[JandC]

Don & June, we are doing the same thing except a few months ahead of you. This is our second time diving into the full time life style. We were pretty much guided through the process several years ago on this forum by some pretty knowledgeable members.

The last time we sold our home and started traveling full time we used our son's address. He would sort through our mail and forward us anything important. It made everything easy because our registrations, vehicle insurances, medical insurance, and income tax filing did not change.

This time we have been in a home in Florida and are residents here. Our plan right now is to secure a mail service which offers an address in Florida about 2 or 3 weeks prior to closing on the sale of our home. Haven't decided on which service yet, probably either Escapees or Good Sams.

Florida tax base is favorable, registration is very cheap, and we have wintered down here or visited here for years. Everything revolves around that "home address" when you are full time. Florida has very efficient absentee voting and many other things that IMHO make it a very favorable state to establish residency in while full timing.

I guess you just have to sift through all the issues of becoming "residents" of another state and see which one works best for your individual situation. Good luck!