We went to the RV show in Atlantic City today. We went in with the notion that we were looking at Class A or C's, but left being very sure it'll be a fifth wheeler. I think the Class A's, which are really customized buses, are ugly and too big and the C's are much too small to live in full time. Although the 5th wheel needs to be hitched (i.e. your living room is not behind the driver's seat), I think the floor plans were actually much more liveable. We narrowed it down to a few manufacturers.
Next step now is getting the house prepped for sale. When we actually do this will be dependent on how long that takes. I just hope we can get as much as we need.
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Saturday, February 26, 2011
The Start of "The Next Chapter"
We are ready to begin planning for the next chapter in our lives -- early retirement. M retired from ATT 8 years ago, although we are only 53 now (well, I still have 2 more weeks!). We are now empty nesters and there is too much house for us, besides which it is getting too expensive.
What should we do when we sell the house? It's too expensive to live here in NJ and our darling daughter lives in NC. We were thinking of renting a townhouse down there, but remembered a very long term dream we've had -- retiring to an RV. Well... we did some figuring and realized this doesn't have to be a fantasy at all. It is, in fact, very doable, especially if we take M's pension, and we both work to supplement it. His independent contractor work can easily be found anywhere in the country, and I can do administrative temp work, also anywhere USA.
So... we are meeting with a realtor within the next week or 2 to assess the worth of our house, and how much of an investment we'll need to fix it up (and what we'd get back in value). We are attending an RV show tomorrow and have already been doing lots of research on being "full timers" (people who live in motor homes full time). I know there are plenty of RV blogs, but hey, what's another one?
What should we do when we sell the house? It's too expensive to live here in NJ and our darling daughter lives in NC. We were thinking of renting a townhouse down there, but remembered a very long term dream we've had -- retiring to an RV. Well... we did some figuring and realized this doesn't have to be a fantasy at all. It is, in fact, very doable, especially if we take M's pension, and we both work to supplement it. His independent contractor work can easily be found anywhere in the country, and I can do administrative temp work, also anywhere USA.
So... we are meeting with a realtor within the next week or 2 to assess the worth of our house, and how much of an investment we'll need to fix it up (and what we'd get back in value). We are attending an RV show tomorrow and have already been doing lots of research on being "full timers" (people who live in motor homes full time). I know there are plenty of RV blogs, but hey, what's another one?
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