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A family of six lives in a RV as affordable housing in Sacramento County.<\/p>\n
By David Rodriguez [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” custom_padding=”50px||50px|” _builder_version=”3.0.51″][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”3.0.51″ background_position_1=”top_left” background_repeat_1=”no-repeat” background_position_2=”top_left” background_repeat_2=”no-repeat”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_divider admin_label=”Divider” color=”#ed4441″ show_divider=”on” height=”false” divider_position=”center” divider_weight=”3px” disabled_on=”off|off|off” _builder_version=”3.0.51″ divider_style=”solid” hide_on_mobile=”off” \/][et_pb_text admin_label=”Story Text 1″ disabled_on=”off|off|off%22%22″ _builder_version=”3.0.51″ text_font=”Roboto||||” text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”1.9em” custom_padding=”30px|||” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” border_style=”solid” disabled=”off”]<\/p>\n Down a pothole-filled single lane street off Highway 12 and Interstate 5 in Isleton, a family of six, two dogs, and a cat found a way to save money on housing costs. They live in an RV.<\/p>\n Michelle and her family, who for legal reasons have asked not use their last name, sold their home in Antioch and bought an RV expecting to move across the country for her husband\u2019s job. But, that job fell through.<\/p>\n Michelle says the family looked around Sacramento County and the Bay Area for affordable homes.<\/p>\n They considered buying a home in Sacramento, but steered away due to high housing prices.<\/p>\n The family settled 50 miles south at Park Delta Bay because it allows RV owners long term living. Michelle says she and her family have been living at the campground for six months.<\/p>\n \u201cI think living in an RV is a good alternative to having a house because\u2026 home is where you make it,\u201d she says. \u00a0\u201cRV\u2019s are great \u2018cause you can get up and go within [a] moments notice.\u201d<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Story Text 2″ disabled_on=”off|off|off%22%22″ _builder_version=”3.0.51″ text_font=”Roboto||||” text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”1.9em” custom_padding=”30px|||” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” border_style=”solid” disabled=”off”]<\/p>\n Even though RVs are seen as camping or vacation vehicles, Michelle and her family bought what she calls a \u201cmore homey\u201d RV to live in.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is fancy compared to my [old] house.\u201d \u00a0Their black and white RV has many upscale features. There\u2019s a two-sink island in the kitchen, marble countertops and cherrywood cabinets.<\/p>\n A cage large enough for two medium-sized dogs, a big flat screen TV, three couches, and a small coffee table covered in toys fill the living room to the right.<\/p>\n The bathroom includes a glass bowl sink and a full-sized shower with a bench. There\u2019s only one bedroom, but it contains a king-sized bed, another mounted flat screen TV and plenty of closet space for her whole family.<\/p>\n \u201cMy favorite place in the RV is definitely the bedroom because the kids don\u2019t hang out there a lot and it\u2019s a quiet place.\u201d<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_audio admin_label=”Audio” _builder_version=”3.0.51″ title=”Listen to ‘We Don\u2019t Have a Mortgage \u2014 It\u2019s Fantastic'” album_name=”Next Generation Radio” image_url=”http:\/\/capradio2017.nextgenradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/10\/David_NextGen_04.jpg” background_layout=”dark” border_style=”solid” artist_name=”David Rodriguez” audio=”http:\/\/capradio2017.nextgenradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/10\/David_RVlife_MASTER.mp3″ \/][et_pb_divider admin_label=”Divider” color=”#ed4441″ show_divider=”on” height=”false” divider_position=”center” divider_weight=”3px” disabled_on=”off|off|off” _builder_version=”3.0.51″ divider_style=”solid” hide_on_mobile=”off” \/][et_pb_testimonial admin_label=”Testimonial” _builder_version=”3.0.51″ author=”Michelle” url_new_window=”off” quote_icon=”on” use_background_color=”on” quote_icon_background_color=”#f5f5f5″ background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” border_style=”solid” body_font_size=”30″ job_title=”RV home owner”] Even though RVs are seen as camping or vacation vehicles, Michelle and her family bought what she calls a \u201cmore homey\u201d RV to live in. [\/et_pb_testimonial][et_pb_divider admin_label=”Divider” color=”#ed4441″ show_divider=”on” height=”false” divider_position=”center” divider_weight=”3px” disabled_on=”off|off|off” _builder_version=”3.0.51″ divider_style=”solid” hide_on_mobile=”off” \/][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=”Row” _builder_version=”3.0.51″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_position_1=”top_left” background_repeat_1=”no-repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_gallery admin_label=”Gallery: RV Park” _builder_version=”3.0.51″ show_title_and_caption=”on” show_pagination=”on” gallery_ids=”204929,204930,204931,204932,204933,204934″ fullwidth=”on” orientation=”landscape” zoom_icon_color=”#2ea3f2″ hover_overlay_color=”rgba(255,255,255,0.9)” background_layout=”light” border_style=”solid” auto=”off” \/][et_pb_text admin_label=”Story Text 3″ disabled_on=”off|off|off%22%22″ _builder_version=”3.0.51″ text_font=”Roboto||||” text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”1.9em” custom_padding=”30px|||” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” border_style=”solid” disabled=”off”]<\/p>\n It can be challenging at times, she says. She homeschools her four girls so they\u2019re home all the time. \u00a0But Michelle says \u201cit\u2019s just part of living in an RV.\u201d<\/p>\n Plus, the family is saving money.<\/p>\n \u201cIt is cheaper to live at Park Delta Bay and pay for the monthly rent of the site versus living in a house… we pay on average $1,000 to $1,500 less a month for all expenses.\u201d<\/p>\n Michelle and her family were paying $1,800 for the mortgage on top of other bills before living in the RV.<\/p>\n \u201cWe save so much money by not having the mortgage — it\u2019s fantastic,\u201d says Michelle laughing.<\/p>\n Michelle\u2019s daughter sits outside on a green folding-camping chair and says that she enjoys living there, but it did come at a price.<\/p>\n \u201c[It\u2019s] really sad because it’s like a jail without kids here. It’s really hard without kids,\u201d says her daughter who just turned nine.<\/p>\n But, says Michelle, her daughter makes friends with everybody, even some of the older women who live nearby. \u00a0\u201cI mean, that\u2019s part of being homeschooled is they make friends with whoever, wherever.\u201d<\/p>\n One of the neighbors even baked a cake in celebration of the daughter\u2019s birthday.<\/p>\n While the family has been making the best of the living situation, Michelle says with six family members, two dogs, a cat, and homeschooling in the RV, the family has had enough. 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\n<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nLet\u2019s see what\u2019s inside<\/h3>\n
Living in the Vehicle<\/h3>\n