Chapter 2 – The Basics Of Acquiring Your Home

Living in a container home is no longer thought of as a novelty. In fact, more people are shifting their mindsets about the idea of owning a house for less than what you would pay for with a traditional brick and mortar home.

One of the main issues that you may face initially is how to get around building regulations in your locality. For this you will have to consult your city engineers in order to facilitate the paperwork needed to create your container home.

One way to get around this though is to build small. With a $7000.00 budget, that won’t be an issue.

Let’s start with the basic prices for container homes

A 20 foot container van costs around $1,000 to $2000 with an average price of $1500 for a container van in good condition. A 40 foot container van on the other hand costs around $2250 to $3000 with an average price of around $2600.

And there are smaller container vans like the 10 footer. These usually cost around $1000 dollars to $1500 with an average resting at $1300. These are also usually too small to live in so you might want to just skip these ones or use it for something else.

For your first home (and only if you’re living alone) get the 20 footer. This should set you back around $1500. Not bad considering you will still have $5500 to work with.

A 20-footer is enough to provide you with ample space to put a kitchen, a bedroom and a toilet with room to spare for a living area/ office.

So this should be perfect for someone like you who is looking for a home that won’t make you bankrupt.