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We just purchased an RV for the purpose of living in it full-time. It is our 5th RV purchase. We made a list of the things we had to have to be content such as vented A/C and furnace, separate living room and bedroom, washer/dryer, computer desk etc.
Then we established a budget, in the same range as your budget. Then we shopped the used market.
In our experience many people seem to purchase RVs and then do not use them in the way the thought they would. Many of these units find their way to the used market with little wear.
Our "new" fiver is four years old, but looks, feels and smells brand new. No one has even cooked on the stove or done a batch of laundry in the washer. Because it was four years old we had an RV shop go completely through the unit replacing anything that could be damaged by mere age such as hoses and pipes. We put in a new converter box, bought new batteries and a 36 month warranty for $2000. With all of this we paid less than $25,000 for our new home, and that was more than 50% less of the selling price of a comparable fiver new.
It can be discouraging shopping the used market because many RVs have been used hard and should probably just be junked. There are, however, the occasional jewels out there. I would shop until I found one. We looked seriously for about two weeks, and found four we could have purchased, with our unit being the best.
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