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Saturday, April 10, 2010
Could you live on a boat?
I know I mentioned before about how insane housing prices are in this area. Before M and I moved here he mentioned to me about buying a large boat/yacht to live on. My first thought was No, but now it is starting to seem like a good idea. This is the only time in our life we would ever be able to do it. We have to clear some debt before we will seriously begin to look into it. You can now get boat loans for around 20 years. The price range we would look at would make our payments a couple hundred dollars a month. If we were to buy a home that would be a couple thousand a month. If we sell our home and clear most of our debt we could live on the boat for a year and pay it off. That would leave us with a fun toy and then we could go buy a house. This is definitly something that would not happen for a year or two, but it is a possibility. I LOVE the water and being on a boat. I could totally move to and island or coastal town. We have made friends here who have a 300sq ft apartment and a 40ft yacht. If you havn't been to DC before the Potomac River runs around it and leads into the Chesapeake Bay and then into the Atlantic. It will be good to see how our friends like it. They have said there is a community of families who do this at their dock. I can't imagine doing it with a big family, but what do I know. So my question for you guys is..... Do you think you could live on a boat? Here are some pictures of some possibilities:
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I am from the DC area too and my mother is obsessed with the idea of living on a boat. I do not think I could do it but some people could and would love it (like my mother).
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OMG Mari I think it would be so neat! Yea it may be a little tight but like you said, when else would you get the chance to do it?! Probably wouldn't want to when you have kids that's for sure! Plus once you do move back into a house you can haul that monster to Pickwick & be the envy of the river! Haha!
Do it. If it's just you and your husband for now, then why not?
Think of the memories!
Crazy but doable! Bath time would be different:) A cool option if you don't have children.
You and Mike could make your very own "on a boat" rap video!!!!
Wow!! That would be so much fun! You should do it :) We need to be adventurous before we settle down and have kids -- plus you could move to a new area of the river and experience different parts of town maybe!! How fun! Hope you're loving DC!
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