RVing during Pandemic and looking relocate
Thanks for your consideration! My wife and I are in our early 60's, we hadn't planned to retire and are both unemployed, I have a little side income, and both plan to work into our 70's. We live in...
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Jobs: The workplace is more mobile now than it ever has been. I'm working this week from Southern Utah while my family enjoys their vacation here. As long as there's good AT&T coverage, I can work from the RV while they play all day.
Park reservations: Things are about to change for you. We're in the sweet spot now where schools are starting back up and families are traveling less. It won't be as sweet this year though, since kids can study from anywhere just like we can work from anywhere. Plus all of the extra curricular activities like youth sports and scouting are on hold, so there will be fewer commitments to hold families home. It should still be better next week than it was last week. On the other end of the season though, a lot of parks close down at the end of September (or whatever the end of the season is in their area). National Parks shut down in mid October.
Location: What about taking all that nice Sonoma equity and moving someplace less expensive (but not Oregon coast) and then traveling to the coast for longer term stays from time to time? Use part of that Sonoma equity to buy in Carson City or someplace in ID where you're not too far from the west coast. You'd have enough to buy a less expensive home, set a chunk aside for medical insurance, set another chunk aside for travel expenses, and then take gig work to fill in the gaps and travel on a modest budget until you hit Medicare age and your healthcare expenses are reduced.
Park reservations: Things are about to change for you. We're in the sweet spot now where schools are starting back up and families are traveling less. It won't be as sweet this year though, since kids can study from anywhere just like we can work from anywhere. Plus all of the extra curricular activities like youth sports and scouting are on hold, so there will be fewer commitments to hold families home. It should still be better next week than it was last week. On the other end of the season though, a lot of parks close down at the end of September (or whatever the end of the season is in their area). National Parks shut down in mid October.
Location: What about taking all that nice Sonoma equity and moving someplace less expensive (but not Oregon coast) and then traveling to the coast for longer term stays from time to time? Use part of that Sonoma equity to buy in Carson City or someplace in ID where you're not too far from the west coast. You'd have enough to buy a less expensive home, set a chunk aside for medical insurance, set another chunk aside for travel expenses, and then take gig work to fill in the gaps and travel on a modest budget until you hit Medicare age and your healthcare expenses are reduced.
