I’m getting cabin fever and decided to take a drive and look at some houses. My girls are pretty adamant about me moving back to Columbia. They don’t have a problem with Mr Charley & I traveling, but they do want me to have a “home base” here closer to Nicole. So much so, that Melanie was set to buy a condo for me to “rent” from her! That got me thinking I really need to get myself settled somewhere. I love the RV lifestyle, but SC isn’t as RV friendly as other states. My RV is not conducive to the RV lifestyle either. It’s a “destination” model, meaning it’s made to stay put, and as I said SC isn’t RV friendly.
This is a “destination” model, it’s a travel trailer (meaning it has wheels and can be towed) but it’s 40 ft long and heavier thanmost travel trailers, not made for constant hauling around.
(No it’s not a “park model”, those are like mini stationary mobile homes). So, I’ve moved out of it, put it in storage and have been staying with my girls (Nicole in SC and Melanie in NC). As much as I loved living in FL, I always knew I didn’t want to stay long term. I spent 5 years driving that 7 hour trip every time my Dadwas hospitalized and I swore to myself I wasn’t going to make my girls have that long distance worry. So, I moved out, put my place in storage in FL, rented a storage unit in SC and have been here since.
Now that I’m feeling better, I took a drive to check out some places. I’m not sure about the condo lifestyle, but I do like a maintenance free lifestyle. I’m just not sure what area to move to, Columbia has really grown! It’s also gotten expensive. I’ve already done the downsizing, I’ve been living in an RV for years, so I don’t need much, but I also have to cost justify wherever I decide. So, I’ll keep looking & see what’s best for me. Apartment, Condo, small home? I’ve already looked into buying a piece of land & moving my RV on it, but there’s zoning laws about RVs or “mobile”homes. Any maintenance free place is dependent on the management “maintainers” and I’m not very trusting of management. I’ll figure it out, in the meantime, I’ll explore the Greater Columbia areas to see where I’d like to live. This Covid chaos doesn't help matters.
It’s almost New Years so we’ll see how that pans out.
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