bdougt
Now Louisiana, Eventually Michigan
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You may want to consider looking East - towards and including Texas/Louisiana. Property costs may be less, but then, it is not the desert Southwest.
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oldcurios
The South
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We have been looking too - our range is 2-3 years out. We tend to live below our means too. So far, out west, we like Mesquite, Nevada (for a home base -probably a condo or small house), and also the hill country of Texas (a little north-ish of San Antonio) where we would more likely opt for an RV lot.
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caqui
Garrison MN
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Well it's certainly fun to do the research! I know that if I could find an RV lot we could own like the one we have in Minnesota we'd be sit'n pretty.
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kihutson
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caqui wrote:
So far the plan is to sell the house and our current life style and think twice about giving the boys our cell phone numbers and RV for as long as possible. Is this making sense? Is this a pipe dream?
Thanks for any advice.
caqui
Please ALWAYS be reachable by some means. Emergencies happen and it becomes an unnecessary extra anxiety to reach someone who is purposefully not easily reachable. And when the State Police seek you out to relay that emergency information, you don't want to look back and have regrets about not giving the kids the cell phone number. (Just because they have your cell phone number, doesn't mean you have to answer when they call!!  )
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tatest
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You do know that New Mexico has winter weather in winter?
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Jim Shoe
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After my Dad retired back in 1970, my folks started looking for someplace warm for the winters. They spent a couple of winters renting around Tampa but really didn't like the area. They finally bought a class C and started traveling in the winter with the idea of finding a permanent place to spend the winters. That way, they could move on if they were in an area that they didn't care for. They spent 3 or 4 years chasing across the southwest and southeast. They tried Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Alabama and Florida from Pensacola to Key Largo. They finally found an RV park near Titusville, FL that offered good weather, light traffic, nearby shopping and medical facilities and several golf courses. Just what they were looking for. They traded the Class C for a park model and spent the rest of their winters there.
My point here (wondering if I had one?) is that every place they visited they thought they were going to love, but didn't for a variety of reasons. By spending at least a month in every place they tried, they refined their list of likes/dislikes until they found the perfect spot for them.
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rustysylvia
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I officially retire next week. We intend to live in the MH for 6 months up north and we found a 2 br, 2 br double wide in St. Petes fully furnished for $6500.00 Nothing spectacular, but a place to lay our heads where its warm. Pad fees are 345 a month, but thats still cheaper than an apt. up north. We'll use the MH for side trips. Works for us and it all depends on what works for you. OH yes, all paid for. VERY important!
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caqui
Garrison MN
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Yes, if we can't do this without a payment hang'n over our heads it's just a pipe dream. And yes I know New Mexico has a winter season but not a Minnesota winter season. I hate the 30 below cold "snaps" (whoever named them snaps should be dug up and slapped)they are events. It doesn't have hurricanes, doesn't shake, and no tornadoes that I know of.
Travel and stay a while does sound like the ideal way to truely pick a place though. Things do change over the years but the chase is very interesting at the very least.
It's my dads fault I love the road. I was nine when we packed up the station wagon with the tent, cooler and Coleman stove and left for five weeks. Imagine never being out of flat Minnesota and two days later wake up to snow on the tent high up in the mountains! Haven't shaken the feeling since and I'm 51!
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caqui
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Yes, if we can't do this without a payment hang'n over our heads it's just a pipe dream. And yes I know New Mexico has a winter season but not a Minnesota winter season. I hate the 30 below cold "snaps" (whoever named them snaps should be dug up and slapped)they are events. It doesn't have hurricanes, doesn't shake, and no tornadoes that I know of.
Travel and stay a while does sound like the ideal way to truely pick a place though. Things do change over the years but the chase is very interesting at the very least.
It's my dads fault I love the road. I was nine when we packed up the station wagon with the tent, cooler and Coleman stove and left for five weeks. Imagine never being out of flat Minnesota and two days later wake up to snow on the tent high up in the mountains! Haven't shaken the feeling since and I'm 51!
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caqui
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Yes, if we can't do this without a payment hang'n over our heads it's just a pipe dream. And yes I know New Mexico has a winter season but not a Minnesota winter season. I hate the 30 below cold "snaps" (whoever named them snaps should be dug up and slapped)they are events. It doesn't have hurricanes, doesn't shake, and no tornadoes that I know of.
Travel and stay a while does sound like the ideal way to truely pick a place though. Things do change over the years but the chase is very interesting at the very least.
It's my dads fault I love the road. I was nine when we packed up the station wagon with the tent, cooler and Coleman stove and left for five weeks. Imagine never being out of flat Minnesota and two days later wake up to snow on the tent high up in the mountains! Haven't shaken the feeling since and I'm 51!
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