UP Travelers
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We plan to move out of our appartment the end of this next April and into our, soon to be purchased, MH. Through next summer we will split our time between the MH and our sailboat and hit the road next fall when the sailboat comes out of the water and into winter storage. We keep our sailboat about 2 hrs and in a different state from where we now live.
My question is can we set up residency in South Dakota before we move out of our appartment? I had figured we would consider becoming SD residents at a later time, but saving almost half of the sales tax on the MH purchase is very appealing. I don't want to do anything illegal or even unethical.
On the ethical side we aren't from this state, we've only lived here 2 yrs and don't plan on living in this state when we are no longer full-timers. We don't plan on using the MH is this state any more that any other. Probably less.
As to the legal consideration I can't find information when I do general searches for South Dakota. What I find mostly is requirements for paying in-state college tuition. I have called one of the mailing services in SD and they talk like it's ok. But they want our business.
So I am hoping that some reading this have knowledge on this question.
Thanks, Jim
My question is can we set up residency in South Dakota before we move out of our appartment? I had figured we would consider becoming SD residents at a later time, but saving almost half of the sales tax on the MH purchase is very appealing. I don't want to do anything illegal or even unethical.
On the ethical side we aren't from this state, we've only lived here 2 yrs and don't plan on living in this state when we are no longer full-timers. We don't plan on using the MH is this state any more that any other. Probably less.
As to the legal consideration I can't find information when I do general searches for South Dakota. What I find mostly is requirements for paying in-state college tuition. I have called one of the mailing services in SD and they talk like it's ok. But they want our business.
So I am hoping that some reading this have knowledge on this question.
Thanks, Jim