Any regrets about selling your house?

Hmmmmmmmm.....interesting article if ya don't look behind the puhleese buy my self printed books that help to fund my I'm retired curtain;). Or the fact that they ignore the reality that this country gives a tax (errrrr rent in the authors' parlance)break unequal to much of the world for home ownership.

All economic markets are cyclic and I find it disingenuous of the authors to neglect to mention that as they continue to purchase and sell stocks.

Do I agree with some of their thoughts? Certainly. Yet the entire package as presented is not for the average person or even in totality as they present it for themselves I suspect.

I am looking forward to selling and hitting the road. We have gangs moving in telling us this is their hood. Police are worthless. The city gives me fines because a trash can is in the wrong spot, or someone tagged my wall and I get letters to remove it. The city gave me a $1000 fine over a set of plans to landscape that they approved and then changed the rules after the work was completed.

I am excited to sell this house and get out of this******hole. The awesome thing of an RV is that I can move it to a new spot or town when ever I feel the need. Back in the 50s and 60s when my dad came home from the service he wondered the US. Never really owned anything. Worked enough to get money to travel. He was content with life. I have that same need now.

Each life style is unique to each person. Don't waste time telling people how they are wrong for picking the path they want. What is right for me is not right for others. Live with that fact and move on.

Dave :W

I brought my former house because it was cheaper than rent for the sq footage and had a 2 car garage. Also I could do as I pleased with interior furnishings. When I decided to go fulltime it was no longer of value to me.

Do I miss the house? Shoot how I miss mowing, running the snow blower, trimming the shrubs, general yearly house maintenance, water bills, sewer bills, power bills, city, county, school taxes, got to be home to do this or that. Never have missed it since going full time eleven years ago!!! And after having known several couples who leased their homes, not to go full timing but for job requirements, with the idea of coming back to that house upon retirement etc., that didn't work either, because according to them, it is no longer home since someone else lived there in the meantime. So that wasn't even on the radar for us. Another thing is the kids can't come home again to live, this is YOUR life.

NO!!! We do not regret selling our house. We had no desire to live in the town. A few years later we did buy another house - a real estate market decision as prices were starting to inch upwards in the area where we bought. We love the house/home base and guess we are now snowbirds/most-timers. The house price has gone up $25k since we bought 2 years ago. So we're good with our decision.

2gypsies wrote:

Gale Hawkins wrote:
Hopefully we all stay mobile but having a very accessible home is great following even a hip or knee replacement.

Being able to hit the road or come off the road on a moment's notice is one type of freedom that is nice.

We have had multiple surgeries during our 16 full-timing years including knee replacements, shoulder replacements and cancer. It is very easy to recoup in a RV. There always something to hold on to while walking and not a lot of walking to the bathroom or kitchen. Physical therapists and visiting nurses will even come in, in needed. You can go to the best hosipitals in the country for treatment.

As far as being able to come off the road on a moment's notice - we've seen many easily doing it. We would not keep a house for that reason.

Same here. Multiple surgeries, including another one tomorrow. I prefer to recovery in our trailer.

When in the hosptial and in a private room, the toilet was further away from my bed than my whole house on wheels is long!!

Gale Hawkins wrote:
Hopefully we all stay mobile but having a very accessible home is great following even a hip or knee replacement.

Being able to hit the road or come off the road on a moment's notice is one type of freedom that is nice.

We have had multiple surgeries during our 16 full-timing years including knee replacements, shoulder replacements and cancer. It is very easy to recoup in a RV. There always something to hold on to while walking and not a lot of walking to the bathroom or kitchen. Physical therapists and visiting nurses will even come in, in needed. You can go to the best hosipitals in the country for treatment.

As far as being able to come off the road on a moment's notice - we've seen many easily doing it. We would not keep a house for that reason.

ncrowley wrote:
I have both a home and the RV and I enjoy both. I have no issues with either way of living. A great thing about this country is that we have choices not available in many parts of the world.

One reason I like having the house is that I worry about really bad times coming. I know that you can move with the RV but you can only move so far if fuel is not available. I think it is good idea to have at least a month of emergency supplies available - more if you can do it. This takes a lot of space. I am also considering solar power at the house as a hedge against rising power costs. I hope all of this is never needed but I want to be prepared.

I am not in any way diminishing the appeal of living in an RV. I was very tempted to do so after we sold the house last year. But I decided to get a low maintenance house in an area where I feel comfortable leaving the house empty for extended trips. I did not purchase the house as an investment. I purchased it as a place to live.

I like your take on it and your situation. I, too, have both. Obviously, I can afford both, and have thought it through enough to realize the benefits of home ownership to me. Unless you weigh all factors and options, you won't know if owning a home too, is right for you.

I strenuously disagree with most every conclusion the linked to article stated. I would think that most people can think for themselves and realize the conclusions drawn by the author were meant to support his personal thesis on home ownership. IMO, he/she couldn't be more wrong presenting only a one-way argument against home ownership.

I was talking with our 16 year old son about this thread as were were cleaning up the DR Brush Mower and golf car today that we use around the place and have a 15 gallon spray rig mounted on the rear for spraying round up. Yesterday we redid the plumbing for one 4' Aqua Glass shower unit that is 23 years old and worked with the mini horses for a while.

His take was that perhaps some are more comfortable keeping up a place than others is one factor. I think Nancy's approach fits a lot of us. A low maintenance handicap accessible home can give one a lot of comfort as we age. Hopefully we all stay mobile but having a very accessible home is great following even a hip or knee replacement.

Being able to hit the road or come off the road on a moment's notice is one type of freedom that is nice.

I have both a home and the RV and I enjoy both. I have no issues with either way of living. A great thing about this country is that we have choices not available in many parts of the world.

One reason I like having the house is that I worry about really bad times coming. I know that you can move with the RV but you can only move so far if fuel is not available. I think it is good idea to have at least a month of emergency supplies available - more if you can do it. This takes a lot of space. I am also considering solar power at the house as a hedge against rising power costs. I hope all of this is never needed but I want to be prepared.

I am not in any way diminishing the appeal of living in an RV. I was very tempted to do so after we sold the house last year. But I decided to get a low maintenance house in an area where I feel comfortable leaving the house empty for extended trips. I did not purchase the house as an investment. I purchased it as a place to live.