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gypsydan started following What is this dual-axle RV?
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I've been searching the net and am unable to find what this Rv is. The closest I can come is that it is a dual-axle Earthroamer. Was not able to talk to the owners, and Earthroamers website does not show dual-axle.
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Full time but still own property. Good or Bad?
Randyretired replied to lappir's topic in Sharing the Fulltime Lifestyle
There is a lot of things causing housing prices to be high. I just recently received some bids to replace the roof on my house. The bids came in higher than I paid for my first house. Inflation is crazy high. We are also building a new place and the budget we started with is just a dusty piece of paper that no longer applies with today's prices. The land we bought 5 years ago goes for double what we paid. I don't believe it is anymore valuable it's inflation. -
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lappir replied to lappir's topic in Sharing the Fulltime Lifestyle
I got super lucky with the shut down, sort of. The unlucky part that while being an RN I had not worked outside of an OR for many years and had no desire to do such. The cessation of "ALL ELECTIVE" procedures put me out of a job for 24 hours right away, but then I was allowed to work for a month as a "Unit Clerk". The hospital assumed things would be ending in a month and wanted to keep me and they did have to pay the "Company" for an unknown amount of time so I worked for a bit. The lucky part was the location where I was staying. I'd just reserved the spot and while they said they had no intention of "Shutting Down", by the time I arrived to set up everything was closed in the area except for a small Grocery store (thankfully). The Manager also answered my phone call and told me to go ahead and set up where ever I wanted to and she/he would be around to take the money for the site. No one came for over 3 weeks but soon enough the Service station/Convenience Store reopened and I was allowed to stay until I secured another assignment. At that time I had no thoughts about "Owning Property" as a "Backup". Kirk is correct in my initial thought process when I posted the question and poll. I didn't have any idea of how it would turn out, but am happy that it has had the life it has had so far. I too was part of the generation of 14-16-18 and maybe even 20% interest rates of the 70's and 80's. It was not fun, but I survived. My Son has been wanting to upgrade his home for many years now. His first purchase I'm sure is fully paid off, but not sure how much equity he can get out of it and he is not in the mood to pay anyone over 5% interest for anything. I admire his resolve and he does upgrade his pickup and motorcycle whenever the mood comes to him and I'm sure for cash. He started working for Vermeer MFG straight out of High School and has been there ever since. Get's loads of vacation time and still enjoys the work or so it seems. Well a bit off track there, but since it's my initial post I won't complain to anyone of the HighJack. Rod -
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Full time but still own property. Good or Bad?
LiveWorkDream replied to lappir's topic in Sharing the Fulltime Lifestyle
🤣you guys are too funny! I get it. -
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sandsys replied to lappir's topic in Sharing the Fulltime Lifestyle
Our daughter's age--so, yup, being the age of our kid makes you a kid. Linda -
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Kirk W replied to lappir's topic in Sharing the Fulltime Lifestyle
If you wonder why we might consider you to be young, the youngest of my 3 sons turned 55 last March! 🤪 -
Full time but still own property. Good or Bad?
LiveWorkDream replied to lappir's topic in Sharing the Fulltime Lifestyle
The problem is more than interest rates though, it's about the widespread housing shortages around the country. If you sell your house and get a nice little return on it, that probably won't be enough to get you into another comparable place. My mom's neighbor's house just sold for nearly $900k (in Southern CA). This young couple wanted to be closer to work, so they sold their place, and the only comparable they could find was something they got for just over $1 million. It's a crazy real estate world out there. -
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LiveWorkDream replied to lappir's topic in Sharing the Fulltime Lifestyle
That is EXACTLY why we purchased a property in 2021, after not having one for many years. It was terrifying not having a place we could go and feel at home. We squeezed in right before interest rates went up. -
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LiveWorkDream replied to lappir's topic in Sharing the Fulltime Lifestyle
LOL thanks for calling me a youth! I'm 54. You're right, that's high interest. The highest we've ever paid was 8.75%. Great points about being frugal. -
Reno, NV to Trinidad, CA in June pulling a 5th wheel
Lou Schneider replied to SNiblo's topic in Travel
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Full time but still own property. Good or Bad?
Lou Schneider replied to lappir's topic in Sharing the Fulltime Lifestyle
The Pandemic may have influenced the latest poll. Many fulltimers found themselves with nowhere to stay when the government shut down recreational facilities nationwide including most campgrounds. My lot in the Pahrump co-op saved me from a similar fate when "two weeks to slow the surge" stretched into several months of a total shutdown. Having a place where I could go and ride out the closures was priceless. -
Full time but still own property. Good or Bad?
Kirk W replied to lappir's topic in Sharing the Fulltime Lifestyle
While I'm not trying to speak for Rod, it sees to me that the point was to see what other's opinions on the issue are, and that was successful. To me one of the more interesting aspects of the poll is that it seems to have changed significantly since a similar one was run about 15 or 20 years ago. While that may be true in the recent past, over the long term, Investopedia has a very different opinion. In terms of averages, stocks have tended to have higher total returns over time. The S&P 500 stock index has had an average annualized return around 10% over very long periods (higher if you include dividends), while average annual real estate returns are often more in the 4-8% range. -
Full time but still own property. Good or Bad?
rickeieio replied to lappir's topic in Sharing the Fulltime Lifestyle
Ahh. the youth of today doesn't have a clue what high interest rates are. When we bought our first home, (after living in a trailer for 8 years with two small kids), in 1982, our interest was 16 1/4%. We refinanced every time we could drop the rate by 2% or so, finally using a home equity loan to pay off the higher cost mortgage. It took discipline and determination, but we paid off a 30 yr loan in 17 years. All of which has nothing to do with the original question. You don't have to be "wealthy" to buy a house, just live like your parents did when they were your age. Beater cars, no cable tv, no Starbucks, cook your own meals.......and poof, you too can be "wealthy." -
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LiveWorkDream replied to lappir's topic in Sharing the Fulltime Lifestyle
Absolutely. I'm mentioning that in my article for the magazine, because in today's tight housing market, and with high interest rates on mortgages, getting into a new home is really tough for all but the wealthiest people out there. -
Palm springs,CA area.RV concrete 60 x 30 ft lot with outdoor kitchen. Gated,active community.$22,000. 503 428 4080
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We are pulling a 36ft fifth wheel from Reno to Trinidad in June and wonder what the best route might be. We would like to take the 395/44 to Redding then 299 to Trinidad. Anyone have thoughts? Thank you.
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Full time but still own property. Good or Bad?
segare replied to lappir's topic in Sharing the Fulltime Lifestyle
It is an interesting topic. I didn't answer the poll because I am not full time. We don't plan to go full time. The wife is retired but I have a few more years. We plan on keeping our place for sure as we plan to be there more than we will be on the road. I think I would always like a home base, however, if we did go full time I could see the advantages to selling it. Keep in mind that unless you have a big nest egg it could be tough to buy something later on if you change your mind. -
Full time but still own property. Good or Bad?
Dutch_12078 replied to lappir's topic in Sharing the Fulltime Lifestyle
But is that good or bad in their minds? Or just the way they chose to live? If they don't want the responsibilities of real estate ownership, why would they keep it? -
Full time but still own property. Good or Bad?
Bill Joyce replied to lappir's topic in Sharing the Fulltime Lifestyle
I know people who own property they visit every few years and ignore otherwise. I know people who constantly worry about their property so they have to check on it often and thus cannot travel far. Add buildings or rules about maintenance and it gets more complicated. -
Full time but still own property. Good or Bad?
Dutch_12078 replied to lappir's topic in Sharing the Fulltime Lifestyle
I don't find it surprising that the numbers are similar on both surveys. I don't understand the subject of this thread though, since I don't see where owning property is either good or bad, but rather depends on each individual's particular circumstances and what works best for them. -
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Full time but still own property. Good or Bad?
LiveWorkDream replied to lappir's topic in Sharing the Fulltime Lifestyle
Interesting feedback from the Xscapers Facebook Group. I put up a poll and here are the results. I wish I wouldn't have given people an option to post write-in answers, since it skewed the results a bit. But you can still see that 56% own some type of real estate or co-op lot, and 44% are property-free. It's prompted me to do a few interviews and put together a story for the July issue of Escapees Magazine, so stay tuned! -
Not planning on passing it down, most likely obsolete by the time I pass. At least I hope so. It's also not corded per se' only the charger has a cord and it's working fine. Haven't torn it apart yet, still thinking about trying an in person return to the store where I bought it. I'll be there in a month. Rod
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If you're counting on having equipment worth passing down to future generations, Harbor Freight isn't the place to buy anything with a cord. Pull it apart, focusing on wire connections. A bad solder joint will only get worse with use, before getting bad enough to fail. Check out the trigger switch, if the solder joints all pass inspection. I've had a HF variable speed drill switch fail to all or none mode.