Hello all,I've had this radical idea to sell my 2500sf home and renovate a fifth wheel and live in an RV park for a year while I stack the cash... Still in idea stage I've not purchased anything. So my question is... I want to remodel it... I presume will take a week or two of working on it full days...But here's the thing, my current home has HOA restrictions and my parents home has HOA restrictions, so where would I / could I remodel it? I just can't figure this part out. So I would sell the house, take the fifth wheel somewhere and remodel it for a week, I just don't know where it can be parked while I'm working on it... Storage facility? Any ideas? How do people do this? This would be a fifth wheel. Thanks so much!

The lucky ones finds a farmers barn he can rent space out for remodeling. Or perhaps a portable garage at a friends house...I would think major remodeling would require to be inside out of the elements with 120VAC power for tools and things...Roy ken

What do you plan to do to "remodel" it?

If you have the space and your looking at 2 weeks just work on it at home. Talk with your close neighbors so they are aware it is temporary. Once you hear from the HOA tell them it is going to take a couple weeks to get it road worthy, Ahhhhh.....waiting on parts.

Define remodeling? 2 weeks sounds ambitious but if it's minor stuff may be doable.A farmer with a pole barn is a good idea or ask around at the storage lots if they would let you connect to power and do some work. Some probably won't like it but some may be OK with it.

These are great ideas, thanks... I guess when the time comes I will make some calls, Craigslist and try all these avenues... I am sure someone will trade their space for a few hundred dollars.... esp a storage lot, I bet I could charm someone! Where there is a will nothing will get in my way

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Old-Biscuit
Explorer III
Apr 06, 2016
Unless one has a high mortgage payment......living FT in an RV is NOT necessarily cheaper ie: 'stack the cash'

Even with RV stationary in a park you still have:
Vehicle maintenance, fuel, ins. and registration
RV registration and best have 'home owners' ins. coverage (just like that S&B House Ins.)
Park site fee
Electric bill
PLUS all the regular bills that go alone with day to day living

So small cost cutting on site fee(with water) and a tad on electric.
All other costs......pretty much the same
Jebby14
Explorer
Apr 06, 2016
what exactly are you planning to do to it?
Pennyamaris
Explorer
Apr 06, 2016
These are great ideas, thanks... I guess when the time comes I will make some calls, Craigslist and try all these avenues... I am sure someone will trade their space for a few hundred dollars.... esp a storage lot, I bet I could charm someone! Where there is a will nothing will get in my way
valhalla360
Navigator
Apr 06, 2016
Define remodeling? 2 weeks sounds ambitious but if it's minor stuff may be doable.

A farmer with a pole barn is a good idea or ask around at the storage lots if they would let you connect to power and do some work. Some probably won't like it but some may be OK with it.
DavidP
Explorer
Apr 06, 2016
If you have the space and your looking at 2 weeks just work on it at home. Talk with your close neighbors so they are aware it is temporary. Once you hear from the HOA tell them it is going to take a couple weeks to get it road worthy, Ahhhhh.....waiting on parts.
westend
Explorer
Apr 06, 2016
What do you plan to do to "remodel" it?
RoyB
Explorer II
Apr 06, 2016
The lucky ones finds a farmers barn he can rent space out for remodeling.

Or perhaps a portable garage at a friends house...

I would think major remodeling would require to be inside out of the elements with 120VAC power for tools and things...

Roy ken

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