While I've gone on cruises and slept in some of my dad's boats & other boats for short trips on the boat, I've never done live-aboarding, but the concept interested me a lot when I was a bachelor. Ultimately a home purchase and renting out rooms as a bachelor was a much better financial decision for me before my tenants left soon before I got married.
Live Aboarding can be Superior Financially vs a Trailer Park
Prime Example Pictured Above: My Friends Dr. Jim & Mary Rudisill on Their Liveaboard at the Time
2 Main Liveaboard Strategies: Docked or Anchored
Laws Against Liveaboarding for Anchored (Moored) Watercraft & Those Not Fully Operational
Snow Bird Strategy for Liveaboarding Part of the Year
Liveaboard Dock Examples in SE VA
Are Liveaboard Boats Inherently Excluded from the IRS Capital Gains Exclusion? No - They May be Eligible
Pump Out Stations in Virginia Map
While you may need to travel to get one in many cases, there are options for free boats that you could live on, like these:
Free Sailboat Examples (Ideal for Lowest Cost)
Free More Roomy Craft
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