I’ve been giving a lot of thought lately at selling my house, and most of my belongings, and buying a Class A Diesel motorhome and living out of it full-time.Hear me out!

For one, I’m a solitary person.  While I am by no means a hermit, I am quite a private person none-the-less.Two, do I really need 3000+ square feet of living space?  Hardly.  I spend the vast majority of my time either in my office, or in my bedroom, with a few minutes here and there sprinkled throughout the day (and week) either in the kitchen cooking, in the bathroom, or in my den watching TV.  When I’m not sleeping, 99% of my time I’m in my office plain and simple.

Three, I love to travel.Four, I don’t need a lot of “stuff”.  I don’t have a lot of “stuff” to begin with.  I’ve got a couple of computers, but truth be told I don’t need them.  I can realistically do just fine with a laptop.  Or two.

There are other things, too.  Like, the flexibility of going where the jobs are.  I’ve been looking to change jobs for a few years now (almost 3), and since I’m still employed this has afforded me the luxury of waiting for that “perfect job” to come along, but I’m not really in a financial position to relocate, and haven’t been able to consider contract work because having a mortgage means I need some stability.  With a motorhome, I can have the freedom to take a contracting gig in another State and camp out at an RV park for a few months, and when the gig is up I can move on to someplace different.I dunno.  Something I’m thinking about.

I can find some decent 40’ Class A coaches (used) for about $100,000.  If the housing market improves, I can easily get $220,000 for my house.I figure, I’d buy a used coach, a new Smart FourTwo (to tow behind), and I’ll pretty much be set.

Monthly rates at campgrounds range anywhere from $300-$800 (less if you stay for more than a month), which is pretty damn cheap if you think of it as rent.With the FourTwo, it’s super light so it should be easy to tow (and there have been good reviews from other RV owners who have them and use them as their tow vehicle), and they’re cheap! $11,000 brand new.  Obviously I’d have to sell my Mazda or trade it in for the FourTwo.

And it’s not like I’d be missing out on anything (except my super fast high speed internet), but between WiMax and LTE, wireless broadband is here and it’s not going anywhere.Just something I’m thinking about.

Oh, and the best part of it all: no lawn to deal with, and if I don’t like my neighbors I can pack up and move very easily. :-)There’s downsides too, I know.  I think the biggest being safety and security in the event of a tornado.  With a hurricane you can evacuate, but it’s a crapshoot with a tornado.  That, and the inherent risks of driving down the road and getting into an accident.

But a tornado can just as easily wipe out my house today, and I commute a longer distance today than I would if I were staying at an RV park near Atlanta.Let alone the cost of diesel.  A full tank would run me over $300.00.  That’s a pretty hefty gas bill, and it’s not like motorhomes get the best gas mileage!

Again, just something I’m thinking about.