Wanting a home base

I've been gone overseas for 3 or 4 months and when we return, the lawn looks like it did when we left.
Automatic underground sprinklers come on twice a day for a few minutes and water the plants only.
No one even owns a lawnmower because it's not needed.

 

My place is a small cottage outside the city. Quite peaceful, nothing fancy but it’s paid for. Even though it’s paid for, taxes, insurance, HOA, water, electric, gas, security camera / internet, taxes. Run me $680 a month. I’m home 2-4 days on average a month and even when I get longer periods of time off, I usually go on a trip or go visit family. Sometimes I don’t see my place for three months at a time.i don’t think it’s worth it, I could just stay in a nice hotel on home time and still save. But if I ever get off the truck, it’ll be a full time home and I like knowing that. I put it on Airbnb but the HOA im in won’t allow it.

 

You're very fortunate having a home paid for. And even better, you and all truckers are one DOT physical away from being unemployed which makes having a home paid for a blessing.

 

How about a high-rise condo with a mountain view in Reno?

 

I don't know if this is done, but if I were OTR, I'd try out different AirBnB's until I found one I liked and consider that "home base". Book it for the time you'll be "home", without having to deal with maintenance, upkeep, fixing the lawnmower, sprinkler system, dealing with burst pipes when you get home, etc. You can have a social life, doctor's appointments, a church family, etc.