Effy wrote:
DW and I decided over the weekend to sell our MH and exit the Rv world. We've considered this in the past year and frankly I thought I would be more upset about it. But I am not. I'm pretty over it actually. I really loved Rv'ing and then something changed. Nothing major, just continued little problems that a 4 year old RV should not have. The depreciation has me scratching my head why I made such a poor financial move in the first place, but we created a lot of memories and I knew that going in. We live at the beach now which is where most of our RV trips used to take us. I used to be able to keep it in my driveway and now with an HOA I have to pay for storage a few miles away. We used to take at least monthly trips, now they are further apart. And the prepping, loading, packing for a trip and the undoing of it all afterwards have grown laborious and frankly rather stressful. Anymore the whole process feels like work and a financial strain and I can't ignore how much money I am throwing at it monthly and not using it as often as we should. Minor issues cost a ton of money even if you are handy. I am sure some part of me will be sad when it's gone but the MH has started to feel more of a burden than the keys to freedom it used to. I am looking for a freedom now of this thing I have to pay for, take care of, store, load, clean, maintenance, and all out worry about the next little thing. Our son wasn't happy when we told him but he gets it. It tells me we created memories that he enjoyed although he got all the upside and none of the headaches that come along. That really was most of our intent. We have a few more trips planned until it sells, and will continue to use it until it does, but when it goes I think we'll be happier for it.
You should not be sad and you should not second guess yourself. It sounds like you have been unhappy for quite some time (depreciation realities) and not really using the unit that created any long lasting special moments. That being the case it appears you made a well thought out and logical decision. We all have to move on and it sounds like now is your time.
Good luck with whatever you do next.