Homebase research
We are planning to begin fulltiming next summer, but are having trouble deciding on a homebase, e.g. a city where we'll establish residency. Ideally, what I would like to find is a website that compar...
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Executive wrote:
As I understand your question, you're looking for a State to CLAIM residency, not a State to retire in. That said, you might want to have this posted in the full timing forum and get real life advice and reasons why they chose their respective states.
We chose South Dakota because:
1. No State Income Tax
2. Low licensing fees, vehicle and drivers license.
3. Low sales tax. We paid 3%.
4. No vehicle inspections, smog or safety.
5. No special drivers license, such as Class B, etc.
Hope this helps....Dennis
And when you do this, you're not really choosing a specific town. You choose the state, then find a reliable mail forwarding service and their location dictates what town you'll "live" in.
sue
