gfmucci
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If you are retired and RVing full time, tell me what you did or do with your house. Are you full timing only for a year or three, or permanently? Did you keep your house or rent it out during your absence?
I was leaving three houses empty during my RV trips. I am now down to two, rather recently. One I recently sold only because of hassles with the HOA. I never rented any out. Everybody I know who has rented out a house has had problems and hassles. I don't like such problems & hassles.so I also did not want to leave it empty.
I wonder how they define "empty". Perhaps all houses are "empty" for a short while.Keep in mind, empty houses have insurance implications. Check with your agent.
Some will consider that a disadvantage. Not enough room for all of the "junk" we want to own, such as my ten motorcycles, electric cars (& cannot be towed) etc.Living in your RV has some great advantages:
-You can only collect so much junk before you run out of room
I guess "renting" your house while you're away for a year or more isn't quite the same. But I love your spunk! So, did you return to a home? Do you still RV or did you sell it?We sold the house and everything in it that didn't fit into the motorhome we lived in. We stayed on the road for almost 12 years. Had we stored things the fees would have been more than the stuff was worth. If you have a house and don't live in it, then you will have an anchor and never experience the freedom that comes with true fulltime RV life.
Thanks for your comments. An interesting transition...hanging on to your roots until you're sure you want to let go.Not sure what being retired has to do with your question. We’re not retired, but are full timing; so figured I’d answer anyway.
We rented our house out our first year just to make sure we could handle full timing (and really wanted to). After one year, we didn’t renew with the tenants (ie. kicked them out), moved back in to get it ready to sell, put it on the market and hit the road again. We were in Sundance, WY when we closed.
We have friends who rent their house out using a property management outfit. They keep it rented and take care of maintenance. They charge a low monthly flat fee (for when it’s not occupied—a fairly rare occurrence) plus a percent of the rent. They maintain an escrow account to cover maintenance and repairs. Seems to work well for them.