Selling the house and STUFF - RV-Dreams Community Forum

enolacamper · RV-Dreams Community Member

Selling the house and STUFF

Speedhitch · RV-Dreams Family Member

Putting off dumping it means you have it to dump later. We still have all the stuff we could not part with stuffed away and we have no idea what we saved??? Take the leap and if you need furniture get some bean bag chairs.

Racerguy · RV-Dreams Family Member

We rented a storage space for some "stuff" for the first 6 months we were on the road and ended up going back and just getting rid of it.We figured it costs more to rent the storage space than it would take to just replace it.

janni · RV-Dreams Family Member

It IS a difficult process. I see quite a few people that keep a storage unit for what they can't part with or "just in case" Run the numbers and if you can afford keeping some of it, go ahead and do it. Most(and I didn't say all) forget what they kept as they move down the road.

enolacamper · RV-Dreams Community Member

Thanks to all. Never gave any thought to the cost of saving compaired to buying replacement furniture. As for the few things (Pictures, etc. ) my 3 children imposed on us all there lives. Guess a box or 2 at their house isn't to much.

K & E · RV-Dreams Family Member

We chose not to pay for storage. We felt if we ever need a permanent place again, we'll just buy replacement furniture. Storage costs are quite high.

Our son has a house, and was happy to keep several storage bins for us in his basement. It's amazing how little we actually kept. It was a liberating feeling to get rid of all the "stuff" we no longer needed.

Good luck!

bonnie and clyde · RV-Dreams Family Member

Great question--we keep talking about the best approach. It seems like keeping furniture and comfort items makes sense, but I can tell you that at a public auction the items have very little value and can be purchased cheaply. I would think keep what you must, but know everything else can be replaced.

laurly · RV-Dreams Family Member

We are in the process of selling two houses (one on the market, one to be). We're thinning out our possessions, and making piles (rooms, actually!) of yard sale, e-bay, RV, and use now. I can't hand my things over to my two sons, as they both live temporarily with friends. Keeping a few sentimental things, but they have to be able to fit in a fifth wheel.. :)

enolacamper · RV-Dreams Community Member

Well had a long conversation with management. ( wife) Everything goes. So craiglist, yard and sales here we go.
Thanks to al for the advise. If you get through Central Pa. look for us at the Outdoor World/1000 Trails campgrounds.

BruceandTrisha · RV-Dreams Family Member

It's a very freeing feeling to get rid of the stuff. It creates the space for your new life! We sold everything we could on Craigs List, garage sales, etc. Then donated a boatload of stuff to Disable American Veterans . . . and of course, gave the 4 kids pictures and memorabilia and treasures that we think they will appreciate over time.

We haven't missed anything! I love the simpler life - where the stuff you have doesn't own you - instead, you only have the stuff you really need.

heyduke · RV-Dreams Family Member

well our decision was to dump it all but we still have a few larger items and we plan on leaving in two weeks... looks like I am going to have to drop the prices again...

cherylbrv · RV-Dreams Family Member

We're at that stage now - just starting to downsize our belongings and getting the house fixed up to put on the market. Deciding what to part with is really much more difficult than I imagined, especially all the handmade "art" the kids made when they were little - stuff that holds a lot of sentimental value but takes up space. Kids have no interest in it, can't be sold, won't really fit in the RV, so dumpster it goes. Necessary, but hard all the same.

janni · RV-Dreams Family Member

Maybe I am too late but you can always scan those important keepsakes. I scanned everything I could(including parents obituaries, newspaper clippings, kids and grandkids school pics) I burned everything to dvd and handed dvds to everyone. I dumped many tubs afterward. I also have a real nice, small, rotating picture frame than I can hang on wall in rv and enjoy the pictures anytime.

cherylbrv · RV-Dreams Family Member

janni wrote:
Maybe I am too late but you can always scan those important keepsakes. I scanned everything I could(including parents obituaries, newspaper clippings, kids and grandkids school pics) I burned everything to dvd and handed dvds to everyone. I dumped many tubs afterward. I also have a real nice, small, rotating picture frame than I can hang on wall in rv and enjoy the pictures anytime.

For just a few things it's too late, but I still have plenty to go. That's such a great idea! Thanks so much!!! I am going to do just that; it will definitely take away some of the sting.

Hdrider · RV-Dreams Family Member

We have been in a slow (dumping) stage for a while now. Figure until the house is sold we can just weene ourselves and then when the house IS sold we would go on a crash diet LOL!!

But we decided to keep just a few pieces of furniture that we know once I stop working we would not want to spend that much money on again, Not that they are THAT nice but the cash flow will no doubt be differant than it is now. And we figure to be on the road for only 2 to 4 years. If we decide it will be longer than we can alway get rid of it and recoop what we spent on storage I would think. If not,, I've made worse choices.

Another large itel was sold a week ago that REALLY hurt,,, my Harley. I didn't think I would ever get rid of that thing. I figured I would be sitting in a rocking chair drooling on myself and cleaning chrome before I would sell it. I guess I'm really serious about this getting ready to full time thing.

Racerguy · RV-Dreams Family Member

One small piece of advise from experience. Even though it's important to purge as much as humanly possible,do think it through.The two items I can think of were my torque wrench and some sort of wood saw. The saw was most needed. The torque wrench not so much.