Mortgage applications for housing in rural areas have surged, driven by the growing popularity of off-grid living.

Mortgage applications for housing in rural areas have surged, driven by the growing popularity of off-grid living.

Off-gridders can still have certain amenities while maintaining their debt-free status and reducing their environmental ...

Living off the grid can be a great way to save money and live a simpler, self-sufficient life. Consider these upfront costs to help you decide if it's right for you.

"Living off-grid doesn't mean you don't buy your groceries at a store or take your waste to the local dump. It just means you are not connected to utility grids," says Gary Collins, who has lived ...

Affectionately named Toto, this fire truck home was purposely built for small-scale, intentional living in close connection ...

That said, living off the grid is a serious investment. It requires hard labor, trying times, and a foregoing of creature comforts.

Off-grid living is a great way to put the principles of sustainable living into practice. A solar installation is a must if you're going off the grid for environmental purposes. A diesel generator ...

If you're living in a remote location, you need to consider access to medical care, and whether you are mentally prepared for that much isolation."People confuse homesteading with off-grid living.

Although precise numbers of off-grid households are hard to come by, Collins estimates that only 1 percent of those living off-grid are in truly remote areas. Overall, the off-grid movement ...

Living off-grid conjures images of survivalists in remote places and a rustic, "Little House on the Prairie" lifestyle with chores from morning to night. Yet only a tiny fraction of people living ...