"this is actually the beginning of my plan, and a former life.....
You used to homeless? I didn't strike a chord or anything did I? Of course I can see the benefits, I mean the housing must have been cheap, and that electric bill wow. The weather in California probably helps too, being homeless on the Gulf coast involves dealing with 90+ degree weather, gigantic insects, thunderstorms everyday during the summer and fall, and the occasional apocalyptic hurricane.