I've read a lot of blogs during the last few years. I found out that almost every blogger that made a home base move had the same tale to tell regarding the steps necessary to change home states. I carefully took notes and made up a spread sheet so I would have a reference to follow and and check off as the tasks progressed.
We have our lifestyle geared for simplicity. That in itself is a blessing. We, like most fulltime RVers, still have insurance, phone,satellite TV & internet obligations. We also have SSI & other income sources and of course financial institutions to deal thru. All of these require notification when you transplant.
We decided to use a mail forwarding service address to establish residency. We will be getting our licences and vehicle titles and insurances reregistered to Florida.
This month we found Health Clinics and Doctors nearby. Gotta have annual checkups and a Doctor for the few scripts we need. We are lucky to have good health and want to keep it that way.
A great source to read about any advantages or drawbacks is
http://www.rv-dreams.typepad.com Howard & Linda Payne have covered these steps very well and have been an inspiration in our decision to fulltime.
We decided to take all of these manipulations one step at a time and check our list occasionally. After all, we have months to get it all done.
We've been on the island for 2+ months. It's a great place for a home base. The overall plan is to winter down here and travel from May to October. The motorhome lifestyle allows us to "field trip" on a whim. It sure eliminates monotany. "Just turn the key" , an option not available when you are tied to stix & bricks!
I hope everyone is enjoying life as much as we are.
REMEMBER, LIVE YOUR DREAMS, AS LIFE GOES BY QUICKLY !! Charlie & Heather
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