Is this completely ridiculous?
Hello there, I'm brand new to this forum. My husband and I (along with our two little boys) currently own a 1700sf home in upstate NY. I have to tell you, I thought I would enjoy home ownership, but I...
Forum Discussion
to the OP:
I was in the same boat as you, but without the kids issue. I reached a point where maintenance, yard-work, etc., was just something I didn't want to deal with any longer.
When I retire, probably another 7 years yet, we are planning to fulltime. So what have we done?
Sold the house and bought a downtown condo. No painting, snow shoveling, landscaping, even the garbage is handled for us. This will be our fallback, should the day come where health prevents us from fulltiming. Where it's located, we would have access to everything without the need to drive, if that was an issue.
Bought our 44' Cyclone and have gone seasonal (April-Dec) at a top CG closer to my office. We've considered renting out the condo for the summers, but to date have chosen not to.
When retirement time comes, the RV will be paid off and we'll either buy a truck to pull it around, or buy something smaller to travel around the country. Planning ahead sure helps relieve the stress of how this will all work out.
I was in the same boat as you, but without the kids issue. I reached a point where maintenance, yard-work, etc., was just something I didn't want to deal with any longer.
When I retire, probably another 7 years yet, we are planning to fulltime. So what have we done?
Sold the house and bought a downtown condo. No painting, snow shoveling, landscaping, even the garbage is handled for us. This will be our fallback, should the day come where health prevents us from fulltiming. Where it's located, we would have access to everything without the need to drive, if that was an issue.
Bought our 44' Cyclone and have gone seasonal (April-Dec) at a top CG closer to my office. We've considered renting out the condo for the summers, but to date have chosen not to.
When retirement time comes, the RV will be paid off and we'll either buy a truck to pull it around, or buy something smaller to travel around the country. Planning ahead sure helps relieve the stress of how this will all work out.
