what is your main concern, if like us you are considering "selling up and hitting the road" is it having no permanent residence, I.E. no house any more, selling everything that you own  that took you a life time to acquire, is it "living on the road". is it the fear of the unknown, if you are of retirement age and relatively able to fund such a progression of life, what is holding you back.

Hi again Dave,
We are in the process of selling up and moving out.  Have no idea what the future holds, will have no fixed or permanent base to return to, should (G-d forbid) something go wrong.  That is perhaps the one issue that weighs on my mind.  But, we are resiliant folk having lived in three countries and adapted very well each time.  Neither of us wants to leave this world wondering what life on the road would have been like and so we are going to give it our best.  I should imagine that eventually we will buy a little place in the sun (had enough of Melbourne's weather!) and take off when we can.  Our children (and eventual grandchildren) will see as much of us as possible - we hope - but this is now our selfish time and we are hell bent on enjoying it!

I find myself building things that I dont particularly like because the real estate agent says the house needs "street appeall", when I do a job around the place I stop and think " i'll never have to do that again". I wake up in the middle of the night in a cold sweat and think " my god what have I done" and I havent done anything yet. the longest we have "stayed out" is 12 months, didnt want to go back then, I think it's a matter of mind set

Hey Dave, good question! We currently have our old house for sale, and our home based business. No offers yet, as the current financial cr#p from Up Over seems to dominate local markets. Sigh......... I am not sure what bothers us most yet.................................................. but we think we might buy a block of land at Wallaroo, or somewhere Up-coming, once the house is sold, just to stay in the housing market, maybe. I personally am not too worried about being "homeless", or without a "base"; just feel we need to keep in the market somehow for investment purposes. I think that once we hit the road and discover some of the wonders of Australia, we won't look back! Sorry if I have rambled too much; it is now 9pm, and I am still working.

The thought of being homeless terrifies me, but i guess it will come to that eventually if we take to the road. What bothers me also is what happens to the person remaining should something happen to your partner, like where do you live if you don't have a house to come back too and don't want to stay out on the road on your own, or when you are unable to travel anymore due to health reasons. What is the best way to finance this life style and still have a house to come home too.