Converting a surplus school bus into a traveling home is nothing new; these were some of the first ‘motorhomes’ as we know them today, and people have been doing these to varying degrees of complexity for decades now. The concept of a skoolie is anything but new. Look, cities retire buses every single year, as do school districts and private school bus agencies. A lot of these hit the auction lots with well under 100k miles on them, and since they are fleet maintained, you usually have some assurance that they were moderately well cared for.

But some states require a special license like California's non-commercial Class A to drive them. Is this something you need to worry about? Let's find out.