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Back in 2003, I was a struggling college student who had grown up in a very expensive California Beach Town.

Rent was, even back then,

ridiculous. I have no idea how anybody can actually go to college in this town anymore. But in order to survive, with both college loans and full-time jobs, my girlfriend and I ended up living in

quite a few interesting situations.

One time we rented half of a restroom in a trailer park, for example, because it was only

$600 a month, 20 years ago. So, when this apparent gem of a situation came up on our radar,

we were more than excited. It was a small

trailer that had been converted to a house at the back of one of the only farms within walking

distance of the downtown area, as well as our school. It's hard to describe this place, but I'll

try. There was a gorgeous porch that looked over a yard that contained the only

functional bath on the property. A huge aloe vera plant, and beyond, a grove of trees, was an

entire organic garden. Again, within walking distance of the downtown area and school,

but it was still very secluded. There was no phone in the house,

for example, and back then we could not get cell reception while in the house. We would have to walk

about five minutes down the long driveway. But that wasn't the main reason it was so affordable.

The main reason was the unfortunate fact that this property was not just very isolated, but

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