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Author: Boma Properties | Read Time: 6 min | Updated: June 2026 You’ve chosen your model. You’ve confirmed your zoning. Now comes one of the most important — and most overlooked — parts of the container home process: preparing your land. Site preparation is the buyer’s responsibility, and how well you plan it directly affects your timeline, your budget, and how smoothly delivery day goes. Done right, site prep is straightforward. Done wrong, it can cause costly delays. This g

Author: Boma Properties | Read Time: 6 min | Updated: May 2026 A permitted Boma container home in Taos, New Mexico — concrete pier foundation, gravel access road, and mountain views included. Zoning and permits are the part of the container home process that most buyers underestimate — and occasionally the part that catches them off guard. The good news: in most parts of the United States, placing a shipping container home on your land is entirely possible. The key is knowing

Man Camps for Data Centers: How Shipping Container Workforce Housing Solves Temporary Employee Housing The rapid expansion of artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and digital infrastructure has fueled unprecedented demand for new data centers across the United States. While these projects bring jobs and economic growth, they also create a significant challenge: where do hundreds of construction workers, engineers, electricians, and project managers stay during multi-year

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Two Boma container homes on 9 acres along the Connecticut River in Littleton, New Hampshire — a 20ft and a 40ft, side by side. Author: Boma Properties | Read Time: 5 min | Updated: June 2026 One of the first decisions every container home buyer faces is size. And while it might seem like a simple choice — bigger is better, right? — the reality is more nuanced. The right size depends on your intended use, your budget, your land, and your goals. In this guide, we’ll break down

A Boma container home in the White Mountains of New Hampshire — this is what your investment looks like from the inside. Author: Gareth Dobbs | Read Time: 5 min | Updated: June 2026 The question comes up in almost every buyer conversation: How do I finance a shipping container home? It’s a fair question — and the answer has become more straightforward as container homes have grown in popularity. While traditional mortgage financing doesn’t always apply directly, there are sev