I'm being talked into low-rent Houseboat living in Sacromento, CA delta

[Squidly-Diddly]

I was giving away a bunch of excess household stuff and the guy is saying he is living on a houseboat in a "shut down" marina, but they still have electric power, just need to bring water and have sewage pumped.

Some talk about a non-moving houseboat boat I could get for under a $1000.

Haven't seen it yet.

Any tips?

Sounds fishy, but the guy says the marina has been "shut down" for 3+ years and has a manager who is "accepting people".

Sounds like it would be worth a look and even if the houseboat turns into a total loss if it lasts for 3 months it would be a "winner" if nothing else just for the experience. Guy says its really "wide open", shooting, hunting, fishing, etc.

 

[SamSam]

There's always the possibility that you become responsible for environmental damages and end up paying large wads of money to dispose of the boat, which can get into the hazardous waste/toxic category.

 

[Rurudyne]

Without knowing why the marina was shut down it's hard to even contemplate a comment. If it was just financial issues, a property in receivership sorta thing, would probably be the best (it doesn't have to be for environmental issues). The concern then, of course, is that the manager is simply a caretaker out for some extra scratch on the side and his tenants are really squatters.

Mind you, being a squatter may actually give you more rights than a tenant in some places in this crazy world....

 

[Mr Efficiency]

Sounds eerie, it's not the Bate's Marina ?

 

[Tiny Turnip]

The Shining meets Waterworld...