{"id":9794,"date":"2022-11-15T06:19:50","date_gmt":"2022-11-15T06:19:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hoptraveler.com\/index.php\/2022\/11\/15\/we-bought-a-house-heath-alyssa\/"},"modified":"2022-11-15T06:19:50","modified_gmt":"2022-11-15T06:19:50","slug":"we-bought-a-house-heath-alyssa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hoptraveler.com\/index.php\/2022\/11\/15\/we-bought-a-house-heath-alyssa\/","title":{"rendered":"WE BOUGHT A HOUSE &#8211; Heath &#038; Alyssa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\">\n<\/aside>\n<p><em>This submit might comprise affiliate hyperlinks. See our affiliate disclaimer <a href=\"https:\/\/heathandalyssa.com\/privacy-policy-legalease\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">right here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>We purchased a home.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Like an actual home, not a house on wheels.<\/p>\n<p>After six wonderful years of journey and RV adventures, Heath and I now have our first ever everlasting deal with right here in southwestern Colorado.<\/p>\n<table draggable=\"true\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\">\n<figure>\n<div><img src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/embed.filekitcdn.com\/e\/mzRWqWfuc6yR1GbGt8U9Y1\/6y1GyhWcH3XEcojjxbjARY?ssl=1&w=75&resize=75&ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/embed.filekitcdn.com\/e\/mzRWqWfuc6yR1GbGt8U9Y1\/6y1GyhWcH3XEcojjxbjARY?ssl=1&w=100&resize=100&ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/embed.filekitcdn.com\/e\/mzRWqWfuc6yR1GbGt8U9Y1\/6y1GyhWcH3XEcojjxbjARY?ssl=1&w=150&resize=150&ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/embed.filekitcdn.com\/e\/mzRWqWfuc6yR1GbGt8U9Y1\/6y1GyhWcH3XEcojjxbjARY?ssl=1&w=240&resize=240&ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/embed.filekitcdn.com\/e\/mzRWqWfuc6yR1GbGt8U9Y1\/6y1GyhWcH3XEcojjxbjARY?ssl=1&w=320&resize=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/embed.filekitcdn.com\/e\/mzRWqWfuc6yR1GbGt8U9Y1\/6y1GyhWcH3XEcojjxbjARY?ssl=1&w=500&resize=500&ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/embed.filekitcdn.com\/e\/mzRWqWfuc6yR1GbGt8U9Y1\/6y1GyhWcH3XEcojjxbjARY?ssl=1&w=640&resize=640&ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/embed.filekitcdn.com\/e\/mzRWqWfuc6yR1GbGt8U9Y1\/6y1GyhWcH3XEcojjxbjARY?ssl=1&w=800&resize=800&ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/embed.filekitcdn.com\/e\/mzRWqWfuc6yR1GbGt8U9Y1\/6y1GyhWcH3XEcojjxbjARY?ssl=1&w=1024&resize=1024&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/embed.filekitcdn.com\/e\/mzRWqWfuc6yR1GbGt8U9Y1\/6y1GyhWcH3XEcojjxbjARY?ssl=1&w=1280&resize=1280&ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/embed.filekitcdn.com\/e\/mzRWqWfuc6yR1GbGt8U9Y1\/6y1GyhWcH3XEcojjxbjARY?ssl=1&w=1600&resize=1600&ssl=1 1600w\" decoding=\"async\" draggable=\"false\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/embed.filekitcdn.com\/e\/mzRWqWfuc6yR1GbGt8U9Y1\/6y1GyhWcH3XEcojjxbjARY?ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>\u200b<\/p>\n<p>We stated again in 2014 that certainly one of our targets as we traveled throughout all fifty states was to discover a place to dwell. A spot the place we may see ourselves elevating children, constructing companies, and happening adventures. But we by no means discovered that place the place settling down felt proper and we liked touring as a lot as we may. \u2063<\/p>\n<p>So we saved touring full-time with the thought of settling down farrrrr at the back of our minds. We liked full-timing and touring the world with Ellie.<\/p>\n<p>But 2020 was the primary time that we began feeling rootless in a\u00a0<em>unfavorable<\/em>\u00a0method.<\/p>\n<p>In the spring when every little thing was on lockdown, we had been in a tiny not-so-nice RV park in rural Alabama. Ellie was studying to stroll and eat gravel and we didn\u2019t really feel like we may get again to our households due to journey restrictions. We felt remoted and bored and craved our personal house.<\/p>\n<p>So whereas we looked for a campground to purchase, we began fascinated with shopping for a house too. \u2063<\/p>\n<p>And then this summer time, Campground Booking bought an funding right here in Colorado with the stipulation that we transfer to rural Colorado\u2026which principally means we HAD to maneuver to the mountains (twist my arm).<\/p>\n<p>The entire thought of shopping for a home all the time appeared to overwhelm us (one place? for years?!?!), however now that it\u2019s completed, we really feel so blissful understanding this was the suitable transfer for us proper now. We love seeing mountains in all places we flip. We love being 20 minutes from a National park and even nearer to BLM and National Forest lands.<\/p>\n<p>Our households are slightly rightfully bummed we\u2019ve chosen a state so removed from Texas, however Colorado has all the time been a spot we\u2019ve dreamed of dwelling since earlier than we met. We\u2019re so excited to lift Ellie in a state that\u2019s stuffed with so many nice outside actions. \u2063<\/p>\n<p>Our travels aren\u2019t over (we\u2019ve been making an attempt to plan a option to get overseas once more in 2021), however this was an excellent\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/heathandalyssa.com\/quality-of-life-decisions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">high quality of life determination<\/a>\u00a0for our household this 12 months.<\/p>\n<p>We haven\u2019t given up on our campground dream both (we hope to have an replace on that in January!) however determined to prioritize a house base first. The extra parks we toured this 12 months, we rapidly determined we did NOT wish to dwell on web site like many owner-operators do. Which meant we would have liked land to park an RV\u2026and likewise we would have liked to then purchase an RV, since we had been borrowing the Forza from Winnebago this 12 months\u2026or a home.<\/p>\n<p><strong>We selected home ????<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Or residence base as we wish to name it.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve talked for the previous few years\u2014principally as quickly as we went to New Zealand in 2018\u2014about how we wished a house base. Some place to come back again to the place we liked being, however that additionally allowed us to maintain happening adventures everywhere in the world. This feels quite a bit like we lastly discovered that steadiness. A spot to come back residence to with adventures proper outdoors our door.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-14993 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/heathandalyssa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/fireplace-first-photo-in-house.jpg?resize=800%2C444&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"444\" data-id=\"14993\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/heathandalyssa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/fireplace-first-photo-in-house-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C444&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/heathandalyssa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/fireplace-first-photo-in-house-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C166&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/heathandalyssa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/fireplace-first-photo-in-house-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C426&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/heathandalyssa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/fireplace-first-photo-in-house-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C852&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/heathandalyssa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/fireplace-first-photo-in-house-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1136&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/heathandalyssa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/fireplace-first-photo-in-house-scaled.jpg?resize=500%2C277&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/heathandalyssa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/fireplace-first-photo-in-house-scaled.jpg?w=1133&amp;ssl=1 1133w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] This submit might comprise affiliate hyperlinks. See our affiliate disclaimer right here. We purchased a home. Like an actual home, not a house on wheels. After six wonderful years of journey and RV adventures, Heath and I now have our first ever everlasting deal with right here in southwestern Colorado. \u200b We stated again [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9796,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/heathandalyssa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_9287-scaled.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-9794","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-rv"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hoptraveler.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9794","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hoptraveler.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hoptraveler.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hoptraveler.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hoptraveler.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9794"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hoptraveler.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9794\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hoptraveler.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9796"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hoptraveler.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9794"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hoptraveler.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9794"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hoptraveler.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9794"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}