Regarding:
Appreciation of house.
Our property taxes the last year before we started full timing were over $10,000 and increased for a few years afterwards.
We sold at near the property value peak and the property experienced a huge drop in the following years.
The property tax savings for 12 years came close or maybe exceeded the appreciation of the property and the depreciation of the motor home.
We never intended to full time the rest of our lives so full timing was just a part of our life not an either-or permanent thing. We always expected to settle down again and we did.
Yard work.
We had most of the new property in CO xeriscaped (desert landscaping). There is enough grass left so I did have to get a lawn mower. His name is Salvadore and he charges me $10 per week for about 24 weeks a year to mow and trim.
The house has low maintenance vinyl siding so no painting. I am spending much less time on maintenance on the house and property than I did on the motor home.
On the whole, full timing was a great adventure with a lot of positives but now settling down in a house also has a lot of positives. Sure glad we have been able to do both.
