Alternative Housing Options: How do you want to live for the next 10 years?

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If you are thinking of buying, renting or moving house, WAIT!!! You are in a unique time of your life to think about how you want to spend your time and money on housing going forward. In this video I want to bring you through 10 different options on how to live for the next 10 years. We’re going to talk about alternative housing options - i.e. putting a roof over your head.
So here in Australia we’ve come to believe that there’s really only two different ways to find housing - either owning or renting a house or apartment. We spend thousands of hours working at our jobs to pay for one or the other. For some of us, housing takes up around 50% of our full-time incomes - that’s 20-30 hours every week just on putting a roof over our heads! And, many of us don’t even find happiness in renting or home owning, because working so much means that we spend less time on our health, family, friends and passions. And some of us need to compromise on location, often making us live in suburbs we don’t like to spend time in, or to commute for hours every day just to get to work.
So what are our other options? Well, given the definition of ‘putting a roof over your head’ and considering that we tend to want to move or change our jobs or locations at least every 10 years, here’s 10 different options considering the pros and cons, cost per week and the percentage of your waking hours per week you need to work (at $25 per hour) to pay for this cost.
Enjoy the video!
With love
jp
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@kirstenwood8265 7 лет назад

This is great. Really helpful advice for someone like me who is 23 and looking for options of housing in the future.

@johnpaullopeztaberdo5997 7 лет назад

Kirsten Wood I'm glad to hear that 🙂

@richardbearden7889 4 года назад

How did everything work out....

@josephjarrells57 4 года назад

Check out coolworks.com or seasonal work. Most companies would provide house and or meals while working and most will provide transportation to the work site.. Fish Processing Plants. Boats. Resort. All kinds of things..

@whjte.8596 4 года назад

I am an Australian university student doing architecture. My dream goal is to construct a village of tiny homes with a new grid for electricity supply completely self-sustainable. I spend most of my time researching into alternative housing and structures.

@slackerengi2401 5 лет назад

Van life Tiny houses Backpacking Share housing Caravan RV-ing Social housing Apartment rental Eco housing Apartment purchase House purchase

@mcleb84 5 лет назад

And then?

@Mexicobeanpole 3 года назад

Now, in 2021, Van life is huge in the US.

@afrivox 2 года назад

@@mcleb84 then .. free housing six feet under , for the rest of humanity. Lose lose situation if you ask a philosopher

@AwesomeAndrew 6 лет назад

I have been saying to people for some time you need almost nothing for a good life, most things that make a good life is more time and a different perspective on life, not to get caught up to the the mainstream way of thinking.

@johnpaullopeztaberdo5997 6 лет назад

Damn right brother!

@cherylhutchins-swenson320 3 года назад

Yesssss

@afrivox 2 года назад

Really? Assume you were born in Sydney. What options do you really have? Apart from joining the rat race? Granted you do not have to follow the kardashians but there is a minimum amount u will need in any city to live a half decent life. And in major cities that means a lot of work to even have a roof over your head. Even the cheapest option like camper van will require initial investment, some upkeep costs, places to shower or poo, keeping warm etc. And lets face it, thats not sustainable in the long run.

@artvision2175 5 лет назад

Wonderful I love traveling so saving it for that!!

@just_isshelley1612 7 лет назад

Love this. loved how you broke it down to a percentage of your working life/income. loved this. Awesome videos.

@johnpaullopeztaberdo5997 7 лет назад

Just_is Shelley Thank you for the encouragement :-)

@SteveJames-nn9hp 5 лет назад

This is a really good list. Tnx for video.

@FreedomChaser 4 года назад

Good stuff! Thank you

@garydavis9844 4 года назад

Consider CoHousing and buyerclubs(small/local)= buy in low and still build in equety 10 yrs later// chose declining towns and go in as a group = entry level and able to have land with garden.

@henriksahlin3327 4 года назад

Also, lets not forget: Boatlife!

@johnpaullopeztaberdo5997 4 года назад

Agreed! I just don't know anything about it yet... You are welcome to post about it here :-)

@m.y.ohara-smith2912 4 года назад

Join or form a band. Tour. Sleep on floors, rent a motel room and split with bandmates. Sleep in the van if things get shitty and park with friends and family for Thanksgiving and Christmas. 😁

@gameragedad8953 3 года назад

I'm surprised you didn't mention house boat/sail boat life.

@alwayshungry4ever Год назад

It counts as a tiny house I guess?!

@kawaii_princess_castle Год назад

Thank you so muchhh!!!

@camilletriboulet-hall4901 5 лет назад

Pleasantly surprised- MERCI BEAUCOUP!

@marzigeisha 6 лет назад

You don't need to spend that much on a shipping container home thats a fully architechtually designed one. A granny flat including council apprivsl and plumbing/electrical costs as little as 42k. What about a yurt constellation or even just one large yurt? Permanent tiny homes with no wheels? All on the unusual block that others don't want. What about a tree house? And communal living? Sharing land.... I feel like you missed a lot of options that are doable. Even converting a garage or shed. Variable constellations at above? I appreciate the break down but was disappointed that you missed so many. There's aircrete homes and so many strange and wild ways to live. We need to test the boundaries and become pioneers to take back control of the. market by disrupting it. And we need to push councils into permitting alternative construction so people can afford to live without so much stress.

@johnpaullopeztaberdo5997 6 лет назад

marzigeisha yep, many other options I agree. I'm sure there are other youtubers that have commented on these elsewhere. I'd be happy to do a 'part 2' video at some point in the future 😊

@messinalyle4030 Год назад

Something to point out about shared housing--you *can* get a return on your investment if you and your housemates all pitch in and buy it together. Which means you can get more of the pros of both home-ownership (stability and a return on your investment) and of shared housing, and fewer of the cons of both--i.e. you split the bills, which can potentially translate to a better work-life balance, *and* you don't have the isolation that comes with individual home ownership. I'm in the US, so I have no idea if collaboratively owning a home with other people is legal in Australia or not. My parents, my mom's siblings, and their spouses collectively own a house which they use for a family vacation home, while each couple (and my one aunt who is single) each own their own second home which they use as their primary residence. To the best of my knowledge, legally there would be nothing stopping them from all moving in together and making their vacation home their primary residence if they wanted to. From a practical standpoint, it might be tough to work that out in this particular case because the vacation home is in a small town--their hometown--and what with the sparse job opportunities, at least some of them would probably have to commute. Also, it wouldn't exactly be practical for a group of couples and/or single people to buy a house together unless they knew each other well enough that they were damn sure they wanted to live together for an extended period of time. Like say at least ten years--a time period for which it would make sense to buy a house. So buying a house with a group of people would be a gamble that it probably wouldn't be wise to take on unless you have relatives or a group of people who are basically "found family" who you really get along with. Of course, if you're really lucky, you could rent a house with a group of people and hit it off with all of them so well that you decide to buy it together.

@carmengarciabermejo9567 3 года назад

Thanks for yr so complete explanation. I never figure out that Sydney was as expensive as Madrid (Spain). To each his own.... A matter of possibilities and life philosophy. Regards.

@Madeline-Cano 5 лет назад

Dear God I wish I made 25$/hr after tax

@mcleb84 5 лет назад

All citizens of nations govts that sold out to Zionism wish the same thing. "You can't say that asshole! That isn't politically correct!"

@jackieperkins691 4 года назад

I'm from the U. S. and $25 dollars an hour is WAY out of my league. :(

@zachlemon3853 3 года назад

@@jackieperkins691 $25 AUS is $18 USD, still a decent wage but not as crazy

@b.d.walters9402 2 года назад

One Caveat on the "Tiny Home"...they aren't that cheap. I've seen some on UT that are upwards of $200,000...and with inflation, it's hard telling how expensive they are now. I, for one, can't afford that.

@jlk7107 5 лет назад

Nice video sir

@hergussmith3177 6 лет назад

Cool video man, looking into options for my future because it's likely I won't be able to buy a house where I want in NZ

@johnpaullopeztaberdo5997 6 лет назад

Hey mate, I'm glad you a looking into alternatives - it's something everyone should be doing. If you look to the past, people lived in all sorts of different (creative) dwellings, but nowadays people think that there's just two options - house or apartment. Back to you though... Where do you ideally want to live in NZ? I hear housing prices in Auckland and Wellington have gone through the roof!

@hergussmith3177 6 лет назад

Mogendi Stories Yeah Auckland region or an hour out or so. Foreign investment has pushed it right up, parents bought there house 20 years ago and it is now worth more than 4 times the price

@johnpaullopeztaberdo5997 6 лет назад

It's something that's happening in all growing cities around the world - unsurprisingly. You've probably seen videos from tiny housers and van dwellers from lots of different cities essentially saying the same thing - it's too expensive to buy/rent. Personally I love it! It's forcing us to live more adventurous lives, albeit with the majority of people nowadays still wanting to live relatively 'normal' lives paying for big houses and apartments. That'll change over time I think :-)

@hergussmith3177 6 лет назад

Mogendi Stories I think you're right. Live more outside more is definitely what I want to do. Can turn it into a positive for sure. I think what I want to do is just get some cheaper land off a farmer and get a prefab house or fit out some kit set garages into liveable spaces

@johnpaullopeztaberdo5997 6 лет назад

Thomas Ferguson Sounds good brother. Check out these guys ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-pTcJfgyVVp0.html

@sophiechandler955 4 года назад

In Australia it's warm so you have lots more options than Europe

@johnpaullopeztaberdo5997 4 года назад

Australia is a pretty big country with cold and alpine areas, as well as hot desert and humid tropics

@yatesroofing5262 6 лет назад

just watched your vid and would like you to add liveaboard as an option, life on the sea or marina is low cost and if you get in to it as crew you get paid too and travel the world. just saying...

@johnpaullopeztaberdo5997 6 лет назад

Yates Roofing cool, sounds like a great idea. I'll check it out 😊

@afrivox 2 года назад

Actually if one does not have ties like family and can afford some regular income like pension or online work, living in a non western small city sounds a lot more attractive. I would definitely be living in some SEA city if I didn't have a family, since I work remotely .

@turbostyler 5 лет назад

1.4 mil ROI in 10 years for a dogbox in Sydney. I highly doubt it.

@boo_ 3 года назад

Houseboats? I don't know how viable are they in Australia though

@wyntresorrow403 5 лет назад

20 to 30 hrs a wk work? I wish. Here in usa its 32 to 40 hrs full time

@johnpaullopeztaberdo5997 5 лет назад

Yes, full time work is usually considered 40 hours plus here in Australia

@racekrasser7869 4 года назад

20-30 hrs to pay off the loan, the remaining hours used to pay off the rest of their life

@jasonfloyd1586 5 лет назад

$25/ hour?! Not likely, ESPECIALLY if your younger. Here in the States, I live in one of the highest paid states in the country, and we're not even at half that if you work minimum wage (which you most likely will be if on the move with little to no references). Washington has a minimum wage of $12-$15/ hr. It's ridiculously complicated, based on employee count, benefit packages, and sometimes local boundaries... Anyhow... If you can make $25/ hr, and not have to put in full time hours to do it... Save your money, buy some raw acreage, and build a home with the timber on the land! You could also convert shipping containers, silos, pole barns, sheds, use cob construction, earthbags, adobe... The low cost options are endless if one is willing to do the research, the work (it's called sweat equity), use recycled materials, and keep an open mind. Although, van/ bus/ rv/ camper conversions are great if you want to travel! However, I don't think parking will be the biggest expenditure. G-A-S... just sayin'.

@johnpaullopeztaberdo5997 5 лет назад

Hi Jason, account for exchange rate mate. I'm based in Australia, so the numbers are for Australian dollars. Some of the local baristas here get paid $30 an hour. I agree with your points regarding sweat equity.

@RS54321 5 лет назад

@@johnpaullopeztaberdo5997 $30/hr!! I'm from Canada (similar exchange rate), and I think most baristas here make about half that. Wowzers...

@thomasgrant8409 5 лет назад

Assuming you make 25 an hour 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@mayomybagel2205 3 года назад

Yeah that's Australian dollars which is 8 usd roughly

@thilaj 3 года назад

@@mayomybagel2205 That's 18 USD

@mayomybagel2205 3 года назад

@@thilaj sorry meant that

@AlexRossiharmonica 5 лет назад

here in Amsterdam also is terrible,,

@bradleymiller437 Год назад

I can't even afford $15 a day. How the heck are people paying double that?

@seizethediaz 4 года назад

This would have been a great video but theres back ground noise that makes it so annoying. Otherwise the info is fantastic

@Nicole-si3xc 4 года назад

Arent RVs prone to leaking cuz of the flat roofs?

@johnpaullopeztaberdo5997 4 года назад

It depends. Anything engineered and built poorly is prone to leaking. Some houses have leaky roofs.

@Nicole-si3xc 4 года назад

@@johnpaullopeztaberdo5997 true, but I would think having a flat roof is asking for trouble

@ablackguyuknow5763 5 лет назад

20-30 hours a week im working 56

@johnpaullopeztaberdo5997 5 лет назад

Haha, ironically I'm working about 50 hours per week at thee moment trying to pay off a mini-mortgage as quickly as possible :-D

@notsofatpeiceofsht8535 5 лет назад

Working 72 hours a week and I live in a shed behind my sisters house

@BigDawg588 3 года назад

Average 1 bedroom in my US city currently $800

@pisceslovelessons6488 3 года назад

What city is that

@nataliewhatley5611 2 года назад

Same here in ohio.

@trevorstolz8580 5 лет назад

You're only allowed to live in your tiny home 90 days out of the year. To heck with you, if you can't afford a $800 000 home you and your children can just bloody well be homeless. Get the picture? Immigrants to Canada of yesteryear - and I'm sure it was similar in Australia - lived in SOD houses until they could build a home AS THEY COULD AFFORD IT, i.e. nor mortgage. If you try and build a house as you can afford it (put in the kitchen and bathroom when you can) you won't be allowed to live in it until it's completed as you need an "occupancy permit" before you can move in. In Canada, there are lots of really nice Travel Trailers (Caravans) or 5th Wheel trailers, used, in the $10 000 to $15 000 range. But try and find a place to put it. You aren't allowed to put it in a relative's driveway, hook up power and a garden hose for water and live in. (You might get ahead financially if you did that. The government and bank aren't going to allow that!) How many homeless people do we have to have, or how many divorces do we have to have because both Mom and Dad are working like dogs to pay that @$%*ing mortage payment every month. If the house is $800 000, then property taxes and insurance are bloody expensive too! I have a better idea, work as hard as you can, put one foot in the grave if you have and learn how to make a living that is independant of geographical location. Then LEAVE these ridiculous western countries. The west is dying, just a surely as it is slowly. Western civilization will end just like the Roman Empire did. Bread and Circuses - Social Welfare and Professional Sports. Countries like Costa Rica, Chile and Uruguay are far cheaper than western countries, safer than many large American cities and beautiful places to live.

@johnpaullopeztaberdo5997 5 лет назад

G'day mate, thank you for commenting. There's a lot of anger in your words, but I agree with your conclusion for the most part. Personally I don't feel particularly negative about the Western world. I have more of a 'it is the way it is' attitude, which leads me to feel more neutral about the reality I find myself in. I was born in a state of change and challenge - I have parents that are hard-working immigrants, so that helps! I feel that I always need to adapt to my reality, which I actually consider it to be very exciting and adventurous. The Western world is certainly changing, and just like it has been everyone in the world throughout history, we have to make do with the hand that we have been dealt at birth. It's highly likely that for us in the Western world, that's probably a pretty good hand, but our attitudes make the difference as to whether or not we are optimistic, pessimistic or neutral. I have lived in my tiny house for about 630 days so far. No mortgage, no rent. I decide on how long I live in my house, not the government. I'm saving up to buy my own piece of land, or to join an eco-villlage. In Australia, both options are possible in beautiful parts of the country for relatively affordable amounts of money. Until then I see myself living and working in lots of different locations in Australia and around the world - luckily we have plenty of opportunities nowadays to experience living in amazing places within and outside of the Western world. Later on down the track I might consider permanently living in a non-western country if it feels right at the time. My conclusion is similar to yours - leave your Western country (or at least move on from your current situation) if you see that there is a better place to live for you and your family.

@Liusila 4 года назад

1. Van - amenities! Where do you get water, where do you throw away trash? 2. On what land?? Land is awfully expensive, depending on the country. At least in the UK this is not a solution, especially if you want to OWN your home.

@johnpaullopeztaberdo5997 4 года назад

Thank you for your questions. I think the answers are a bit particular to each of our individual circumstances, but in my case, when I lived in a van I got water from taps and and I put rubbish in local bins. I lived in an urban environment, so there were lots of easy options. With land for my tiny house, I currently rent the land that I live on for a very small amount. This is allowing me to save money to buy land in the future, and I prefer to live in rural areas (of Australia) where land is less expensive than urban areas.

@havencarty1054 3 года назад

Also Host Families

@brendareece7810 Месяц назад

And high gas prices

@thehopelesspragmatic6701 3 года назад

If you make 25 dollars a hour, you can live however you wish... 25 dollars an hour, most people struggle to make that.

@johnpaullopeztaberdo5997 3 года назад

What currency are you referring to?

@TruthDefender 4 года назад

Looks like you dont understand ROI definition. Buying a car is not investment as its loosing value EVERYDAY!

@mikebills9343 5 лет назад

Boat ??

@raidanbolt4844 3 года назад

He missed one, shop home!

@thee_undertaker 4 года назад

If I made 25 an hour I could probably afford a house instead of looking for alternatives.

@johnpaullopeztaberdo5997 4 года назад

Depends on what you are willing to sacrifice in terms of lifestyle after paying for the house. May I ask, what '25' are you referring to? Australian dollars, USD or something else?

@thee_undertaker 4 года назад

@@johnpaullopeztaberdo5997 USD. Maybe other people can make that easily. But where I live I know very few people that make more than 20$ an hour. Business owners and maybe people with specified training can make some more but for the average person it's hard to even get over $10 an hour. Hell minimum wage here is only $7.25 an hour.

@johnpaullopeztaberdo5997 4 года назад

@@thee_undertaker Yep, I agree. I'm Australian so the video refers to AUD. However, I understand your point - I don't earn $25 an hour either. Plenty of people in this country do though, but even so I believe Australians are compromising too much on their quality of life for the cost of housing.

@thee_undertaker 4 года назад

@@johnpaullopeztaberdo5997 That's true. And if it came to it I'd rather live in a tent then be in debt the rest of or majority of my life. Which right now the know way for me to ever live the "American dream" would be to go in massive debt for a nice house. Or massive debt to get a job I may or may not like but will pay enough to afford a nice house. I am considering living in a tipi.

@johnpaullopeztaberdo5997 4 года назад

@@thee_undertaker Make it a good tipi and you might that you really love it 👍

@aethrics2557 2 года назад

Imma tell 😈 jk, have fun cutie 🥰

@w33d533d 3 года назад

why would anyone buy a tiny home for 60,000$ when you can buy a manufactured home that is basically a real house for 23,000$? They come in different sizes and prices of course but 23,000 is the lowest price in barely researching it for a brand new one. That's what I'm probably going to do is save up money and buy one outright so I am not bleeding money on a mortgage. Then all you gotta do is pay utilities and groceries and stuff like that which is a lot more manageable, i consider it living within your means. Also, they're just now starting to 3-d print houses, i saw where they built one like a fullblown house that would normally cost around 250-300,000$ but they made it in like 2 days with 10,000$ worth of materials. So yeah, that may be a future option as well.

@doreenlane2370 Год назад

Most mobile homes are poorly built, made of poor quality materials, and looks like it.

@sarahdavis5882 3 года назад

$25h , laughs in usa😭😭

@Kyledillon Год назад

Whos getting paid 25 an hour theses days

@kingX777 5 лет назад

Based on $25 an hour ..... fuck my life

@bradleymiller437 Год назад

$1000/month to live in an over crowded house with other adults. Who is making that work and enjoying it? Set the cash on fire and I'd get more peace from it than wasting it that way.

@SALAZAR619 2 года назад

Has anybody snitched on you ? 😂

@johnpaullopeztaberdo5997 2 года назад

@cherylhutchins-swenson320 3 года назад

Neither I, nor ANY aquaintances make $25.00 (US)per hour! I'm in Maine, USA. Most people are hired at minimum wage. 12.00/hr. At 25.00 per hour, we could ALL afford housing here. Additionally, 25.00/hr here, is RICH, therefore, housing isn't any issue. What the heck?!!!🤬 And now, with covid-19 spreading rampantly through the United States mainland, because people are stupid, there is an influx of homelessness because a lot of people got evicted from non-payment of rent or mortgage due to loss of employment!!!

@johnpaullopeztaberdo5997 3 года назад

OMG, I can't believe how many people comment on this video thinking that I'm American and talking about USD. Please listen to my accent - PLEASE! I'm Australian, talking about Australian Dollars! My goodness, there's more than one country in the world, believe it or not! And yes, plenty of people here get paid MORE than $25 Australian Dollars an hour!!!!!

@bradleymiller437 Год назад

$1000/month to live in an over crowded house with other adults. Who is making that work and enjoying it? Set the cash on fire and I'd get more peace from it than wasting it that way.