WOW, you are looking at some monster sized rigs for just one person!!!
No, I would not suggest a little <30'er either. How you expect to use it short term is important but how you may want to use it longterm should be considered as well. Those big ones are...well...BIG. The dry weights are heavy. The fresh water capacity, MS excepted, is small. If real traveling with NPs, SPs & such are in your future those monsters are not going to do it.
Think about when the time comes to sell it too. If you paid new you take the biggest hit in depreciation. Also, the bigger they are the less demand for them it seems.
Given your budget I'd be looking for a lightly used as top of the line as I can find unit with a LOA under 36' & freshwater capacity exceeding 80gal.
I'm thinking something with a new MSRP well over the $100k mark but only a little 'pre enjoyed'time on it. In 2006 our 2006 Alpenlite 34RLR Ltd had a MSRP of $110k (found the paperwork). We picked it up from the first owner at 6 months off the lot, factory ordered, 2006 sig truck with 16,000 miles included, for under $85,000k.
This was their first & RVing turned out to be NOT for them. They want OUT real bad & the fall is no time to be selling summer toys.
Our research was done. We were down to 3 possible models between Mobile Suite, Carriage & Alpenlite. The Alpenlite popped up first.
They are out there. Short list the possibles & be prepared to travel when the right one pops up. Buying a mistake, especially a new one, is costly.
