My wife and I have had 4 other RVs and this is the 2nd fifth wheel. We have had the Doubletree Mobile Suite that was, at the time we bought it, the only RV in our price range that had a King bed. Now, almost everybody has a King Bed, or at least as an option. We chose the 3005RL because of the floor plan, size, and partly because of this forum. We looked over 6 months for a mid-priced, under 34 feet unit, that had all of the items we had in our other fifth wheel. This was it. When we started seriously pricing them, we found a LOT of difficulty in pinning down similar prices. Having said that, this is not unusual to this industry. It has been this way for as long as we've been RVing. We found 3 dealers, and 1 internet dealer that we felt were truly wanting to earn our business. We chose Explore USA in Kyle Texas. The salesman (Josh Nichols) took the time to listen to our wants and dislikes. The sale was done by UPS and e-mail, and the walk through was the most comprehensive I've ever been through. I spent most of a day with the service team going over it. While we are pleased with the unit, the dealer has made it more satisfying. From the receptionist, salesman, service and manger, they have the right attitude. Some dealers don't. This company has 9 locations in Texas.
We understand that we'll have a few glitches down the line, but in my experience, many of the problems are easily fixed and not always the manufacturer's failure, but a failure of a component that was used. And, you can' build a house and haul it down the road at 65 MPH and not have a few minor issues.
My suggestions, for what it's worth, is, read the forums on all units you're interested in buying. See what forums have a sour undertone from their members and filter their gripes as sometimes legit issues, or just gripes. Weigh the options available. Are they items that are available come standard on some units? Many of the items are great for some and not needed for others. Get the gel-coat, thermal windows and fireplace (if within your budget). Change the tires immediately (lots of forums on tire issues). Since you're considering full-timing, how much storage capacity do you need and have. A neat trick I learned from a very seasoned full-timer is to empty the unit of everything once a year. Go through it and see how much "stuff" you have been carrying that you don't use, or really need. That takes a day or so.
Most of all, have fun finding the dealer and your unit. You will have to invest some time and aggravation in doing this, but you'll feel much better about your dealer and the company if you don't have "Buyer's remorse" 6 weeks after your purchase. Welcome to the group and good luck.