#floathome

Buying a home that floats on a water body and making it your permanent residence can seem overwhelming to many people. It can also seem exciting to many. However, no matter how exciting your dream to live on a water body may seem, there are both advantages and disadvantages to owning and living in a floating home. Let us take a look at these advantages and disadvantages in detail:

Advantages

Floating homes are nothing like houseboats, so the biggest advantage that floating homes get is that they do not need motor powered propellers to power them. Floating homes also allow you to save up on your locomotion costs such as gasoline to power up your floating home. One thing we have come to notice is that floating home neighbors are extremely pleasant and helpful. Since the number of floating home neighbors is few, the small but sweet community tends to know each other better and also have a general feeling of taking care of their neighbor’s home in their absence.

Floating homes can be a “dream come true” for a person who loves nature. A person can actually enjoy waking up to the mesmerizing sunrise on the waters and watch the sunset as the night approaches. Of course, all of us desire a home that comes with a pool but imagine a home that greets you with the luxury of an entire ocean body and you jumping into it any time.

Some states do not consider floating homes are real estate property, so, no property tax is levied on them. While the opposite is also true for other states.

Disadvantages

Just as there are advantages to buying a floating home, there are also some disadvantages that you might want to consider. Although, floating homes may seem beautiful and desirable but they are not for everybody. People usually get bored and irritated after few years of walking down the ramp with groceries and walking garbage back up. It is a fact that you should be comfortable with if you really want to spent time living on a floating home.

Another drawback of a floating house is the scarcity of space. Floating houses are usually placed 10 feet apart. Floating homes can rack up the monthly bill between mooring fees, monthly electricity, water, sewage, and other utilities.

There are also other practical concerns about living in a floating home and potential owners should consider the concerns including seasickness, motion sickness, weather, wind, and other extreme weather conditions can damage floating homes and homeowners. The water surrounding your floating home should also be regularly tested for dangerous things like E. coli.