I have an oppurtunity/situation that I wanted your guys/gals opinions on.
I have an opportunity to move to Florida from Michigan to work for a company that is helping out FPL doing utility work from the hurricanes. Now my job is not that stable. Meaning we could be moved at a moments notice to another part of the state or even another state. Now most people that are doing this work right now are living in campers and can easily move about with ease. I have some baggage that won't really allow me to do that. Now my baggage would be my girlfriend, dog, and cat. If I made the move down there my girlfriend would also move down with me so she can continue her schooling to become a vet tech. She can take all of her classes online so she really doesn't need to be close to one of the campuses to go to class, but she can't be moving all the time and be able to keep a job. Now I also have my dog and cat that obviously can't be left alone all day long, so they either have to be with me or where my girlfriend can come and let me dog out etc.... Now my dog also weighs 100lbs. so finding an apartment that will allow him is going to be pretty hard. My girlfriend also has a couple birds that I'm sure will only make finding a place even harder.
My first thought was just to rent an apartment and accept the risk that my job might move elsewhere. I could buy a camper if we did move and live in that during the week and come home on the weekends.
My second thought was to buy a house/condo and do pretty much the same as I would if I got an apartment. The only problem with a house would be all of the upkeep and maintenence. I would be working approx. 72+ hours per week so I really wouldn't want to spend my time off mowing the lawn etc.... So I was thinking a condo/apartment would be the best bet.
So what would you guy/gals do? Any other opinions on how I could make the living arrangments work? Should I go for this or not even bother at all?
Sorry for being so long winded
I have an opportunity to move to Florida from Michigan to work for a company that is helping out FPL doing utility work from the hurricanes. Now my job is not that stable. Meaning we could be moved at a moments notice to another part of the state or even another state. Now most people that are doing this work right now are living in campers and can easily move about with ease. I have some baggage that won't really allow me to do that. Now my baggage would be my girlfriend, dog, and cat. If I made the move down there my girlfriend would also move down with me so she can continue her schooling to become a vet tech. She can take all of her classes online so she really doesn't need to be close to one of the campuses to go to class, but she can't be moving all the time and be able to keep a job. Now I also have my dog and cat that obviously can't be left alone all day long, so they either have to be with me or where my girlfriend can come and let me dog out etc.... Now my dog also weighs 100lbs. so finding an apartment that will allow him is going to be pretty hard. My girlfriend also has a couple birds that I'm sure will only make finding a place even harder.
My first thought was just to rent an apartment and accept the risk that my job might move elsewhere. I could buy a camper if we did move and live in that during the week and come home on the weekends.
My second thought was to buy a house/condo and do pretty much the same as I would if I got an apartment. The only problem with a house would be all of the upkeep and maintenence. I would be working approx. 72+ hours per week so I really wouldn't want to spend my time off mowing the lawn etc.... So I was thinking a condo/apartment would be the best bet.
So what would you guy/gals do? Any other opinions on how I could make the living arrangments work? Should I go for this or not even bother at all?
Sorry for being so long winded