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?
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