RV lots in Florida for sale.

[Neal]

@Neal commented about putting so much money in a place that you can only occupy for up to six months a years. That’s not so. There are many owners here that call Pelican Lake home and are here year round.

That may be the case of what people do but the agent stated at the time I was there was the law or county regs were, or something to that effect. I think it applies to most RV owned sites if not in FL but others around, maybe someone else can chime in. So what people do vs what they are supposed to do may be different.

It's one of my favorite locations and I'll definitely go back and maybe someday when I want to slow down in the RV travel I'll venture down that way too. You bought at a great time, I remember the one lot I really wanted on the lake side was just bought for 500K right before I found it. Stunning site, can't remember exactly, but they sure can be extremely nice. The one I put an offer on was more set back, not lakefront, but had a nice casita, fire pit/bar area, etc. But they wanted more than I wanted to pay and being a brand new RVer it was counter to what I should be doing in the new RV lifestyle.

 

[Texas Clodhopper]

We only travel 6-7 months a year and I would feel obligated to return yearly to the place I owned. Since there are still many areas we have not spent enough time exploring and many areas we've not been to, I can't see ever buying a place I would return to every year. It also helps that we live far enough south that the winters are tolerable.

 

[DennisT]

That may be the case of what people do but the agent stated at the time I was there was the law or county regs were, or something to that effect. I think it applies to most RV owned sites if not in FL but others around, maybe someone else can chime in. So what people do vs what they are supposed to do may be different.

The six months is even in the rules for parks where you just rent and none are owned.

As I understand it the rule is based on a FL regulation about occupancy based on the type of property.

Even in our park the rules have six months max without leaving and returning.

We have an annnual, since it is less expensive than paying the monthly rate over the winter, and our site is ours so we keep the same one.

Since we are full time we have looked at some ownership parks but most that are in the range we would want to spend are far away from anything.

 

[punkinhead]

We only travel 6-7 months a year and I would feel obligated to return yearly to the place I owned. Since there are still many areas we have not spent enough time exploring and many areas we've not been to, I can't see ever buying a place I would return to every year. It also helps that we live far enough south that the winters are tolerable.

My wife worked for a company that sold and managed timeshares and we got weekly stays as a perk of her job. We only used it a few times when the kids were young because it's not the kind of vacation we like. What I noticed was there was a huge social aspect to it. Timeshare owners would have the same weeks every year and became friends with others who booked the same week every year. Their kids grew up as friends and sometimes took over the timeshare when their parents passed. It's not for us, but I kinda get it.

My parents full timed for almost 20 years and settled down in an Escapees park. Dirt cheap and most of the neighbors were former full timers so they had that in common. Lots of (sedentary) social activities like pitch in meals, pool yoga, golf, etc. My parents loved it. My wife and I like to travel and we're active in hiking, kayaking, biking, etc so that kind of sedentary living doesn't appeal to us. Maybe when we're in our 80's.