“Retires selling their homes and hitting the empty road.”
I must wonder what happens when the retiree has bad luck in health when they get older. Will the RV hold value in 10 years to sell to buy a home?
My home is almost pay for. I will keep the house and buy an RV. This way I will have the home pay for when I need it.
Like all vehicles, they depreciate. Many RV parks will not accept RVs over 10 years old.
Airstream hold their value better than any other brand. Not cheap, but 10 years down the road, you will be able to sell it for the price you paid.
With most others, you’d be lucky to get 30-35%. An exception might be for very high-end coaches. You might get 50% back when you sell.
Many people like the idea of RVing, then the reality smacks them in the face. Once you buy, the other costs of ownership is not cheap.
I’ll live in my 1600 SF paid off modest townhouse and just drive or fly for vacations. For $5-7,000/year, I can go anywhere and stay pretty much where I want for a week 5-7 times. My younger son is an airline pilot and I don’t mind going standby, and airfares are really cheap if you plan ahead and use airline miles.