RV site as a home base?
Just wondering how it works out to live in your RV full time but to own a site somewhere as a "home base"? In other words if one wanted to full-time in an RV and be free to travel around quite a bit b...
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Hi everyone.... 1st post here on RVNet. WOOT! This topic immediately caught my eye, as this is a topic I am currently pondering as well.
We love the idea of the "full-time" RV life, but in reality we need to have a "home base" here in OR within ~2hour drive from my ageing mother-in-law. Winters will likely be spent in AZ, NV, SoCal. Likely domicile in SD or FL for the income tax break.
The conundrum: Keeping a house or condo seems silly, to me at least. Why maintain a house or condo when the RV should be the "condo" right? But...I really love having a big garage/shop where I can work on my Jeep (the toad), work on the RV, store the 2nd car, etc. Storage is also needed, and will always be (long story).
So, my idea is finding a semi-rural lot (1 acre or so); building a 3-4 car garage/shop with an attached 1-bedroom apartment. Single-level (no stairs). Adjacent to the garage/apartment is the RV pad with FHU, 50amp. Between the RV and garage is a large outdoor living space, patio, BBQ, etc. The apartment is merely to comply with zoning regulation, or perhaps live in it if needed when we are there. Renting the RV site is also an idea when we are on the road.
Maybe I will get lucky and find a lot with a cottage like someone here described. Then all I need is the Garage and RV pad.
So much to ponder... LOL
We love the idea of the "full-time" RV life, but in reality we need to have a "home base" here in OR within ~2hour drive from my ageing mother-in-law. Winters will likely be spent in AZ, NV, SoCal. Likely domicile in SD or FL for the income tax break.
The conundrum: Keeping a house or condo seems silly, to me at least. Why maintain a house or condo when the RV should be the "condo" right? But...I really love having a big garage/shop where I can work on my Jeep (the toad), work on the RV, store the 2nd car, etc. Storage is also needed, and will always be (long story).
So, my idea is finding a semi-rural lot (1 acre or so); building a 3-4 car garage/shop with an attached 1-bedroom apartment. Single-level (no stairs). Adjacent to the garage/apartment is the RV pad with FHU, 50amp. Between the RV and garage is a large outdoor living space, patio, BBQ, etc. The apartment is merely to comply with zoning regulation, or perhaps live in it if needed when we are there. Renting the RV site is also an idea when we are on the road.
Maybe I will get lucky and find a lot with a cottage like someone here described. Then all I need is the Garage and RV pad.
So much to ponder... LOL
