The Intelligence Layer for Waterfront Living.
Reports, Strategy Sessions & Structured Reviews
The water has always been there.
The question is whether living on it makes sense.
The Floating Residence helps people evaluate life on the water through market intelligence, financial analysis, marina research, vessel suitability, and lifestyle fit.
The Core Problem
Most people begin with the boat. That is usually the wrong starting point.
Floating living depends on a system: marina access, liveaboard permissions, vessel suitability, financing, insurance, weather, maintenance, daily routines, and emotional adaptation. The goal is not to romanticize life on the water. The goal is to evaluate whether it works.
Intelligence.
Clarity.
Opportunity.
How To Use This Page
Start with the report. Continue with the decision.
Level 1
Free Market Report
Build understanding before making assumptions about boats, marinas, costs, or lifestyle fit.
Level 2
Strategy Session
Clarify whether this lifestyle is realistic and where your search should begin.
Level 3
Floating Residence Review™
A structured evaluation of a specific vessel, marina, region, or floating residence opportunity.
Level 4
Industry Intelligence
For operators, investors, researchers, consultants, waterfront stakeholders, and media inquiries.
Free Download
The State of the Floating Residence Market 2026
A market intelligence report introducing the forces shaping floating living: housing pressure, marina scarcity, capital efficiency, vessel suitability, and the rise of Floating Residence Intelligence™.
Use this report to understand the market before evaluating a boat, marina, region, or waterfront lifestyle decision.
Strategy Session
For people who need direction before they start searching.
A Floating Residence Strategy Session is designed for people who are curious, serious, or somewhere in between. It helps clarify whether floating living is realistic, which region may make sense, and what risks should be understood first.
Best for questions like: Is this lifestyle realistic? Which region should I focus on? Should I start with the marina or the vessel? What are my biggest risks?
60–90 minutes | $250–$500
Flagship Product
Floating Residence Review™
A structured evaluation of a specific floating residence opportunity — including the vessel, marina, region, cost structure, feasibility, red flags, tradeoffs, and lifestyle fit.
Marina waitlists and liveaboard rules
Vessel habitability and maintenance burden
Cost structure and capital efficiency
Lifestyle fit, weather, and daily-life realities
Starting at $1,500
The Frameworks Behind The Work
Floating Residence Intelligence™ turns scattered information into structured evaluation.
Every waterfront opportunity looks different on the surface. The Floating Residence Review organizes marina realities, vessel suitability, financial feasibility, lifestyle compatibility, and long-term ownership considerations into one structured framework.
Floating Livability Score™
Evaluates whether a location supports long-term life on the water.
Marina Residence Index™
Evaluates whether a marina functions as residential infrastructure.
Vessel Habitability Rating™
Evaluates whether a vessel can realistically function as a residence.
Nomadic Water Living Assessment™
Evaluates mobility, cruising potential, and water-based flexibility.
Industry Intelligence
Market intelligence for operators, investors, and waterfront stakeholders.
The Floating Residence also develops research and intelligence for marina operators, developers, waterfront investors, journalists, housing researchers, tourism authorities, local governments, consultants, and other market participants evaluating the future of floating residential living.
Start With Understanding
The report gives you the framework. The review evaluates the opportunity.
Whether you are beginning your research or already considering a specific vessel, marina, or region, The Floating Residence helps bring structure to a complex residential decision.
Questions? Contact The Floating Residence at kathleen@lifeunleashed.com.