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Re: Which is more important?
We do have a 1988 Ford F-350, 7.3 IDI with Turbo 4X4. Yes it's old, but we only need it for the actual moving. Several things inside are new and it's paid off. It won't be our only vehicle, also. We have priced the cost of both RV living and apartment living in the same area of two places we could be in the future, plus the numbers for where we are now. Here and now it will be cheaper with most of the RV parks and we have picked which is our best bet and they have many many spots open. The two places we did numbers on in the future are the two places we want to be the most. Both RV parks and apartments we looked at were in the same area, near the medical schools, so either way the school district the kids will be in would be the same and we still will be paying less on an RV. We also went off of what my cousin is paying for utilities that lives in one of the areas we would be in. Medical district with a three bed apartment. We lowered the bills just by a bit since what we would get would be a two bed. We used the price of two bed room apartments when doing our numbers since in an RV, we would have two bedrooms (a bunk house). Insurance prices are the only things we haven't gotten to yet since we haven't made a nearly final choice on what RV we will buy. Any advice about RV insurance is also very welcomed. That is an area we are unsure about how to do it. We don't want to go into an agency blind and then have the wool added on top of that. We weren't aware that some cities started to put restrictions on time stayed. We have only asked in our area, here and now, if we can stay full time and all have told us it's no problem. In a larger city, that may be an issue. Thank you for bringing that to our attention! Toy haulers are something that we've only glanced over since we loose out on having slides for the kids' room, which in a toy hauler would be the garage.330Views0likes0CommentsRe: Which is more important?
@toedtoes About everything you said we have thought about and have a plan for. Something I didn't realize that you said, though, is that either way, there will be noise. Very true. Can we handle it? Do we know what we are getting into? We lived in a 30 foot rear kitchen single slide for a month when the oldest was two and we were doing a reno on the house. We liked it and didn't get stir crazy. We are currently sharing a bedroom at my parents for the summer which looks to be extending and we have been just fine. We have had a taste of RV and small living. Noise for work and sleep? Hubby does all school work and study at the university library. With his ADHD, he has to. Quiet for sleep isn't that big a deal either. He's worked EMS for five years and can sleep when needed regardless of conditions, he just needs it dark which is easy to maintain. Speaking of maintenance, Hubby's dad grew up on a farm, was military and lived in an 5th wheel with my mom-in-law up until he died, he taught my husband all that kind of stuff and he does well with those things. Hubby will most likely do the regular kind of maintenance and for larger problems we will be able to get to a repair place easily since we will be in large cities for most of the time. Weather? We live in South Texas and will only be going to med school in Texas, Arizona or Louisiana. Those are the places he will apply to and we have family near all of the places med schools are. Getting away a little and getting more space, being out on rainy days or even having a place to stay during times the RV might be in the shop, won't be such a problem because of that mostly. We have at least a little help and family any place we go. Family is a very important factor for us and we have family spread all over so it's easy to find family for us. Now, neighbors...I don't mind neighbors unless they are peeing off the roof (true story) but even then, that's why we call the police. I'm a social person but Hubby isn't very social but since he's at school all day and into the night, not a problem. Our kids, yes, even the 1 yr old, makes friends easily and doesn't cause problems that way. We had lived in an apartment for almost two years and most of the tenant were university students. We understand noise. To clarify something about the RVs we are considering; both will have a bunk room but the rear living has a much smaller bunk room and also a loft to make up for it. The RV with the rear bunk room has a living area that seems to be such an after thought with no place really for games or family movie nights. The rear bunk room does have an extra half bath which is almost just enough to not even consider the RV with larger living. We have thought about RV living for about 8 months and this is what we want to do. If it doesn't work for us anymore in the future, when Hubby starts his residencies or when the kids are older, then we will just sell and live in a rental, apartment or house. We won't force it if our kids are miserable. Right now, the oldest loves having family live in close quarters. One reason I want to do this is so that we can start living a simpler life. Less clutter, less chaos. Things like that.330Views0likes0CommentsWhich is more important?
Hello full timers! My husband is a premed student, about half way done, and we decided that while he his going to school, we would live in an RV. This just about guarantees us a place to live no matter where we go and when we have to be there. We have two girls, five and one, and plan to have one or two more before Hubby is completely done with school. Oldest will be about 14-15 when we are done being full timers. We are looking at two different fifth wheel bunk house layouts; rear living vs. rear bunk room. Here is my question; which is more important? More family space (a bigger living area) or more space for the girls (bigger bunk room)? More living means more family time and bigger bunk room means more privacy for the kids. The kids are a major factor in all our plans. Small bunk house means less storage, we know this, but I am good and finding storage in all places, I am not too concerned with that. I want the kids to have their privacy but isn't RV living about being so close to one another? Remember that the oldest will be a teenager and the youngest a tween. All our kids will do public or private schooling and we will stay in one place for 2-4 years at a time, if this extra info makes a difference in your opinions. Thank you for all future opinions! Hubby and I are just so unsure and want advice from those with more experience. Thank you!4.7KViews0likes20Comments
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