Temporary Housing Review

When looking to build your own homestead, finding a temporary home is a first step that many of us will need to look at.  In the last several posts, I've discussed some of the various options out there for your consideration in looking into temporary housing.  I've covered yurts, inflatable concrete, pre-fab, shipping containers, rentals, and some basics for just building it yourself.  While I've not gone severely in depth with any of them, I hope that I have given you some ideas, and gotten you started on your journey.

There are so many other options out there for you to consider.  Most of them will fall into one of the areas that I've already discussed, but some won't.  New concepts and ideas are hitting the market seemingly every day.  There is a neverending flow of ideas here.  If you already have a basic idea of what you want to do, awesome!  If you still aren't sure, there are plenty of informational websites and businesses out there for you to explore.  At the end of this post, I'll list just a few new links I've come across, that I haven't yet mentioned.  Fair warning: some of them can get a bit pricey.

When deciding to build a homestead, especially from scratch, there are a number of things that must be thought about, researched, and considered, before any digging, building or anything else can even begin to take place.  Looking into temporary housing is just one of those things to consider.  If you're not going to be needing temporary housing (like if you already live close to where you will build your homestead), then you are ready to move on to the next area of research.  Whether or not you will be needing temporary housing while you build, I would highly recommend that you don't make any final decisions until you've researched everything.  This is but one piece of a masterpiece puzzle.  Even if you think you already know what you want to do, wait.  Wait until you've gotten all the information you need to make the entire process as smooth as possible.  Yes, there will inevitably be issues, and/or problems that will arise.  But being prepared can greatly minimize any stress or undue complications.

I hope that you've enjoyed my mini-series on temporary housing, within the larger series of building a homestead for those who know little to nothing about how to do so.  Next week, I'll get into a new mini-series on alternative energy.  Some you will know about, some you may have vaguely heard of, and some you may not be familiar with at all.  I hope to see you then.  Have a great week, everyone!  And happy researching!

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