Escapees July-August 2024

44% are property-free

56% of full-timing Xscapers own some type of property

The Pros and Cons of Keeping Real Estate while Full-time RVing By RENE AGREDANO #103274

E arlier this year, an Escapees Discussion Forum topic (https:// tinyurl.com/SKPsProperty) highlighted the wide variety of ways that full-time RVers tackle this important question. “We

The road to full-time RVing is fi lled with huge decisions. “What about the house?” is a common question confronted by aspiring full-tim ers who own property. When my husband and I asked that ques tion about our own house, I as sumed that full-time RVing and property-ownership are mutually exclusive. But during our 17 years on the road, I’ve learned that you don’t necessarily have to dump your house or property in order to enjoy a sense of freedom while full-timing RVing.

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went full time, selling the house and all that we could not carry with us and we never looked back,” says @Kirk_W (60541). “For us, the freedom from real property was part of what made life so great. It meant that we had no one place that we had to return to unless we chose to do so.” Another member @FulltimeWannabe takes the opposite approach, explaining that, “For us, our comfort level is de fi nitely to maintain vested in some form of real estate.”

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ESCAPEES Magazine July/August 2024