WhiteH2O
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Hello all,
My wife, 7 year old boy, 4 year old girl, and I are planning on fulltiming while building a house. We will be staying on my parent's 5 acres for most of it (at least during the winter) and possibly moving to the property for the spring (and summer if building goes long). Being at my parent's house, we will have a place to go for much of the time aside from the trailer we get.
Since we plan on buying for the time spent building and selling right when we move into the new house, we are looking at minimizing the difference between the price we buy and the price we sell. We have ruled out new for obvious reasons, so we are looking at a used bunkhouse trailer. The big question I have here relates to the best options for not losing a bunch of money. Should we go less expensive such as a 2007 Keystone VR1 310 BHS for $14k, or should we look at newer and nicer, such as a 2014 Heartland BigHorn Silverado 37QB for around $40k? What would hold value better for about a year, and be easier to sell on the used market?
Another factor could be towing. I have a Lexus GX470 with a baby tow rating of 6500lbs. My dad has a Titan with a 9000-ish tow rating but no 5th wheel attachment. If I got a large 5th wheel, I could just hire someone to tow it for me. I should only need that 2-3 times throughout the year. Does this seem like a bad idea?
I may be able to tie into their septic, but I think I will be too far away for it to work well. Has anyone had a septic service come out and pump their tank while staying stationary? Cost effective?
Thanks ahead of time for any input you could offer!
Shaun
My wife, 7 year old boy, 4 year old girl, and I are planning on fulltiming while building a house. We will be staying on my parent's 5 acres for most of it (at least during the winter) and possibly moving to the property for the spring (and summer if building goes long). Being at my parent's house, we will have a place to go for much of the time aside from the trailer we get.
Since we plan on buying for the time spent building and selling right when we move into the new house, we are looking at minimizing the difference between the price we buy and the price we sell. We have ruled out new for obvious reasons, so we are looking at a used bunkhouse trailer. The big question I have here relates to the best options for not losing a bunch of money. Should we go less expensive such as a 2007 Keystone VR1 310 BHS for $14k, or should we look at newer and nicer, such as a 2014 Heartland BigHorn Silverado 37QB for around $40k? What would hold value better for about a year, and be easier to sell on the used market?
Another factor could be towing. I have a Lexus GX470 with a baby tow rating of 6500lbs. My dad has a Titan with a 9000-ish tow rating but no 5th wheel attachment. If I got a large 5th wheel, I could just hire someone to tow it for me. I should only need that 2-3 times throughout the year. Does this seem like a bad idea?
I may be able to tie into their septic, but I think I will be too far away for it to work well. Has anyone had a septic service come out and pump their tank while staying stationary? Cost effective?
Thanks ahead of time for any input you could offer!
Shaun