Living in an RV Park?

ASLnuts wrote:

DownTheAvenue wrote:
The first thing to consider is the weather. Extremes, hot and cold, as well as severe weather can create difficult obstacles. Secondly, it is not cheap living. RVs are not designed for full time living, so utility costs will be greater, and routine tasks such as laundry, using a coin laundromat, becomes expensive and a burden.

You mention that it's not cheap living. other than electricity and space rent, what other costs/expenses do I need to be worried about?

Roughly how much would utilities cost?

This is in Texas, so the weather will basically be hot during the summers and some cold days during the winter.

At the end of the day if your:
RV Utilities+Vehicle registration(taxes)+inspection +Insurance+ Yearly avg Maintenance cost+Camp Ground Pad rental
EXCEED
what you would pay in Annual Property Taxes+1 yr of Utilities+Home Insurance+ (Swimming pool maintenance,HOA fees, Apartment Building Maintenance fees) in your Original Stationary home neighborhood, then you know you're not better off than before.

For many Texans the RV life is the way to go because Tx has the 3rd highest Property Taxes in the nation. In San Antonio living in a 200K home cost you 5.5K property taxes. If you have a 500K home you're paying 14K a yr. And some of those 500K homes are definitely not breath taking mansions. Do your calculations. You'll do ok.