Hello everyone. I am so glad I located this forum!
I am a single, unemployed mom (53 years old) with two boys, one of whom (11 yr old) is very significantly developmentally disabled. I expect to be evicted from our apartment in Montreal because real-estate prices have gone through the roof and my landlord sold to a new owner who wants to make it his family home. Even though I have a decent income (child tax credits w/ supplement due to my son's handicap + financial support from the father) rental housing that suits our needs is no longer accessible anywhere in Montreal. If I try to relocate in Montreal it will be practically impossible for me to afford anything big enough and to convince a landlord to rent to me. Even if I manage it I will live with the constant threat of being evicted again because of ever-expanding gentrification.
So next summer I plan to go on the road in a vehicle with my youngest (disabled) son. My intention is to tour a remote area of eastern Quebec (Gaspésie) as cheaply as possible for July and August to find an accessible rental option in a rural area near a school that can deliver my son's specialized education program, at least for a few years. Once he is finished going to school, I would like to either live a nomadic life doing seasonal work with him or establish a homestead/mini-farm.
My major decision now is what vehicle to buy. I was thinking a used pickup with a truck camper, but I am realizing I won't be able to afford even a used truck camper. So I am thinking it may have to be a pickup truck with a camper shell, or even just a pickup truck or another vehicle with a tent. My major challenge is getting some money together before I am evicted, because right now I have no savings whatsoever and almost no extra income.
I am so inspired by Bob's Youtube videos. I am convinced that this is the right choice for my son/our future because he really hates to be indoors and can't stand being cooped up. I think the only type of job he could learn to do and be happy with is some form of outdoor/agricultural work, and I know I would love that as well.
I really look forward to following this forum to learn all I can!
I am a single, unemployed mom (53 years old) with two boys, one of whom (11 yr old) is very significantly developmentally disabled. I expect to be evicted from our apartment in Montreal because real-estate prices have gone through the roof and my landlord sold to a new owner who wants to make it his family home. Even though I have a decent income (child tax credits w/ supplement due to my son's handicap + financial support from the father) rental housing that suits our needs is no longer accessible anywhere in Montreal. If I try to relocate in Montreal it will be practically impossible for me to afford anything big enough and to convince a landlord to rent to me. Even if I manage it I will live with the constant threat of being evicted again because of ever-expanding gentrification.
So next summer I plan to go on the road in a vehicle with my youngest (disabled) son. My intention is to tour a remote area of eastern Quebec (Gaspésie) as cheaply as possible for July and August to find an accessible rental option in a rural area near a school that can deliver my son's specialized education program, at least for a few years. Once he is finished going to school, I would like to either live a nomadic life doing seasonal work with him or establish a homestead/mini-farm.
My major decision now is what vehicle to buy. I was thinking a used pickup with a truck camper, but I am realizing I won't be able to afford even a used truck camper. So I am thinking it may have to be a pickup truck with a camper shell, or even just a pickup truck or another vehicle with a tent. My major challenge is getting some money together before I am evicted, because right now I have no savings whatsoever and almost no extra income.
I am so inspired by Bob's Youtube videos. I am convinced that this is the right choice for my son/our future because he really hates to be indoors and can't stand being cooped up. I think the only type of job he could learn to do and be happy with is some form of outdoor/agricultural work, and I know I would love that as well.
I really look forward to following this forum to learn all I can!
