If your dad can help you in choosing the right one for you, especially mechanically, then you're going into RV ownership several steps ahead of how the majority goes into it.

MrV gave an incomplete assessment of why so many rigs sell in Az. I've been a resident here in one way or another for around 40 years and an RV owner for 12 , so while V and I are stating our points a bit differently, do you trust pothead-pontification--or actual knowledge & experience? We're not that far apart on this anyway.

Whether owners become disenchanted with the RV life, whether they tire or die or whatever he's saying---locals are locals. Snowbirds are locals....I'm actually a snowbird now. Most "visitors" dont leave their RV's behind when its time to sell them. A great portion of the population over here is from somewhere else, and as expected, they have ruined the Phx. area. And they've turned a great many RV parks into being mainly trailer parks, with their trashy wooden patios, their collections of junk stored around and under their RV's, and their incessantly annoying need to plant grass in this beautiful desert just so it can "feel like being home".

I'm sure your dad mentioned this: ALL RV's, with the exception of the Prevosts, the Newells, and a few of the Airstreams, are constructed of the cheapest materials available. Quality Control is overall seriously lacking within the industry. So when buying, it's always better to take the time looking for a PREVIOUSLY OWNED one that makes you the least unsure. Let some other guy go thru the warranty headaches etc. getting all the kinks out of it. And make no mistake--bringing in an RV of any kind for service us a major hassle, especially if you're living in it.

You're probably also aware: RV's aren't investments like a home is--they're disposable income drainers. If you like spending money, you'll love RV's. We only use ours in the summer these days. But we store it at an indoor facility in Carson City, and it ain't free.