Some people join the RV brigade without fully retiring. Three years ago, Fred and Betsy Williamson, both in their 50s, grew weary of their corporate jobs, shed many of their belongings and sold their Phoenix home for US$170,000. Then they bought a 12.2m RV for the same price, as well as a US$92,000 lot at the Tiger Run Resort in Breckenridge.
The two now work at the municipal bus department and in a medical center during the winters in Breckenridge, where they enjoy the resort's hot tubs, swimming pools and lodge. In the summer they rent their lot for three weeks a month, at US$50 a night, and keep 60 percent of the revenue, with the management company receiving the rest. During those periods, they stay at other RV parks and find jobs nearby. Williamson said the rental income helped to offset the US$190 monthly dues, US$70 monthly electricity bills and US$1,200 in annual property taxes.
"We have no regrets," he said. "We've got a mobile cabin. We can go just about anyplace and stay for a while."
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