Sorry it has come to this.  I could live happily alone in a 1490sf house (and fill it up) but your housing depends on your budget and your future plans.  Your budget with the mortgage on just your income would determine how fast you need to pursue a sale.

I'm sorry you have to go through this, even though it may be a positive for you.  I think it's ok to at least start doing a little research. 

I'm sorry you're going through this, but I'm glad it sounds like it's going well so far. 

For some reason I think you live in the Puget Sound area. Housing prices really are going crazy there, so selling sounds like a good option. However, I'd make sure you can find something before you sell. Downsizing may actually cost more than what you're paying now, so it might make more sense to stay put even if there's more space than you need. 

I'm sorry that you are going through this.  It's going to be up and down for a little while.

I have to second the post about looking into prices for land in your desired area.  As well as putting in a concrete pad, electricity, sewage, and water.  Sometimes they aren't as cheap as we think they should be.  Also look at the legalities of living in a motor home (5th wheel, travel trailer) in your area.  Some areas have restricitions.  Figure out if you CAN do what you want to do, in a way that works for you.

Do you own a tow vehicle?  What is the towing limit? Is it built for towing?  (Many aren't.)  When you know the limit you can begin to look at RVs that fit within that limit.  If you look at RVs first, you may fall in love with one that requres a new towing vehicle.

I think you could begin to search for a RV that suits your needs.  Go to a couple of lots and see what the RVs have that you want, what would be nice, and what you can live without. Some are nearly house like now.  Get on a couple of forums about those who full-time, and see what the concerns are.  Depending on climate, you may be looking at specific requirements involving insullation and construction for full timing.  Which will change the price you would have to spend.

I would look into renting a RV for the weekend or a week and see how living in one actually is.  I would recommend a month or more, but that gets REALLY pricy.  (Unless you know someone who would be willing to lend you one for that time frame.)  Sometimes it looks like a good idea, it sounds like a good idea, but ends up not being a good idea for you.  Now is the time to figure that out, before you are stuck living in something you really don't want to.

So I'm not sure that you want to speak to realtors just yet, but there is a lot you can do to see if you actually will want to speak to one later.

Good luck!

Don't do anything until after the divorce. You never know what will happen between you and your DH between now and the divorce. 

I would research options and that's about it until July.

Which, I think is good, because it allows you to emotionally catch up to what is happening in your life. You are going through a divorce. It's like going through a death in a family. It will take time to readjust to life on your own without a companion. 

I'm sorry for what you are going through.  Since he is the one moving out, I think you should stay put for 6 months until things settle down, and then decide what to do.  Don't make too many big decisions all at once.  It may seem like too big of a house, but realtor fees aren't cheap.  It might be best to stay put.  Then again maybe not...just give it some time.

Tiny houses are definitely becoming very popular. Sounds like with your equity you might be able to get one of those after a time. I doubt that market will go dowh in the next six months. Use that time to prioritize what you want to keep, purge, store if desired. We watch those shows all the time. I'm glad things are going amicably but it does concern me that you guys still share a banking account.

Tiny houses are definitely becoming very popular. Sounds like with your equity you might be able to get one of those after a time. I doubt that market will go dowh in the next six months. Use that time to prioritize what you want to keep, purge, store if desired. We watch those shows all the time. I'm glad things are going amicably but it does concern me that you guys still share a banking account.

Agreed. At the very least, make sure legal documents show what is currently in each account and what has been going in/leaving the accounts for a while. That way if a large amount suddenly disappears, there's record of it. But I'd make sure I had my own accounts going forward that *my* money was going into.

The only good thing about my divorce process was that neither one of us cleaned out the accounts behind the other's back.  If he had done that, it would have been all out war.  Both of our attorneys told us to do it, and somehow we both knew not to.  I'm not saying keep your account together but if you do split them, be 100% honest and upfront about it.  Talk to him and do it together.  I've seen countless friendly divorces turn very VERY ugly as soon as someone closes the bank account.