Trailer instead of a small house?
First, the backstory: As I enter my 75th year, I am still traveling between Connecticut and Texas in my little Sportsmobile, and can see that I won't be able to do this forever. I've had health issues...
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Completely agree on the Park Model. Many more options and you may or may not need to put up something like the carport for keeping cool.
We are not quite to that 75th year, but are in the midst of sorting/tossing/packing/selling here in TN and moving to a manufactured housing community in FL. Manufactured housing is not the same as a travel trailer or mobile home and withstands severe storms better than many stick-built homes. Unless you feel that living quite close to your son and family is perfect for you, I would strongly suggest you investigate several of these communities. Security, amenities, activities and you're still quite close to family. Not all homes in these communities are brand new, which = more costly. We found several pre-owned homes in excellent condition and most had recently had complete updates and the prices were much lower than we expected. Many current owners that just snowbird sell the homes completely furnished. That might be a benefit for you. Some of the homes we considered in FL have what they call a "roof over", which is essentially what you're thinking on the travel trailer.
Personally, we could not manage living a stone's throw from our younger DS. I hope you will investigate the 55+ communities in that area and also a Park Model if you want to be on the same property. Good luck and strongly suggest you start sorting and tossing NOW. It's not the job it was 30 years ago....this is a killer! We can sort of see the end in sight, but still plenty to do between now and then. Take care, enjoy!
We are not quite to that 75th year, but are in the midst of sorting/tossing/packing/selling here in TN and moving to a manufactured housing community in FL. Manufactured housing is not the same as a travel trailer or mobile home and withstands severe storms better than many stick-built homes. Unless you feel that living quite close to your son and family is perfect for you, I would strongly suggest you investigate several of these communities. Security, amenities, activities and you're still quite close to family. Not all homes in these communities are brand new, which = more costly. We found several pre-owned homes in excellent condition and most had recently had complete updates and the prices were much lower than we expected. Many current owners that just snowbird sell the homes completely furnished. That might be a benefit for you. Some of the homes we considered in FL have what they call a "roof over", which is essentially what you're thinking on the travel trailer.
Personally, we could not manage living a stone's throw from our younger DS. I hope you will investigate the 55+ communities in that area and also a Park Model if you want to be on the same property. Good luck and strongly suggest you start sorting and tossing NOW. It's not the job it was 30 years ago....this is a killer! We can sort of see the end in sight, but still plenty to do between now and then. Take care, enjoy!
