Help with how picking a state works
I know the primary states for RVers to establish a domicile is Florida, South Dakota and Texas. But why would I choose one of them if they are not the states I plan to spend most of my time? I’m ...
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TechWriter,
The three states mentioned (FL, SD, TX) have mail forwarding companies that cater to RVers. That is one of the reasons that they are so popular. The other states that have no state income tax do not make it easy for fulltimers to do things like vote or get health insurance or any one of the myriad of different things they do like the three states mentioned, nor do they have mail forwarding companies that specialize in working with fulltimers.
If AZ was so good for fulltimers, there would be loads of people with AZ plates in every park all summer long throughout the US.
As to the Texas registration process - it is being worked on by Escapees, which is lobbying on our behalf and I have no doubt that it will be worked out this year. That is the other thing, who in Arizona is going to lobby on behalf of fulltimers?
Barb
The three states mentioned (FL, SD, TX) have mail forwarding companies that cater to RVers. That is one of the reasons that they are so popular. The other states that have no state income tax do not make it easy for fulltimers to do things like vote or get health insurance or any one of the myriad of different things they do like the three states mentioned, nor do they have mail forwarding companies that specialize in working with fulltimers.
If AZ was so good for fulltimers, there would be loads of people with AZ plates in every park all summer long throughout the US.
As to the Texas registration process - it is being worked on by Escapees, which is lobbying on our behalf and I have no doubt that it will be worked out this year. That is the other thing, who in Arizona is going to lobby on behalf of fulltimers?
Barb
