Owning CLass A or C vs buying a vacation home
We are looking into buying another class A or C which we have been out of the RV world for three years. We had a 33' class A for 6 years and kind of now what it takes to up keep one. We are retired i...
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Assuming you don't have the $ for both as someone suggestedor you want a vacation home in town somewhere that won't allow you to park the MH on an empty lot and live in it then maybe look for a compromise.
There are thousands of cheap vacant lots where you could set up camp in the mh when you want to stay there for a while.
Land is typically an appreciating investment where a MH is always a depreciating investment.
Spend a little less on a mh get a used one that is depreciated out some and use the rest to buy a lot where you can use the mh in your preferred area for extended periods.
Improvements to the lot will generally increase the value by a good percentage of the expense. IE well, septic, power drop, outbuildings etc.
if that pencils out budget wise it's kind of the best of both worlds.
There are thousands of cheap vacant lots where you could set up camp in the mh when you want to stay there for a while.
Land is typically an appreciating investment where a MH is always a depreciating investment.
Spend a little less on a mh get a used one that is depreciated out some and use the rest to buy a lot where you can use the mh in your preferred area for extended periods.
Improvements to the lot will generally increase the value by a good percentage of the expense. IE well, septic, power drop, outbuildings etc.
if that pencils out budget wise it's kind of the best of both worlds.
