Rustic23
Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
We lived in Fl. a total of about 5 years. There is something to be said about living in an area that caters to your age group, and for Fl. it is the senior crowd.
Son of a gun...I learn something new every day.It's that much in TX counties that require vehicle emissions testing. Not all TX counties require it (the less urban areas), and state inspection is very cheap.
Audrey
Out here in the sticks we pay only $14.50...even to inspect that thing in my avatar.Son of a gun...I learn something new every day.
I assume you mean state inspection? For the past few years we've paid $39.75 for the inspection of one vehicle.
First you tell me I would be considered a 'hot tamale' when I am 80 in Florida...now you tell me I can drive a bucket of bolts. Sounds like heaven to me...I'm on my way!In florida ,no need for inspection . You just drive your car without major parts until it stops .
Just to be clear - we were (temporarily) talking about property insurance rates, not property taxes.
Audrey
I have never lived in Texas but Florida is a haven for older singles . There is a real active social life that you can join pretty quickly and feel comfotable in even if you are alone . So if taxes are equal I'd pick Florida for that reason !
Well it's in the flat lands way northwest of Dallas/Fort Worth (close to the OK border), and famous for tornados. Just in case you thought you might want to visit.....For fulltime RVers, Texas, Florida and and South Dakota are the popular choices. Most mail forwarding services are also located in these states. Just fyi, you use the address of the mail forwarding service as your domicile.
Our address is Wichita Falls, TX. Uh.......we have never been there.
Totally agree, Moemg, but I am really afraid of what will happen the longer Florida is having fiscal unhealth, which is a nice way to say broke. What will happen to the tax situation for retirees in Florida by, say, 2015? Will State services be cut badly? The usual paranoid thoughts... Florida is one of the seven States potentially going really under with the weight of a huge tax burden...not a good thing for residents.
What do you read in the papers about this down in Sarasota, Moemg?
Interesting, I thought home insurance rates were out of control in FL and never heard about them being a problem in TX.Sorry, Audrey, yes I meant insurance rates.
Interesting, I thought home insurance rates were out of control in FL and never heard about them being a problem in TX.
Article says different - I had no idea!
Maybe it's just certain sections of FL that have really high insurance costs.
Audrey
Yes $13 dollars for the state safety inspection. We live in an area that does not require emissions testing. You know "Put Texas in your corner, stick up for the Lone Star State".I assume you mean state inspection? For the past few years we've paid $39.75 for the inspection of one vehicle.
One of the reasons TX and SD are popular for full-timers (besides no state income tax) is because the requirements for establishing residency are not as extensive as some states. FL - I'm not quite as sure, as I think there is some time requirement for residency. I think there are six? states that do not have state income taxes, but notice that they others (WA, WY, and ?) don't come up as fulltimer options.For fulltime RVers, Texas, Florida and and South Dakota are the popular choices. Most mail forwarding services are also located in these states. Just fyi, you use the address of the mail forwarding service as your domicile.
Our address is Wichita Falls, TX. Uh.......we have never been there.
Seems like TX in general has lower than national unemployment rate and usually has less budget issues than many other states. I haven't heard anything that indicates this has changed.Yup, heard something on the news up here in Illinois about there may be a concern about the Texas economy's health but can't quote it or even paraphrase what it was. I will pay more attention in the future if it comes on again.
Which reminds me -- it won't be long before another redistricting fiasco again... (sigh)We do have some pretty wild politics though (and it's not that pretty).
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Out here, at least in the spring time, it's more like the huge "biker invasions" every weekend. But as long as they're going to spend their money here, so be it...like, well, like really huge RVs!