The Features and Benefits of a Houseboat

A houseboat is a self-propelled house on the water with autonomous life support systems. Floating houses appeared in the USA at the beginning of the 20th century. Then the fashion for them moved to Europe, where entire villages of houseboats appeared.

In some cases, the reason for choosing house boats for sale is high taxes on land, in others – the lack or high cost of land in large cities. In countries such as Germany or the Netherlands, river sites are much cheaper than land, so many people prefer to settle on the water. A similar format of residential real estate is also popular in France, where for permanent residence on the water it is necessary to buy a special permit from the city hall, which gives the right to equip and lay communications to boat houses.