On 7/21/2010 7:01 PM, Steve wrote:
On Jul 20, 9:10 pm, Eric wrote:

On 7/20/2010 3:26 PM, Stephen! wrote:


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CLASSIC! I assume the van would be dead and undriveable so as to always
be present at the spot on the map provided to the FAA. God forbid if
they happened to show up while you were out shopping!


Heh... I've been in the "van down by the river" situation except I
didn't have the luxury of owning a van. I suspect a guy could keep a pile
of address change forms handy.


I've often thought of adapting to a nomadic lifestyle ala motorhome or
some such thing and wondered what I'd do for a physical address...

One method used to be, probably still is, to choose a campground in a
place you like, and in a state with taxes friendly to your financial
situation. You have a physical address, they forward your mail every
couple of weeks, you get to vote, and so on. How often you have to
actually be in the state varies from state to state, but there are web
sites and pamphlets available to give you advice. For many people, a
state with no income tax is best, since you don't have much property or
buy much stuff there, property tax and sales tax rates don't have much
effect.

Get a motorglider, and the nomadic life can be pretty good!

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Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA (netto to net to email me)

Sooo, what states are better for owning a glider in? I've heard that
Montana doesn't charge a tax when you sell or buy a glider there.
Other states charge a tax on the glider if you move there with it.
Anybody know what the most glider friendly states are? How about
Texas and Florida? Texas doesn't have an income tax but the property
taxes on houses seem very high, at least in the Dallas to McKinney
area.

House costs aren't an issue if you are going full-time in your RV;
instead, you want to know how much they charge for having that Texas
license plate on it. Some states have low fees for RVs, some have high
fees. In Washington state, for example, the fee is ~$30 for the license
plus a weight based fee that's about $100 for my 11,000 pound RV. For an
expensive RV, it's a lot cheaper system than one we used to have, which
was about 2% of market value per year.

Gliders are cheap to keep here, and we have no income tax, but you do
have to pay sales/use tax when you buy one.

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Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA (netto to net to email me)

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