It goes like this when you’re downsizing, or at least this is how it went for us.  We accepted an offer on our stationary house, and in-between that and the closing date we had a 60 day window to purchase the van since it is apparently difficult to get an RV loan if you’re using it as a primary residence.  Loan companies like to see that you have a primary residence so they know where to find you if they have to come after you for their money.  So its an ultimate catch-22 of needing the house to get the RV loan, but needing an RV loan because we still had the mortgage on the house.