AZ park models vs. on-site storage of 5er

The prices will vary from park to park. In the park I am in now, the cost to leave your 5th. wheel for the year is approx. 4K per year. To rent a park model, the average cost is $1800 to $2400 per month. I have looked at buying a park model for the 3 months a year but I don't like having to pay home owners fees for the whole year when I am not here. Most larger parks with full facilities, pool,exercise facility, golf course, tennis courts, pickle ball courts parks average about $850 per month + monthly electricity. Generally you have to leave a deposit a year in advance if you want the same site every year.

Snowman9000 wrote:
We are growing weary of taking our RV from IL to AZ (Phoenix and/or Tucson) and back for our snowbird trip. As of now, we only snowbird for less than 3 months. I expect that to grow but that is not a sure thing.

We have a small C, and don't really want to trade up to a big MH. We had fivers, and don't want to tow them across country, either. We could afford to have a decent used fiver sit in AZ for 9 months, then use it for 3 months. How do the parks look at a 3 month renter? How much is it, roughly, to have them store it for the other 9 months, and also move it on and off the lot? How much does it deteriorate from spending all year in AZ?

Would buying a used park model make any sense for a 3 month user? I'm wondering if it would cost all that much more annually than the above idea. Ignoring the purchase prices. Ongoing costs bug me, purchase prices not so much, because that's a one time decision.

I suppose there are park models for rent? What's the monthly rent on those, in season?

Then there is always the condo route.