• Is the facility financially secure?
• Is the size of the community cost efficient?
• Do they have a strong reserve fund?
• Does the facility have good management?
• Do the members have any say in the operation of the facility?
• What’s the annual cost considering how much time you’d be spending there?
• Would there be taxes to pay?
• What’s the character of the community? (old, young, active, friendly, welcoming)
• Are there cultural/social activities in the park?
• Are your special interests covered and are they available in the facility?
• Are sites roomy or lined up side by side?
• What site modifications are allowed?
• Is there a place for storage?
• Might there be an opportunity to volunteer your skills, experience and/or education?
• Does the facility have organized activities, dinners, excursions, dancing, music?
• Are there organized sport activities?
• Are there exercise facilities and activities?
• Are tools available for member usage? (garden, auto, RV maintenance)
• Is there an area on site for wood or metal-working and vehicle maintenance?
• Are there laundry, bathroom and shower facilities conveniently located nearby?
• Are the roads paved?
• Do they have dependable utilities (water, electric, sewer)
I didn’t know there are places where you can buy a site within an RV park, and there are places where you can rent. I guess I just thought that they were all rent. I think especially if you had a place where you bought a site for your RV it would be important to have someone who can service it nearby so that you would know where to go if something went wrong. Thanks for the tips on what to consider when choosing an RV home base.
My husband and I have been full-timers for 14 years and traveled most of the USA and Canada. Great lifestyle. About 6 years ago we bought a membership in Pahrump Nv. What a blessing that has been during this health crisis. We are now planning on being here about 9 months of the year and traveling the other months to the north to see our family. If we don’t want to take the coach we can leave it here while gone. We have made lots of friends who do the same at the campground. It’s nice to know we always have a “home” to come to, especially now that the parks nationwide are filling up and hard to find just an overnight site in popular spots.