If you were my widowed sister, this would be my advise to you:
1) Have a realtor come through your house and give you suggestions plus an idea on asking price (maybe you have already done this).
2) If nothing needs repaired on home, get it listed and start selling stuff you could live without if house didn't sell immediately. Once you get a contract signed and they are fully approved, then really get aggressive with selling or giving away stuff.
3) Make decision on how you will get your mail and what your new address will be. Make this decision prior to closing on your home. Will you use a commercial forwarding service or can one of your local children send your mail every couple of weeks to you?
4) Get everything paperless. The less mail to have to deal with the better.
5) Decide how you want to do you internet while full time. Can't always depend on CG's internet service, plus I wouldn't trust it for being secure for doing all of our banking.
6) Even though you have family you can stay with I would still start looking for your RV. Go to shows, dealers, and investigate different ones on-line. Craigs list can be a good place to find used ones. I would try to find a 1 or 2 year old unit that you really liked. Buying the right used unit usually can save you 50% or more. Once you find the unit and make a deal, start doing more research and find the best deal on a 5 year extended warranty for it.
There is tons more, but this is kind of the pattern we followed when starting full time. Good luck in your new adventure!
