Art, you're correct we have to use a service but keep in mind that service also provides us with a legal address in South Dakota. We pay no state income tax. We pay not property tax on vehicles, just registration fees totaling around $200 for a 2007 Dodge, 2007 Montana and 2004 Ford Focus. And we pay no sales tax on vehicle purchases, just a 3% excise tax on the trade difference. So, we do ok. Those with Florida and Texas residences have some of those same benefits as probably do some other states. Almost forgot, SD also has the third lowest insurance rates in the U.S.
On edit -- our registration fees are due in August each year and I just paid it online. The total was a bit more than I said above. It was $279.
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