I thought it to be about time for an update. We have been real busy trying to prep the house to sell, settle into the motorhome and working at the same time. There have been some changes in our plans as of late. We discovered that we have a major problem with our sticks and bricks house that will alter our plans a bit. The problem could come with a repair bill of about $25,000. We are trying to decide whether or not to repair the house or just try to sell it “as is”, knocking the repair cost off the asking price. Either way I will lose a significant amount of my equity, resulting in us working for a while longer to make up loss.
The news was devastating at first, but we are now putting it in perspective. We are still going to travel as much as we can until we retire and then enjoy our retirement even more once we are able to travel. It will give us time to adjust to our new lifestyle and put away some funds. I may need the extra time to figure out where the heck in the motorhome we are going to put everything!
I have also been a little busy trying to learn all the systems on the coach. I learned we had a propane regulator that was sludged up and had it replaced after a cold night with no heat. The experience also taught me that heat pumps only work until it gets really cold! Speaking of heat pumps, also found that our front heat pump only puts out cool air, no matter what the outside temperature. Looks like more warranty work needs to be done. I did find a local dealer that will cover the warranty work on Tiffins, although I didn’t purchase from them.
These few problems we have experienced are topped off by the fact that our bed is not really comfortable. It is an “RV Comfort “and is basically a mattress with springs covered with a small amount of foam. We went and purchased a mattress topper which helped a little. Now we are thinking of purchasing a “sleep number” bed from Camping World; I just have to make the time to head to Denton, Texas (our nearest Camping World).
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Ok, I am writing this paragraph after a week from writing the above paragraphs (no I don't procrastinate). We are at Hickory Creek COE near Denton, Texas. I have an appointment this morning (Jan 16) at Camping World, to install a sleep number bed. We could not tolerate the existing mattresses any longer!
We love it here at Hickory Creek, it is one of our favorite camping spots (so far). We have been here since Saturday afternoon and wish we could stay for a while, but alas I have to work to get that sticks and bricks sold.
I have to get the coach ready to roll for our appointment so I will try to post an update later.............
3 comments:
Believe me we know all about set backs. Our whole life has been full of them. We hope to see you both in the future. Keep your head up and you will find that while you are still working you can still have fun in your new home!
Joe and Sherri
This too shall pass.....
I know the news about the house was unexpected but Mike and I have always believed there is a reason for everything. Hang in there guys!!!! You have a great MH and the future is still there waiting for you. All the steps you are taking are pointing you in the right direction.
We slept on our RV mattress one night! Then it was off to the mattress store where we bought a $1000 mattress. Then it turned out to sleep unbearably hot!
We bought a latex foam because it was said not have that problem, but it did. I went online and found a "heat defusing" mattress pad that does seem to work. It too was expensive! I do wonder how it will work in really hot weather, but then there is always the couch!
Sleep well!
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