Craig95005 wrote:
We've sold our house in California and are ready for a year's adventure in our Class A motorhome.
It will be a combination of seeing the nation and looking for a new home. We'll be auditioning locations that appeal to us as a permanent residence. We like California and may well end up back here but we're hoping to find someplace that we fall in love with.
Current plan is to head north up into Oregon and Washington and back, then along the southern states to Florida, up the coast to New England and Maine, then along the states and provinces along the Canadian border, and finally from Washington state back down to California.
We're in our 70's and love good food, friendly people, pretty scenery, and temperatures that don't get too hot. After living in the country for many years, we wouldn't mind a house where we could walk to - or at least aren't far from - shops and restaurants. If you have any location suggestions, they would be appreciated.
A couple of questions. 1) Is Good Sam a reliable mail forwarding service? 2) How do you register to vote, and what about state income taxes, when you have no permanent home address?
Thanks.
As direct answers to your questions....
1) Yes, but the mail forwarding service is not important. Where you choose to change your residency is. Where do you want to claim as your State of residency? If you want to stay a CA resident (really!) then you need property in CA and you need to pay them most all of what you earn!
2) You vote in your State of residency either in person or by mail.
The NW is an AWESOME place all Summer long but you have to be willing to endure zero sunshine for the Winter. Why would any RVer do that?
You mention a house. Is that your goal? Good luck trying to find one place where you will be comfortable all year long. Maybe you could look for a Summer and Winter residence. My choice would be the NW for the Summer and the SW for the Winter. Getting out of CA is certainly a really good choice but you MUST become a resident of some State.
