Opinions Sought from Experienced Full-Timers

Fulltiming 1 year...certainly not as much experience as others. I won't answer most of your questions, because I feel they're more than my knowledge can handle. However, you say you don't know if you can find good quality units on a 2nd hand market. Well, YES, you can! GOOD units ARE for sale....the question is, can YOU determine what's been done to a unit, had it been maintained properly, are you willing to spend TIME to research? We researched for over a year....actually, ever since we first got married 10 yrs ago. We found an Open Range that had been used once for 2 weeks and the old guy couldn't do it any more (he was 88). He died 4 yrs later and family put the rig up for sale. it's been the BEST as far as RVs go. Yes, we do maintenance, yes, we've added "our touch" to the rig. But that's part of the fun. Do NOT depend on a salesman, whether for a business or a private seller, to tell you the truth...........do YOUR research.

and good luck