Golden_HVAC wrote:
I would not recommend Texas as a state to register your truck and RV, you have to return there every other year to have it inspected. Many states do not require inspection of the frame, brakes, and such, they trust the owners to not drive broken down vehicles.
This is not true. You do not have to return. We know people only return to renew drivers licenses (and you get to do one renewal online) so they may only go into Texas once in 12 years and then they get their rig inspected. And is it such a terrible thing to make sure the brakes work, headlights work, horn, etc? And are there people who wouldn't fix those if they didn't need to - sure is.
I would suggest looking into Nevada. I hear they do not have excessive high vehicle regerstration, don't think they have smog certificates, and no state income tax. You can also hire a mail box service that can sign for certified mail, and run a small business if you like from that address. You can have your mail forwarded to anyplace in the United States.
Since there are very few fulltimer RVs that use Nevada, there must be a reason why. I'm not sure what it is, but we have known people who looked into it and found it wasn't really a good fit for them.
Yes it has been done before. Look at the Exscapee's club, they forward mail for many members to all areas of the country! You do need to pick a state, there are advantages to several of them. One being Oregon, where RV registration the first year is kinda expensive, but after that it is fairly low cost, and the sales tax on a replacement vehicle, or anything else is $0 !
You have to be a resident of Oregon before you go fulltime in order to use it as your 'home'.
Yes you will need to register all your vehicles in one state, and get the drivers license there. Get insurance, and make sure that the policy you get is not void if you spend more than 60 days at a time out of state. Heck you might decide you like to stay in Oregon, less humidity, and very green!
Fred.
As noted above, you can't move into Oregon as a full timer, you need to be a state resident with an address (and I believe for a certain length of time) or you won't be able to register, etc. Plus Oregon has a state income tax that FL, TX, and SD don't have. If you have investment income that can be a significant consideration.
Barb
