Thinking: When I was young and getting started, little old ladies were very happy to rent me their basements, studio flats etc that they had in their main homes. But it's probably different if you're a male going around looking for accommodation options? I mean, young employed neat tidy female with good education and references, that's usually first on the property owners' wishlist for that kind of accommodation.
I should have gone ahead & bought that old bus awhile ago & built a motor home.