I'm guessing my story is pretty common! After 5+yrs of toying with the idea of a sprinter van but not being able to commit for mostly financial reasons - I had a long chat with a cousin the other day. He was basically like "so... you don't want to settle down and buy a house right now and you don't want to pay rent anymore - sounds like you need to live in a bus!". He was totally joking - but I'm not!
I'm in my late 20s with a stable remote job - and my folks are finally moving into a house in the woods and out of their condo. We get along well, so they've said I'm fine to go ahead and build it in their driveway and live rent-free during the process. That's awesome! With the $2k/mo+ I'm wasting on rent in the city right now + equity in my truck I'll have about $24k to invest, with the goal of saving $4-6k in cash for breakdowns etc.
Looking at a 5-window bus for the time being.
One question for y'all off the top of my head: I'll be continuing to work all summer while building the bus - I can't afford to lose this job. However, I *can* afford to pay folks to help keep up the momentum. Anyone here had experience with hired help in this way?
Cheers & thanks!