Swell1, You are paying a lot more than we do. Property tax on the PM is ~$110/yr. Water/sewer/trash is $30/month. Electricity runs us around $4-75/month while we are here ($75 being a cold month) and a flat $20/month while we are gone. Yes, we could have it turned off, but we have the house opened up for us before we get there, plus we have some things done that require them to get to use the utilities, so it is just easier to pay the flat monthly charge. Rent is less than $500/month. But each park will be different and it takes some time to figure out where you want to be and what you consider a reasonable cost. We spend 6 months here, then 6 months with the MH on the road. Best of both worlds for us.
Please do stay at a number of parks you are considering for at least a month or more to see if you want to be there. BTW - you can get a PM for $15K OR LESS in late September, early October when ppl decided they do not want to make the trip again or a spouse has passed away. Lots of models (yes they are older) are between $15K - $25K. We got ours for less than $15K and figure when we are down we will just sign it over to companies that pull the old ones out to use on construction sites, etc.
Barb
