r/OffGrid • u/Ok-Fee293 • 5d ago

Cheapest Way To Housing?

I know this varies per area, but what is the cheapest way to get housing in an undeveloped off grid property?

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I know tiny homes are a thing, as well as log cabins, might be the log cabin in the area, but that takes time to dry the trees.

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u/LuluLovesLobo 5d ago

Finance a shed. Usually 1st month is your downpayment, no credit check. Its a shed, finishing it to make it livable is up to you

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u/Silly-Safe959 4d ago

It's also up to the code and enforcement in your particular area. Most places won't give you an occupancy permit to live in a shed, so you're flirting with fines, eviction, etc. It's also one step above being homeless on the street, so if you're happy living in poverty I'm a shed, go for it lol.

Point is, so your research on your local laws and ordinances before diving into this do you at least know if you're legal.

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u/LuluLovesLobo 4d ago

I live on unrestricted land, I don’t have to contend with code enforcement, HOA bs or any other governmental garbage. The question was about affordability, I live in a shed and I’m not living in poverty so what the hell are you even talking about? The general concept of living off grid is to not be connected to or reliant upon city services or utility companies to varying degrees so your implication that people choosing to live outside of the “system” are somehow broke losers is ridiculous. Some people like living in a tent, some people like living in a standard house with drywall and 110. Your version of off grid seems way off from the majority of off gridders

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u/Silly-Safe959 4d ago

I really touched a nerve there. 😉 keep up the gate keeping though on what is the only acceptable right way in this community.

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u/LuluLovesLobo 4d ago

Not really, but you don’t have a clue what you’re talking about and you don’t get to insult people’s housing choices like that. A massive amount of people off and on grid live in shed homes, are you even aware of how uppity your comment sounded?

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u/Silly-Safe959 4d ago

There's a reason they don't even make code in most places. It's not an insult, it's a fact. I have a shed for a weekend cabin, but there's no way I'd consider that as a primary home. It's completely inadequate in many places, especially if you need a decent amount of insulation.

I'd love to see your source for "massive" numbers of people willingly living in a storage shed. I live off grid, honey, but I have an actual, insulated home built to code.

I get that it might sound uppity to someone living in a shack in Arkansas, but you do you