Advice Please?

Will Sill wrote:
> If all this sounds terribly negative and discouraging, sorry. For

Who are you, and what have you done with Will Sill?

On 18 Nov 2006 08:40:37 -0800 "Steve and Janet"
<steveandjanet@> wrote:

>We are Steve and Janet from Pennsylvania. Our kids are now grown and
>on their own, and we have decided to chase a long time dream of full
>timing in a motor home. I am 58 and retired, Janet is 49 and works
>currently as a Nurse. Neither would work while full timing unless
>absolutely necessary and our income would be about 1770/month from my
>retirement.. We hope to do this for 2 years and then buy another home
>and either sell the motor home, or keep it for weekend camping. We do
>not have the desire to do it long term.
>
>We have decided to sell our home and place most of the funds in savings
>so that we can buy another home when we are weary of the motor home,

If I understand you correctly you have not been RVers and now you plan
to sell your stuff and jump into the lifestyle cold turkey. IMHO that
is a mistake. My wife & I know that we can & will do it someday but
..... BIG but ...... we have been easing into the lifestyle for 10
years.

My advice - which is free and may be worth exactly what you are paying
for it - try before you buy. Rent an RV or buy something used that
you can try for a month or two before you commit. You may love it but
we know people that wouldn't last a week let alone a year.


--
R.J.(Bob) Evans
(return address needs alteration to work)

"Steve Barker LT" wrote
> Very tidy job. You dig that by hand? I don't see any mini backhoe
> tracks.
>
> --
> Steve Barker

No. I used a pick and shovel . The ground was too hard to dig by hand.
<BG>

Max (don't know what to do with the left over dirt)

Lon VanOstran wrote:
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>
> State Parks are way above your budget. Find a private park with seasonal
> rates. You'll save a ton.
>
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>
> Lon

Some states have volunteer oportunities that may say you some money.
You may have to sign up a year in advance in some more popular areas
(ie. Florida)


Joe

"William Boyd" <williamboyd@cableone.net> wrote in message
news:455fdeaa$0$21203$88260bb3@free.teranews.com.. .
> Max wrote:
>
>>"Steve Barker LT" wrote
>>
>>>Very tidy job. You dig that by hand? I don't see any mini backhoe
>>>tracks.
>>>
>>>--
>>>Steve Barker
>>>
>>
>>No. I used a pick and shovel . The ground was too hard to dig by hand.
>><BG>
>>
>>Max (don't know what to do with the left over dirt)
>>
>>
>>
> Well don't put it in the Tamales.
>
> Your fence looks a lot what we had there in El Paso. By the way we lived
> in Hasiendo Heights, when we were kids.
> I remember it was all newly built houses next to the desert. We had rattle
> snakes all over the place. Had one of the rock wall fences built with rock
> and adobe cement or mortar.

> BILL P.

Rock walls are ubiquitous here. We have an abundant supply of rocks from
the Franklin mountains. <G>
Hacienda Heights. I know the area well. Larger than average lots (for El
Paso) Almost exclusively Latino neighborhood now. I enjoyed inspecting
houses there in the summer. The aroma of chilis being roasted, tortillas
being made.............mmmm.

Max

Sorobon wrote:
> We are probably at the bottom of the housing cycle and in 2 years home
> prices will probably rise faster than your capital will increase if
> deposited at a bank, you could invest in a REIT or rent your house. Selling

Must be regional. Here in the northeast, or at least Rhode Island, we've
just gotten over the crest of this cycle. I expect it to be in a slump
(or at least very slow growth) for awhile.

I bought into the market at the peak. :(

>"Steve and Janet" <steveandjanet@> wrote:

> We will buy our own health insurance...

Ouch.

Have you priced health insurance?

--
DD, paying $1,100/month for health insurance