3/4 timers, unite!
I never know if I belong here or in Snowbirds. The 'birds seem to only go for a few months, starting in January, but I am on the road more like 9 months of the year. I saw someone in another thread ...
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Snowman9000 wrote:
I'm interested in what kind of home is maintained by a 3/4 timer. It seems to me that unless it is a rental, the upkeep will eventually be an issue. My parents used to own a home in the Keys and one in the midwest and spend 6 months in each. They spent the first month or so at each place doing repairs, maintenance, yard work, etc. They got tired of that aspect of it.
To me the ideal 3/4 situation would be some sort of secure place like an RV park, with a casita and covered RV spot, and a good sized shed. Or a rented pad on a farm, set up the same way. That would be very nice indeed.
What kind of house? Our daughter calls the house we are building the Party House. In addition to the bar, pool, and spa it will have 2 FHU spots for friends.
In our case we went on the road full time 6 years ago, but we put some stuff in storage. DH builds furniture so we kept what he built plus his specialty tools etc. we also kept some of our household things. Condo won't work for us, he wants a work shop, and we have a boat, 5th wheel, and camper to store. Renting won't work either. Neither will a casita. we need a place big enough to get our stuff out of storage.
we are building a brand new house, so maintenance shouldn't be too hard. In AZ- no grass and stuff to maintain.
Its not a huge house (garage is bigger than the house) or a fancy house and its not our "forever home". For us its a comfortable place to hang out in the winter and go boating on a gorgeous lake.
