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The flip went well by the sounds of things. My fiance and myself bought this camper used from a fella for 11,500$ canadian, its our first starter camper together and were quite excited about it, finally done with a tent! i myself grew up with my parents owning fifth wheels/boats and theirs nothing more fun! were still young only 20 and 24. Their was a few things that needed to be addressed. Unfortunately their were some things that were neglected maintainence wise, the furnace managed to get a "nest, and other debris in it" so they took that out and were able to clean it out and make it good as new, awning wasnt in terrible shape but we couldnt pass up 375 installed for a brand new one, the factory flooring managed to crack in the kitchen "dealer said the stuff from factory is complete **** anyway" so were replacing that, and were just waiting on the origional owner to return home so we can ask him to put in a claim for the hail damage on the front and back of the camper so we can have that replaced and some peeling decals. The fiance and myself didnt plan on spending 3500-4000$ on the camper for repairs/pre season but dealer said sometimes people just neglect to take care of them properly, and we still have a great unit, and that were not the only ones that have been in this situation. Were likely going to keep this camper for a few years until we have kids. basically just told the dealer i want to goto the lake and not have any issues with the camper. Whats your guys opinion on our situation with this camper? I think we still got a good unit, just needed some minor attention. unfortunately at this point with Ashley still in school for engineering we just couldnt afford a 30,000$ camper, especially with already owning a 30,000$ boat, and 80,000$ truck, amoung other toys like sleds.
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DaSu
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No Offense intended but this story is starting to sound like a movie where a couple bought an old house that needed much repair . I think it was called "Money Pit" . JMHO but at the age you are ,unless you are very wealthy I would step back and rethink some of your priorities. Either this is a trolling post , or I've lost touch with the way it is with money now a days. One lesson I was taught years ago was to save ,and buy something new or next to new ( in great shape) instead of buying "old , broken down" things for a cheap price.There is no profit in these RV anyways , and to start off having to do so much to a used rig, just makes no economical sense to me.I value your thought about trying to get what you can afford at this time , but man , to buy something that needs so much work , I just can't see it . Again ,JMHO. Life is Good.
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Most young folks transition from a tent to a popup or a small travel trailer. But to each his own. After putting that much into it, if it can't be sold for that much more than what you paid for it, you are going to have to use it for a number of years to get your money's worth out of it. Learn from the mistakes of the previous owner and take better care of it than they did.
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I wouldnt say were "wealthy" but i am a pressure welder and make over 100 every year, Definatly didnt go looking for the cheapest camper we could find thats not how we work. Just couldnt justify spending 25-30k at this particular time. As there are good campers out there between 10-16,000$ I went over the trailer pretty good before we bought it, just alot of things you couldnt see and i am by no means a RV tech. The book value of the camper when we insured it was almost 17,000$ so essentially what we saved in purchasing it were still under what most of these style/year/configuration campers are going for.
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Pressure welding must be a highly skilled field. You are making good money. Even though it is off topic, I am going to give you a piece of advice I have given a number of people fresh out of college at work (and I think you are pretty much already following it). While you are young without a family things are a little more flexible. Take advantage of that to put yourself in good financial shape for long term prosperity. Take a look at what your biggest expenses are going to be in life and concentrate on minimizing those up front, even if it means lowering your potential lifestyle in other areas for a couple of years (i.e. stop eating out all the time -- cut back to once a month, take a box lunch to work, stay out of bars and strip clubs, etc.). What you will find is one of your biggest expenses is going to be housing. Paying rent is paying someone elses mortgage. With few exceptions, paying your own mortgage is better -- just don't buy more house than you can afford (I don't know about now, but just a few years back they would loan you much more than you can afford). Your decision making on the trailer is indicative of your ability to make a reasonable choice in this area.
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Yes ive definatly worked my way up in the welding field, its definatly a rewarding career having to do xray quality welds on pressure piping/vessels day in and out. Were definatly not the type that spend time in bars, were health nuts so we might eat out once a month or on special occassions. We more or less focus our money right now towards acquiring these particular "toys" such as the camper/boat because we love camping and fishing/skiing. We have sort of achieved our "base" of toys before we get married and have children. The camper was just finished today and looks amazing, like a brand new trailer it seems! essentially what we bought the camper for plus what we had to put into for repairs puts us 2500-3000$ ahead of the game for what they are actually worth according to the dealer so that made me quite happy. I am sure this unit will do us well for the next 5 to 6 years. Once we have children well definatly be in the market and more prepared to spend the money for a newer model fifth wheel
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DaSu
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Best of luck to you pressure_welder . Have your fun with the new rig . Life is Good
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Go have fun and don't look back.
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DaSu wrote:No Offense intended but this story is starting to sound like a movie where a couple bought an old house that needed much repair . I think it was called "Money Pit" . JMHO but at the age you are ,unless you are very wealthy I would step back and rethink some of your priorities. Either this is a trolling post , or I've lost touch with the way it is with money now a days. One lesson I was taught years ago was to save ,and buy something new or next to new ( in great shape) instead of buying "old , broken down" things for a cheap price.There is no profit in these RV anyways , and to start off having to do so much to a used rig, just makes no economical sense to me.I value your thought about trying to get what you can afford at this time , but man , to buy something that needs so much work , I just can't see it . Again ,JMHO. Life is Good.
Wow, yea. Let's all just buy a new 40 grand trailer and then use it for a few years and then throw it into the junk yard and buy another 40 grand rig. I mean no one should ever buy a used rig.
I would classify your post more as a troll.
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NorthernLimits wrote:DaSu wrote:No Offense intended but this story is starting to sound like a movie where a couple bought an old house that needed much repair . I think it was called "Money Pit" . JMHO but at the age you are ,unless you are very wealthy I would step back and rethink some of your priorities. Either this is a trolling post , or I've lost touch with the way it is with money now a days. One lesson I was taught years ago was to save ,and buy something new or next to new ( in great shape) instead of buying "old , broken down" things for a cheap price.There is no profit in these RV anyways , and to start off having to do so much to a used rig, just makes no economical sense to me.I value your thought about trying to get what you can afford at this time , but man , to buy something that needs so much work , I just can't see it . Again ,JMHO. Life is Good.
Wow, yea. Let's all just buy a new 40 grand trailer and then use it for a few years and then throw it into the junk yard and buy another 40 grand rig. I mean no one should ever buy a used rig.
I would classify your post more as a troll.
In my opinion buying a good used 2 to 5 year old camper from a dealer is almost just as good as buying brand new, especially since they go through it top to bottom and make sure its in good condition. As i stated before my fiance and myself essentially just got sick of our large tent and found a good used camper that did in the end require some work. But really can 2 people and 2 husky pups justify a 40,000$ camper? especially since we own a 40,000$ boat. I think this unit will be great for us until we have kids and then well think about upgrading. I did have a chance to hookup to the camper and pull it after the lift. It leveled out quite nicely, it is roughly 1/2" high on the nose, do you guys think that is well within being acceptable?
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