Seriously thinking about buying a campervan and giving up my rental home

The world has changed and not for the better.

IMHO, it’s a bad idea for a few reasons, but here’s what Kiplinger’s interview with retired RV nomads had to say:

15 Reasons You'll Regret an RV in Retirement
I have made the decision to forego the campervan experience and move to Melbourne.
Share a fully furnished 4-bedroom house with a friend who lives there alone. His wife died 3 years ago.
 

Why don't you think about buying, what we call
a Mobile Home, Bretrick, they are 8'6" X 20 or 30',
you choose the length, you can get 2 or 3 sections
and put them together to have a wider home, they
do have wheels, but you are not allowed to tow them,
the wheels are for manoeuvring them into position
and are usually removed when located and on blocks.

Mike.

Mobile Home.jpg
 
I lived in RV's after selling my home for five or six years. I had two RV's: one was parked at an RV resort and served as a home base. The other was small and van-based; it was used for traveling. I loved it; the RV park was really nice and I liked the traveling but I also realized "there's no place like home".

The one thing I didn't like was finding places to park overnight when on the road.

Eventually, tired of it all, sold the RV's, and bought another house. I am glad I had the RV/living-on-the road experience but I wouldn't want to do it again. I also loved my late husband but wouldn't want to remarry, either.
 


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