TravelingZombies
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My wife and I just started to hit the road but because of poor planning and diet we had to come home for doctor care which is resolved.
Upon returning none of our "friends and family" have shown any care or concern. We just found out that our house value has gone up alot and in today's market in our area could probably get double the amount.
The idea of selling our sticks and bricks is tempting as we could easily buy the van of our dreams but my dad bought us the house so we'd always have a place to stay as we're on a fixed income and my dad died this last Thanksgiving.
He always wanted us to travel and see the country as he was a truck driver back in the day but also wanted us to keep our home.
I believe that he'd be alright now in light of how things are now that he's passed. (He was all that was left of my blood family) However, we do know that we're going to need a home base for when we're not able to travel anymore but torn about if it will be this place.
We own it free and clear but have many emotional attachments to the property as it's also where many of our pets are buried.
I recently sold a piece of property he had left me but after all the fees and taxes it left me with half of what I was expecting, so that's sort of a deterrent for me now.
We're going to be back on the road Friday and have to come back to home base in October to at least shut off water so pipes don't freeze and then again in January and February to pay taxes and fill out yearly paperwork for my pension.
Neither my wife or I want to be here anymore but we're stuck between that rock and crazy place.
We figured if we bought a 4x4 van ready to go that we may have just over half of sale to buy cheaper property in another state after the housing market crashes again.
Any thoughts, ideas or suggestions?
Upon returning none of our "friends and family" have shown any care or concern. We just found out that our house value has gone up alot and in today's market in our area could probably get double the amount.
The idea of selling our sticks and bricks is tempting as we could easily buy the van of our dreams but my dad bought us the house so we'd always have a place to stay as we're on a fixed income and my dad died this last Thanksgiving.
He always wanted us to travel and see the country as he was a truck driver back in the day but also wanted us to keep our home.
I believe that he'd be alright now in light of how things are now that he's passed. (He was all that was left of my blood family) However, we do know that we're going to need a home base for when we're not able to travel anymore but torn about if it will be this place.
We own it free and clear but have many emotional attachments to the property as it's also where many of our pets are buried.
I recently sold a piece of property he had left me but after all the fees and taxes it left me with half of what I was expecting, so that's sort of a deterrent for me now.
We're going to be back on the road Friday and have to come back to home base in October to at least shut off water so pipes don't freeze and then again in January and February to pay taxes and fill out yearly paperwork for my pension.
Neither my wife or I want to be here anymore but we're stuck between that rock and crazy place.
We figured if we bought a 4x4 van ready to go that we may have just over half of sale to buy cheaper property in another state after the housing market crashes again.
Any thoughts, ideas or suggestions?