Far be it for me to stick my hand in anybody’s personal financial chili, but California is ruthless when it comes to tracking down California residents who don’t pay California taxes. And just spending x amount of days away doesn’t persuade them in the least. I’m a FedEx guy, and I’ve heard all the iterations of the “I’m claiming TN residence (tax-free state) because...” you name it. Crash pad, vacation home, mail drop... California has bitten more of these guys than you care to know.

Are you married? Where does your wife live? Have kids? Where do they go to school? Go to church? Where’s the church? Etc., etc.

Not trying to preach, just trying to let you know that having a second home in a tax free state doesn’t make you a non-resident of the state where your “center of gravity” lies. Don’t want to see any more dudes get caught in that trap.

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