Comments on: $300 A Month Rent In San Francisco!

By: VicktheChick

VicktheChick — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:50:32 +0000

I know a San Francisco fireman who does this and loves it. You aren’t supposed to however and yes there is a waiting list and yes, he has to live in what is basically smaller than a studio apartment. He showers at the firehouse of course.

By: Everysec

Everysec — Sun, 23 Jul 2006 22:04:06 +0000

As chance would have it, I was discussing a similar subject in work recently. One of my colleagues has bought a boat to do up as a hobby, while thinking about this I mentioned that I was surprised, given the cost of property here in Ireland, that someone hadn’t begun selling boats and berthing slips as an alternative to over priced (similarly sized ) apartments. Maybe a business opportunity for someone there but I’m thinking that the pull of the land would be far to great for most.

By: Morfydd

Morfydd — Sat, 22 Jul 2006 00:09:30 +0000

Um, infirm.

By: Morfydd

Morfydd — Sat, 22 Jul 2006 00:09:10 +0000

Nick, when I used to own a slip in a nearby marina, there was a wall of mailboxes, like in an apartment building, on the street frontage. My address was “XXX Northlake Ave, #YY,” etc. where YY was the slip #.

I wanted to live on a houseboat and kayak to work at a nearby company. I now work at that company, but never at the same time as owning the boatslip – sigh.

Also sigh: If I’d used the cash for my house down payment for buying a slip & boat, I’d have no mortgage by now. (I’d also have a lot less stuff and no place for my parents to move to when they become inform. Sigh.)

By: Anano

Anano — Fri, 21 Jul 2006 03:18:28 +0000

My grandmas cousin has a dock slip on the dock right outside the stadium. So for parking, they park in the parking spots then walk to the game.

They said there is a 10 year waiting list for that dock.

By: nick

nick — Thu, 20 Jul 2006 20:01:34 +0000

so what will my mailing address be?

By: mapgirl

mapgirl — Thu, 20 Jul 2006 16:11:55 +0000

It’s not that easy actually. My family was looking into marina slips in Half Moon Bay and other places in the area and there is often a waiting list. This was at a time when 1 bedrooms were renting for $1700-2200 a month. If you actually own the boat, maintaining it can be an expensive pain. Some boats are really spacious, but lots of folks get tired of showering at their gym.

I guess if you rented from someone who did all the boat upkeep for you, then it could be worthwhile like you suggest, but I don’t know anyone who’s done it for more than a year or two. It’s more of a desperation maneuver to keep from having to leave altogether.