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camping gear can be a pluss.a winter time sleeping bag,for the cold nights.maybe even a tent for winter use.especially if you have a little propane heater,that'll work with/fit any propane tank..this all a person has to do.is have at it.and saty warm,with out useing any more propane,then necessary..
VENTILATION VENTILATION VENTILATION, Every year too many folks kill themselves at home using camping and bbq cookers
 
for the closet.milk crates for the one gallon jugs of water,and emergency foods.maybe 5 gallon buckets as well.
a b.o.b/g.h.b stashed some where.
Just a note on the jugs of water and milk crates. They are wonderful and I have them myself but please make sure you have them sitting on something. I had a jug of water leak. I did not notice for a while until I walked into the closet and felt the wet. I now have my milk crates stacked on an old plastic lid that has a good lip on it.
 
Many re-purposed containers are not meant for long term storage. How much is your property worth to you? I use Scepter water cans, for less expense pop/soda bottles are made to hold pressure and are free to replace even if you don't drink the stuff.
 
I think the best prep for an apartment dweller is to eventually get out of the apartment. Save as much $$ as you can and buy a house, or better yet buy some acreage and build a house.
I agree on getting your own place. Most people spend way too much of their income on housing. Between the actual cost and financing it's a huge chunk of take home pay each month, for thirty years. Early on in life I realized I wanted someplace of my own. My first place was a dive, but was improved and made a profit when selling. Every move made equity and before you knew it I was mortgage free. I'm a big believer in sweat equity. Building is the least expensive, but is daunting for a first timer. Also without some cash, most banks will not loan to a first time builder. They don't want to get stuck with a half built house that's not up to code. You can find run down places and take a couple years to fix them up using garage sale/craigslist scavenged stuff.
 
I agree on getting your own place. Most people spend way too much of their income on housing. Between the actual cost and financing it's a huge chunk of take home pay each month, for thirty years. Early on in life I realized I wanted someplace of my own. My first place was a dive, but was improved and made a profit when selling. Every move made equity and before you knew it I was mortgage free. I'm a big believer in sweat equity. Building is the least expensive, but is daunting for a first timer. Also without some cash, most banks will not loan to a first time builder. They don't want to get stuck with a half built house that's not up to code. You can find run down places and take a couple years to fix them up using garage sale/craigslist scavenged stuff.

I think if I was blessed with being able to live in the US I would rather be " trailer" trash or a Redneck in a modest home with no mortgage than a wage slave paying out for 40 years for a house that will probably start to disintegrate in 50 years.

No disrespect meant but I saw first hand what passes for new homes in Kansas which were basically timber framed drywall sheds , shingle roofs and cement facings. I saw houses in Liberal KS that were life expired at only 50 years old !!
Being a silver haired snowbird with a huge Winnebago does appear appealing :)
 
I think if I was blessed with being able to live in the US I would rather be " trailer" trash .
I think i'd go for a moveable trailer/caravan, if things got too hot in one location it would be possible to move to a more remote location, that way my "house" would come with me and if I found somewhere I wanted to put down roots I've already got accommodation without having to resort to living in brush shelters whilst building something else.
 
I agree on getting your own place. Most people spend way too much of their income on housing. Between the actual cost and financing it's a huge chunk of take home pay each month, for thirty years. Early on in life I realized I wanted someplace of my own. My first place was a dive, but was improved and made a profit when selling. Every move made equity and before you knew it I was mortgage free. I'm a big believer in sweat equity. Building is the least expensive, but is daunting for a first timer. Also without some cash, most banks will not loan to a first time builder. They don't want to get stuck with a half built house that's not up to code. You can find run down places and take a couple years to fix them up using garage sale/craigslist scavenged stuff.
I bought my first house when I was 19. At that time my goal was to buy a new home every 5 years for double the money as the last house. I pretty much stuck with that plan over the last 40 years. Made good money on every property I sold too. Also owned some rentals houses, apartment buildings and condos. I loved receiving those rent checks every month! One of the farms I owned was in the CRP program. That's where you get paid NOT to farm. What a scam. But the checks were nice.
Real estate is still the best investment there is. When a person rents they're just paying the mortgage for the owner.
 
I've only ever owned one house and I lost that in the divorce in the 80s, never been able to get enough money to buy another one, my area is low wage high house prices, I've had to rent for the last 36 years.
 
I've only ever owned one house and I lost that in the divorce in the 80s, never been able to get enough money to buy another one, my area is low wage high house prices, I've had to rent for the last 36 years.

Was in a similar position. I decided it Would be better to relocate and have a chance of buying again than continue paying rent. Especially now that the councils will soon be charging market value for their properties, that will make rents even higher as more council tenants move out of social housing and into the private market.
 
average house prices here are 15 times annual salary and you need a huge deposit, I know I could buy a cheap house in the Midlands but who wants to live there?
I can assure you that my first couple of houses were not where I wanted to live either.
My first house was built in the '40's and was only 836 sq ft on a small lot in town. The sale of that house in 5 years enabled me to buy a new home that was double the size and on a 1/4 acre lot. Still not where I wanted to live. It took a couple more home purchases before I was able to buy where I wanted to be. Each sale always bought the next place or two. It was never easy. At the beginning I worked every bit of overtime I could get, did without vacations and made lots of sacrifices in order to keep moving up. I always liked getting rents checks from my tenets, they helped me buy additional propertys.
 
average rents in my location are £500-£600 per month, I have been told you need a 30% deposit these days to buy a house, even on an average "starter" home that's nearly £50, 000, that's beyond a lot of people.
Dont they have owners that are willing to finance? What about distressed properties? I'm talking run down, needs lots of work kind of places that the bank wants to unload quickly.
 
there are some houses in the midlands(which is why I mentioned it), places like Birmingham I think, where in the past the council have sold houses for as little as £1, but they are pretty run down, will take a lot of money to repair/renovate, their only "back to backs"- no garden just a small yard and a back alley, and you have to agree to live in them yourself for several years, not resell or rent out, and that was some time ago I haven't seen any mention of this recently.
 
average rents in my location are £500-£600 per month, I have been told you need a 30% deposit these days to buy a house, even on an average "starter" home that's nearly £50, 000, that's beyond a lot of people.
I'm not sure what the average price of a home is in my area but I've seen homes selling in town for as little as $25,000. At this price they need some repairs and updating, but with a little work in a couple of years you could double your money on them, or use it for a rental. I think a down of 25-30% sounds about right, depending on the seller. There's always a house somewhere that almost anyone can afford to buy. The last place I sold I got 25% down and I'm carrying the note at 6% interest. That payment covers all of my expenses. My daughter was renting a house in town at $600/month.
 

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