Recent content by nathanwebb

Ian - Thank you for the well wishes :)  We're hoping that we will have a great time! Tom - I think you're absolutely right - we didn't think too much about tax before planning this trip, and by good luck we'll end up spending less than 180 days in the US - another 3 months in Canada and Mexico...

And I should probably add that we won't have any income in the US, so income tax isn't a consideration.  So we are only looking at which state gives us the lowest sales tax, registration and insurance rates.  Thanks.

Spot on, Carl.  We don't have a home state and don't intend to settle in the US.  I think I might send an email to the Oregon, California and Delaware DMVs and see what they say - and I'll make sure to let everyone here know, just for future reference :)  Otherwise I'm pretty sure that we'll end...

Well there you go... Now I can see why so many people opt for SD  :)  Do you know what the catch is with Delaware?  They don't seem to have any sales tax either, but there isn't much mention of using that state for RV registration.

Hi Ned, We haven't selected a state to register it in, although we are considering Oregon or Montana.  Any suggestions are welcome!  For Montana, I see that most people use the LLC option, but I figured that we wouldn't need an LLC as we aren't personally resident in any other state.  From my...

Brilliant!  Thanks Tom.  So far we can meet those requirements...  We're only expecting to be in California for less than a month in total during the first 6 months. Is Vegas the right place to buy, or is Reno/Phoenix better for buying RVs?  I suppose any place could be the right place...

Hi, My Wife an I (both Aussies) will be heading to LA in about a month to start a 9 month trip around North America.  We're getting pretty excited about it all, as it's getting close, and it seems that the more I research, the more questions I have! I was hoping that someone could clear up...