S&B preperations
Typical trip for us has been about four months. About to leave on a ten month FT test. So this will be a first time four season absence. If all goes well we will sell S&B. Looking for the more unique ...
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After we retired, in 2003, we decided to go out for 2 or 3 months, return home for 2 or 3 months, then go out again. The first year we went out and stayed 7 months and didn’t even want to return home but house repairs called. The second year we stayed out 8 months, and again didn’t want to return home, but again house repairs called. The third year we put the house up for sale and became full-timers. We are now in our ninth year without a house. Are happy to be houseless.
Going out for 4 months and having a house to return to is not the same as going out and not having a house to return to. When the house is gone the “security blanket” is gone.
In my opinion the best of all situations would be to lease out the house for one year. Give full-timing a try. If you can do a year without regrets or the urge to return to the “nest”, then return home and dispose of the house. If not still sure, then give it another year before disposing of or reclaiming the house.
In case full-timing is not for you an exit strategy with a fully furnished house waiting is much easier than starting over from scratch.
Full-timing is a wonderful lifestyle for some but utterly miserable for others.
Going out for 4 months and having a house to return to is not the same as going out and not having a house to return to. When the house is gone the “security blanket” is gone.
In my opinion the best of all situations would be to lease out the house for one year. Give full-timing a try. If you can do a year without regrets or the urge to return to the “nest”, then return home and dispose of the house. If not still sure, then give it another year before disposing of or reclaiming the house.
In case full-timing is not for you an exit strategy with a fully furnished house waiting is much easier than starting over from scratch.
Full-timing is a wonderful lifestyle for some but utterly miserable for others.
