Hi! My name is Jen, and my spouse, Jess, and I are beginning the process for getting on the road. We have been trying to get moved cross-country (from the deep south to the pacific northwest) for some time, but the logistics (mainly, a job for my honey) was less than forthcoming. While we were talking last week, I made a comment (for the hundredth time at least) to the effect of, 'Man, I wish we could just buy an RV and go.' And we looked at each other and said, 'Well, why can't we?'
It has been a dream of mine for most, if not all, of my adult life. But it's always seemed far out of reach - there have always been reasons I couldn't. Financial, mostly, or not wanting to miss my grandmother's last few years. But she passed in November, and Jess should be able to find telecommute type work relatively easy - several leads were passed up because they couldn't fund or justify a move across the country to a more expensive area. However... they should be enough to fund us on the road, especially if we get another income stream as well. We've done the math and know how much we should need (basic costs and park/camp fees and fuel and food and loan payment for the RV, etc. etc.), and how much would be nice.
So, we've spent the last week and some-odd reading like crazy, looking at options, flopping back and forth between truck+trailer or motorhome and the pros and cons of each, financing options and how much we can afford, and on and on... I'm sure most here can sympathize!
We've found at least one good local deal on a National Dolphin 5350 motorhome at a dealer, and we're going to check it out this weekend (along with, of course, the rest of their stock, and probably a second dealer's stock as well).
We are planning to get and move into an RV as soon as we can - possibly even as soon as next week if the deal looks right and the financing works out. There is an RV park relatively nearby we can stay at until mobile income is secured, and then we can pull up the stakes and go. (Our current home is a month-to-month rental, and frankly aside from two extra rooms we never use, the 'facilities' look to be very comparable to most RVs XD )
Yeah, we're moving fast, jumping in with both feet... but I figure it's the best way to make sure it happens, ride the excitement before we have a chance to talk ourselves out of it.
It's certainly scary though!
Any advice or resources anyone can offer? Most of what I'm finding is 'general' kinds of blogs about living on the road... which, while great, is somewhat more expansive than what would be useful for us at the immediate moment ;)