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Comment author: Lumifer 21 September 2014 08:59:27PM *  2 points [-]

A houseboat is rather less expensive

I am pretty sure that out of two equivalent houses the one which floats would be noticeably more expensive, and more expensive to maintain, too. Houseboats are typically less expensive than houses because they are smaller and less convenient.