Thunder Mountain wrote:
Well, the wife announced she is thinking about full timing. I've thought about it but just stayed quiet. Need some advice from your vast experiences on this subject. Below are some points I would like help with.
1. We are in our early-mid 60s and in excellent health. So, I would expect we would have a good 10-15 years to full time. Did you sell everything or did you store some "seed" items to restart housekeeping after the road?
That is a personal choice. We sold everything. When we get to old/sick to travel,we will park our well maintained trailer somewhere in the sun.
2. We are burdened by generations of family stuff plus 40 years of our own collecting and buying and selling. We have everything from a grand piano to a 6 1/2' antique rolltop desk. We have no kids or family that needs or wants our stuff. How long did it take you to sell out your stuff?
It took us less than a month, but we were under time constraints from the buyer.
3. How did you get rid of the stuff? I figure some will go on eBay, some at an antique action, some at specialty auctions such as Native American stuff, a couple of yard sales and then a final on site auction to get rid of the lawn mowers, snow blowers and yard tools.
You have a good plan. We used a garage sale, gifts to friends, and donations. The last little bit was placed at the curb with a "free to take" sign.
3. Did you rent a safety deposit box to keep jewelry and important papers or take everything on the road? What about your will?
Nope. The real important stuff is in a small fire safe with us.
4. Did you sell the house or lease it in case you didn't like the road?
We had bad experiences leasing some of our property, so we sold out.
5. Please share any additional information from you experiences!
