Hi, I'm Jessi

[cowgirljessi33]

Hi! 
My name is Jessi. My husband, Sean, and I have started discussing RV living (probably?) and I heard this was the top-notch, best place for information, resources, etc.

Sean currently owns his own trim carpentry business and is looking to expand to flipping houses. We would be living in the trailer at the "construction site" of the house to be flipped or in an RV park (probably?) in between houses.

I own 4 horses and eventually want to own a horse training business (which might require a barn and our own land, but we could still live in our RV!). We're just getting into this. I have a 1987 Ford F250 Lariat (diesel) for hauling, and we intend to use it for the 5th wheel too...again, still reviewing options and very open to advice.

We have plans to cut down on what we own, and everything we own (outside of Sean's business tools) fits inside one 12ftx14ft room currently, so we feel like we have a good start.

We already eat somewhat limited foods, so hopefully that transition won't be too bad either.

That's us! We look forward to learning from y'all!

 

[rvpopeye]

Welcome aboard the good ship CRVL
Let your voyage begin..................

 

[Yogidog]

Welcome! this place is top notch for info, just started myself and info goes on and on no matter how much I read! Have fun!

 

[cyndi]

Jessi! Welcome to the CRVL forums! It sounds like you've got a great start on the transition. A 5th wheel is a great choice for our future.

To help you learn the ins and outs of these forums, this "Tips & Tricks" post lists some helpful information to get you started. We look forward to hearing more from you.

 

[WriterMs]

Welcome Jessi!

It does sound like a 5th wheel is a good choice for your businesses. Seems you'd be sticking to your home area (versus traveling a lot) since you have horses and your husband's business to keep you near. So gas mileage isn't your biggest consideration.

One thing I have seen brought up on various threads here is restrictions on having or living in an RV on certain properties. You would want to double check zoning and so forth for your specific area to be sure your plans wouldn't draw a citation.

Keep us posted and congrats on whittling down your possessions.. that is impressive.

 

[eDJ_]

Welcome to the growing CRVL community  


Does your Husband have a Pick up truck also ?    If you were without a home so that you could buy and flip houses,  then you may be able to lease a small farmstead from a Farmers widow allowing her to remain in her home while you set up a simple pole building to park your 5th wheel under.   Then you could develop the equestrian biz from there.   She still takes care of her home/utilities and immediate lawn etc and has access
to a road in and out her place.  There are a lot of people who lease farms and set them up to grow crops
that the Government will pay them not to grow.  This is done around where I live all the time.

The 5th wheel could be located for a week at a home you intend to flip in order to establish a functioning Bedroom and Bathroom so he could live in the house at that point and finish the flip.   Once the house is livable the 5th wheel could be towed back to the farm and set up to continue your living there while he lives at the  house.  If necessary he could rent a Storage Container short term to lock his tools up in safely.   That wouldn't be so much an issue with neighbors and law enforcement as they would realize a house is being restored and will improve the community.  

Once finished these steps would be repeated for the next flip.  You may have to drive back and forth to the farm for a few days to care for the horses  while the house to be flipped is cleaned out and a decent living space is established for the duration of the flip.

Good luck with your projects.

 

[SaltySeaWitch]

Hello again Jess!! Great to have you here!

 

[cowgirljessi33]

We found a 1996 NuWa Hitchhiker for sale. We definitely want 4-season etc, and after reading some other responses, this trailer will probably do the trick and be perfect for us. It's not super long, either, like 28 and 1/2? They're asking $12k but I don't know how to know what a trailer is worth...?

 

[eDJ_]

Most people are familiar with the Yellow NADA books they see at Car Dealershps and in some Banks, Credit Unions, or even Public Library reference departments.  But there are specialized ones which cover RV's,  Boats & Boat Motors, (even larger Marine vehicles such as Yachts). 

RV Dealers almost always have them but they won't generally give info over the phone.  They often don't even want to show them to the public as this is how they make their money. 

They look like this

A lot of RV's have different lines or series names for various price bracket markets.  There may be a high end, mid market or low end.  The Designers of these vehicles create them to target the pocket books of buyers
in various areas, ages groups, and needs. 

You could look some of these vehicles up on the online NADA.   If you know what the 4-Seasons is comparable to or who makes it.    As for RV sales lots, you may not find too much help or cooperation unless you are talking about buying something from THEM. 

NADA RV online

http://www.nadaguides.com/RVs

 

[cowgirljessi33]

Most people are familiar with the Yellow NADA books they see at Car Dealershps and in some Banks, Credit Unions, or even Public Library reference departments.  But there are specialized ones which cover RV's,  Boats & Boat Motors, (even larger Marine vehicles such as Yachts). 

RV Dealers almost always have them but they won't generally give info over the phone.  They often don't even want to show them to the public as this is how they make their money. 

They look like this

A lot of RV's have different lines or series names for various price bracket markets.  There may be a high end, mid market or low end.  The Designers of these vehicles create them to target the pocket books of buyers
in various areas, ages groups, and needs. 

You could look some of these vehicles up on the online NADA.   If you know what the 4-Seasons is comparable to or who makes it.    As for RV sales lots, you may not find too much help or cooperation unless you are talking about buying something from THEM. 

NADA RV online

http://www.nadaguides.com/RVs

Thank you very much!