| If you are ready to slide into the RV Life and | | | | Park Model dealers, like car dealers, have found a |
| leave the headaches of home and yard | | | | gold mine in add-ons and financing. They are more |
| maintenance behind read on.We are not talking | | | | than happy to contract the set-up, the awnings |
| about RV life on the open road. We are talking | | | | and skirting, the Arizona room and so on. Of |
| settling down in an RV Park and enjoying the | | | | course they can wrap all of this up into the |
| good life you deserve. A place where you can | | | | financing for you. Would you rather pay an extra |
| spend your days golfing, swimming, playing cards, | | | | $10.00 a month for the new vinyl skirting or five |
| having patio parties with your friends and so on | | | | hundred out of pocket to the same company to |
| until you contemplate going back to work just to | | | | do the same job. You will save thousands of |
| get some rest.A modern RV Park located in one | | | | dollars by contracting the work yourself. |
| of our southern states can be a great place to | | | | Most of the time the dealer will contract the |
| spend your winters. You just might decide to join | | | | set-up and add-ons out to the lowest bidder. It is |
| the growing trend and become a year round | | | | important, when talking to your neighbors, to find |
| resident. | | | | out who did all their work and were they happy. |
| If you are ready to slide into the RV Life and | | | | Did they show up when they said they would. |
| leave the headaches of home and yard | | | | Were the workmen professional. Did the salesman |
| maintenance behind read on. | | | | answer all of your questions or was he just |
| We are not talking about RV life on the open | | | | interested on selling you more stuff. |
| road. We are talking settling down in an RV Park | | | | A package deal usually means you will be dealing |
| and enjoying the good life you deserve. A place | | | | with a set-up company, an awning company, an A |
| where you can spend your days golfing, | | | | C and heating company and possibly a building |
| swimming, playing cards, having patio parties with | | | | contractor for the room addition. The best deal in |
| your friends and so on until you contemplate | | | | the world is not worth the price if any of these |
| going back to work just to get some rest. | | | | companies turn into a huge pain in your backside. |
| A modern RV Park located in one of our southern | | | | Make sure you have names and references for all |
| states can be a great place to spend your | | | | of the companies that will be working on your |
| winters. You just might decide to join the growing | | | | new Park Model. |
| trend and become a year round resident. | | | | Another benefit of talking to all of the locals is |
| The most comfortable accommodation in an RV | | | | that your park may have a handyman or two |
| Park is a Park Model. Many parks have a handful | | | | that can do a lot of the work for you at |
| or so of these units set up as rentals. Renting a | | | | substantial savings. You will quickly learn that not |
| Park Model is the perfect way to find out if the | | | | everybody in an RV Park is retired. There are |
| lifestyle is right for you and if the park is right for | | | | many that hold regular jobs and many more that |
| you. | | | | just sub themselves out around the park. Their |
| When you find the park that is a comfortable fit | | | | prices are usually very reasonable and it is very |
| for you it is time to consider a Park Model of | | | | easy to check out the quality of work you can |
| your own. Now is the time to really start doing | | | | expect. They have worked all over the park and |
| your homework. The industry is full of companies | | | | are usually very happy to walk you around and |
| that come and go. It is full of companies that do | | | | show you different jobs they have done. |
| not care about their reputations or their | | | | If you go the "in park help" rout be careful of one |
| customers. | | | | common mistake made by many new Park Model |
| Start by talking to all of your new friends in the | | | | owners. It is far better to hire someone that will |
| park you want to set up a permanent residence | | | | do the job for a price and can show you some of |
| in. Find out from them the companies they dealt | | | | his work than to invite all of the over helpful |
| with and how they were treated. If Joe bought | | | | neighbors over for beers and a little awning |
| his home from xyz company and had nothing but | | | | building. One of the nice things about RV Parks is |
| trouble it might be good to stay away from | | | | that everyone is friendly and will do anything to |
| them. If you ask enough people you should come | | | | help a new neighbor. You will need to decide what |
| up with one or two companies that your | | | | needs left to the experts and what you could use |
| neighbors have been happy with. | | | | a hand with. |