In addition to the overall location and aesthetic of a park, consider things such as trash pickup, propane refills, a general store, a fitness center, and a laundry room. You may find that many RV parks are just like apartment complexes for RVers. For example, the RV park in California charged us a flat fee every month for electricity and water.
The RV park in Michigan, however, charged each individual site for electricity and water based on usage. This park also had individual mailboxes for each site, so it was extremely convenient to send and receive mail.
If mailing services are not an option at your preferred RV park, there are plenty of third-party services that can set up mail forwarding for you or get you a PO Box at a local post office. For most RVers, having to constantly set up and take down will deter them from bringing a lot of gear. We have met some of our closest friends because of stationary RV living. When we lived in our apartment in California, we never even met our neighbors.
But once we started RVing, we were constantly meeting new people—many of whom we still keep in touch with. Because of their size and often large, flat sides, wind, and even other passing vehicles can easily affect them and cause the loss of control for new drivers. The same can be said for trailers as well. Taking time to familiarize yourself with the rig on open and uncrowded roads is a wise first step to keeping safe while living in your RV life full-time.
Think about cooking, taking a shower, and even breathing. All of these things put moisture into the air that will eventually condensate. If this moisture has nowhere to go, it can accumulate and lead to mildew and even mold. Some make money from YouTube, Instagram, and their blog. Many work regular full-time corporate jobs that are remote. Some work just part time to cover daily expenses. Some work seasonal jobs and travel the rest of the year.
Others live off savings for a while. People make their transition all different ways. You have to figure out for yourself what will give you the independence to live in your RV while still making enough money to meet your financial goals. Doing enough to meet the code gives you the freedom to manage your business your own way, and may allow you to use humanure, composting toilets, biogas digesters or other methods as your primary waste management technique while staying within the law.
Application for an address is usually handled as part of the building permit process for traditional construction processes, but is frequently actually provided by your county zoning and planning department or some other office separate of the building department.
It is likely that you can can apply to that office directly to get an address for your property even though you are not building a permanent structure. Getting an address without a building permit is usually a bit out of the ordinary, so you may have to persist through some resistance or red tape on the part of the county officials. But knowing the law and being polite can get you pretty far in this regard. Most counties have a set of rules and a checklist you can download that describes what you need to have in place to apply for an address.
In my own county this comes down to applying for and installing a proper driveway. Driveway requirements usually take in to account the needs of local safety and rescue vehicles, and often specify minimum widths, means of connecting to the main road, and may require a turn around if over a certain length.
You may also have a requirement to display proper street numbers visible from the road, one an address is assigned. If you have any doubts about the cost or requirements for your driveway, check with an experienced road builder in your area, as many of them have experience building rural driveways that meet state and county codes. Many people wonder if they can consider their RV a permanent residence for tax purposes or for establishing residency in a state.
Can you claim your RV as a permanent residence? When filing federal income taxes or for other official purposes your RV can be considered a permanent residence.
For other purposes, including establishing state residency or the financial need establish a home, the easiest way handle this is to get an address assigned to the land where you typically park your RV. Read above if you have questions about how to accomplish this, but in most cases you can get an address assigned to your land even if you only have an RV there. Frequently, it is not possible to legally live in an RV full time within city limits. While many county and state jurisdictions to not have laws that make living in your RV illegal, when done according to established guidelines.
Yet, many cities in the United States, and elsewhere, have ordinances in place the prohibit or limit the possibility to live in your RV full time within city limits. Cities are notorious for having laws that are rather specific, and they tend to vary widely from city to city.
Some downs, such as Spur, Texas may be particularly friendly fro tiny or mobile living arrangements. While others may outright ban living in an RV. Check with the local planning and building departments to see what laws, if any, apply to living in an RV within city limits. Also be sure to check local codes more broadly.
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