary or movable, and are much more affordable than a traditional home.
Benefits of Alternative Housing
One of the biggest benefits, according to most people, is that these other housing options enable them to be less restricted by their home. A smaller home means less maintenance. You do not have to clean it as often because you have less stuff inside it. You do not have to repair as many different areas of it as you would in a larger home. If you want to travel to the beach on the weekend, you pick up your home and go. You do not have to worry about where to leave your dog or how much to pack up for a trip, you simply take it all. It allows people to have more time as a family and they generally spend more time exploring the world around them rather than sit in the house on their home computers, smart phones, and video games.
According to an Alliance Development Group, other homeowners like being debt free in alternative housing. They typically do not have a long lasting, expensive mortgage, no land taxes, cheaper electric bills, and more. In a world where we are concerned about our environmental footprints, these tiny housing options allow you to leave a smaller impact on the world. They may have composting toilets, use very little water, and rely on solar power rather than traditional. They are also easier to heat and cool than traditional homes.
Are You Ready to Contradict Traditional?
There will always be people who embrace traditional homes. They are the “norm”. There are always going to be people who feel that their life is incomplete until they have that two-story house on the hill that they have always wanted to call home. Then, there are the people who realize that tradition is overrated when it comes to their home. They want to enjoy life in a simpler way. It may not be ideal for everyone, but it could be the one thing you have been searching for in your own life.