The three most popular states for full time RVers are Texas, Florida and South Dakota. No income tax and there's mail services available that will handle your mail and a home address.
I thought about doing the "tax dodge" by having one of those states as my "domicile", but I own a business and it's much easier to make one state (CO) my home for everything business and personal wise. CO RV registration is cheap, taxes are similar to AZ and insurance in my rural area is dirt cheap.
I am not familiar with the RV shown but you want to make sure it is designed for full time 4 season living.
Yes, it's an "all weather" motor coach. The idea is to spend my winters here in the southern states and summers in the northern states.
Kinda looks the opposite of downsizing. That rig is huge!
This rig is basically a miniature version of my home. I have the same hardwood trim, tile, and furniture. The only thing different is I have arctic white carpet (wife's choice) and not the beige as pictured.
Motorhomes (and big boats) can seem homelike, but do not expect the appliances, furnishings etc to hold up like home versions.
These days even the home appliances don't hold up any longer. Seems everything is built to fail after a short time period.
The main problem we would have is a place for our toys, but the gargantuan size of that rig might cover that base pretty well.
Yes. That trailer will be my "toy box". It will easily hold a car, UTV, and several motorcycles with plenty of room to spare.
Is the trailer your garage and storage? Looks like it from the pics.
Yes. The trailer is a stacker and will hold all my toys, tools, and whatever else I need for the road.
You'll likely want/need a smaller conveyance to get around in once that rig is moored somewhere. Room in the trailer for a car or motorbike?
Plenty of room for all my toys. I'll have a car, bikes, or UTV to get around with.
Depending on your personality, this could be a pro or a con - you can expect to do a lot more "operation" of basic systems like plumbing and electrical than you would ever think about. Sanitary tank getting full? Water running out? Batteries wearing down? Guess who gets to fix it? You will live with the mobile home, as well as in it. You'll be constantly aware of every system of it.
I'm very mechanically inclined and "fix" all my own stuff anyways whether I live in a full size house or an RV.
What we found is understanding the overall build quality and customer service from the factory had great variability, and generally speaking, it had was regardless of price.
The Renegade or Haulmark series of motor coaches are some of the best built in the industry.
We use a mailing service. they filter out the junk, and when we're at a place for a few days they mail us the important stuff. You'll find a phone with a Wifi hot spot will be a big help.
I'll have satellite internet backed by cellular for remote locations. Otherwise, most of your luxury RV parks offer wifi these days.
That's a lot of RV. First thing I said was, where ya gonna park it?
I've always had a hankering to go back to farming or ranching. I just love that lifestyle. 75% of the places I park will be on a large farm or ranch somewhere and helping those families out with their operations. Otherwise, there are tons of luxury RV parks around the country that are tailored specifically for these size of rigs.
