One Year Try
I'm debating on doing this for a year or so, but have not yet made a final decision. I could just go traveling for 3 months and stay in motels (would not have as much freedom, plus I want to travel fo...
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StukInTexas wrote:
The main reason is because the areas of NM where I am looking are MUCH MUCH closer to being central to all the areas I love to visit. The gas and maintenance savings alone of dragging a FIFTH back and forth across the country will likely pay for the land, and then add the fact of the maintenance and wear and tear of round trips from SE Texas back to California / Utah / Colorado / AZ / New Mexico. Those are the places I love to visit the most, so makes sense to keep the 5th in New Mexico (or SE AZ is another possibility).
Basically, it will allow me to keep the 5th and not have to resell it at the end of the trip, and I can enjoy it for years as a vacation resort when not traveling.
I will have to invest in some land, but as long as I do it wisely, real estate should hold at least 80% of its value, and it might even go up over time. Much wiser spending the money there then on GAS and maintenance and depreciation which has a guaranteed zero / negative return.
I am not really so interested in seeing the entire country so to speak (already done that), but I am more focused on the places I love to visit. Oh yah, Idaho and Montana are also cool, but NM is also a LOT closer to those places as well.
Why not by the plot of land and put a mobile home on it? You can seriously get one larger than any fifth wheel for a lot less. I know there is a place that sells them down the road and they have brand new single wides for less than $30,000 and they appear to be at least 60' long. Will probably be better fabricated. You can pin it down and not have to worry about getting a changing vehicles either (less additional cost). Then you can always keep it for your get away later if you want. You can always build onto it and make it look nicer and more structurally sound.
