John and I have been shopping the Panama City, Pensacola, Atlanta, and Mobile Craigslist pages for a fifth wheel or trailer that is suitable for the two of us, our buddy Tom, and Graham to live in long term, for under $6,000. We thought we found the perfect solution, but then the guy's wife didn't want him to sell it. It had two living room slideouts and a bedroom slideout. There was only one bedroom and a couch that folded out into a bed, but the high ceilings would have been possible to put in a lofted twin bed for Tom in the living room, with space underneath for either a futon couch or Graham's pack n play and a dresser for Tom's clothes. It needed some work, but we could have tarred the roof, replaced the carpet and awning, and redecorated fairly cheaply before we put solar panels on top. I had dreams about redecorating, before the "seller" started having cold feet. I also wanted to rip out part of the entertainment center in the living room (get rid of the tv) and replace the full sized table with an rv table that would convert to another bed. There's still a chance that he will sell, but we're back to shopping. The situation makes me very grumpy.
I want to volunteer as a campground host at state parks until we save enough money up to be comfortably jobless and homeless for John and Tom to hack out (programmers) the new business(es). Campground hosts are typically couples who dedicate 25 hours a week to the campground for a specified 2-6 month commitment in exchange for free campsite and hookups. It's partly a customer service job and partly physical, but I'd enjoy doing it. Just need our motor home first!
We also need a truck, a diesel f250 superduty or f350 with full doors to get Graham in and out of his car seat would be nice. We haven't tried to sell my car yet to fund the purchase, but I'll be handling that when we go back to Atlanta next week. My 40th generation 04 Mustang Gt convertible is really useless to me right now, even if it is a sexy car. I think that a dealer would give me $9,000, put new tires on it, and sell it for $11000-$13000 pretty quickly. I might try calling up some high school guy friends to try to get decent used tires on it and sell it myself from Craigslist. My to do list for Ga: take birthing classes, tour the hospital, prenatal appointments, return library books, sell car, and find truck. For some reason, vehicles are cheaper in Georgia and Alabama, while RVs are cheaper in Florida and Alabama.
If you know anyone selling a fifth wheel or truck, hook me up lol. You can find me at the computer, emailing and calling a bunch of people who don't really seem interested in selling their things. Grrrr
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