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Craig95005
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Oct 25, 2017

We're going to full time for a year, looking for a new home.

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.

25 Replies

  • What happened to the middle states of the country? The south is hot in the summer and the states that border Canada are cool in the winter. There are a lot of states in the middle that might meet all your requirements. Of course, I am biased living in SE Indiana. I note you are hitting the northwest coast first and last, sounds like you may have a landing place in mind already.
  • jplante4 wrote:
    I'm puzzled as to why you waited until you sold your house (and made yourself domicile-less) without having these, the simplest of issues, worked out. This would be a heck of a time to find out that you have broken some California law about being in state without having residency anywhere. Oh wait... never mind.
    Thanks for your insights.
  • I'm puzzled as to why you waited until you sold your house (and made yourself domicile-less) without having these, the simplest of issues, worked out. This would be a heck of a time to find out that you have broken some California law about being in state without having residency anywhere. Oh wait... never mind.
  • The problem with "in town" locations is total lack of on site parking for your RV. That is going to likely mean $$$ to store your RV off site. After living all my life in and near Portland were out in semi country and love it. 13 miles from town big enough to get all our shoppjng. Eniugh room to have our RV at home. After spending most of my working life traveling all over the country, I am really in love with the SE US. Yea, it gets humid in the summer, but the people, oh my, so friendly and polite. I would move there in a heart beat, but DW wants to be closer to family, so were where we are.
  • Make a pot of coffee and go to
    www.escapees.com
    You will find a ton of material on how to get started.
    You will be amazed at the savings in taxes and fees depending on the location you make your domicile.
    Enjoy the adventure.