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Depends on the country where you live.

Since shipping investments are my new passion in the past couple of years, I can tell you that there are many good leasing companies to choose from, given that this is an emerging and fast growing investment opportunity. You can read this article about the advantages of shipping investments, and maybe it will help you decide on the best company for you to invest with. If you'd like to check out some of the companies that work in the UK I recommend you start with Pacific Tycoon, Buss Capital and Touax. 

Some people live in houses made from old shipping containers. Seems like a good idea to me.

There are a lot of options to choose from, I found this website really helpful, it helped me make a choice really easily http://shippinginvesting.co.uk/.

It contain a lot of information about shipping container leasing in general, and all the major companies around the world.