So part two of Melinda’s post about owning our own vacation home came to a harsh reality this past Friday. After speaking to a few people we decided owning our own cottage might not be the right move for us at this time. There were a few factors that made us make this decision.
What is crazy is for the past two to three years Melinda and I have looked into getting some kind of vacation home at the Jersey shore and we are now thinking maybe an RV or camper might be the answer. Problem with this is I have no vehicle to pull a camper. We own a minivan and a Chevy HHR and neither of them are able to handle a camper. I could get a used truck that would be used to just pull a camper but then I have to find a place to store a camper. I could use a storage facility that offers RV storage but that seems like a huge pain to me because every time we want to take a trip I need to go and get the camper. Maybe we will buy something that can be left permanently on a lot, who knows. I don’t want to jump into anything too fast without thought because we are caught up in the moment and possibly get burnt. Buying something that we plan to use year after year for vacationing is a huge commitment and a decision that we are thinking through slowly. Hopefully we can and will make a decision in the next year or so because I would really like to have a vacation home down at the beach as this is something Melinda and I have always dreamed about.
