A bullet proof solution to all of this is to create a Delaware Corporation to buy and own the coach. There are any number of registered agents and you never have to set foot in the state.

Then create a business purpose for the corporation. Can you be an independent contractor having something to do with computers or can you do consulting work for campgrounds, or can you do any work or business that generates revenue and requires travel?

If you can do the above then you can select a domicile that has favorable sales tax and registration fees. That minimizes your initial tax exposure, but the real advantage (and it is worth thousands annually) is all expenses associated with the purchase and operation of the coach become an expense to the Delaware corporation, which as a Chapter S corporation flows its losses through to your personal tax return.

The key is having a legitimate purpose for the bus. Even if you only use it to travel to seminars such as I used to do for several years. I had the entire seminar display in the bay along with handouts. All of that was impossible to carry on a commercial flight and the specialized nature of the displays were such that if lost in shipment I was totally screwed. I kept accurate and detailed logs. I did personal travel, but as long as the trip was for a business purpose and the bus had to go to a specific city, it did not matter to the IRS if I stayed and enjoyed the city for a few extra days as long as the meals and campground expenses beyond what was required for the business purpose were not shown as expenses.

A few ideas...contact the big rig folks and ask if you can do evaluations. Contact Woodalls, KOA or any franchise to see if you can do campground inspections. Write articles for magazines that require travel to different cities. Ask your employer for business travel assignments. Get compensated an amount equal to a plane ticket and lodging. Design software for the campground industry and make every campground stay a sales call.

Remember, doing it this way means work, but the advantage is that the tax savings pays for about half the cost of the coach over about 5 years. You may never see the money com back to you in the form of a rebate, but you check to the IRS will be a lot smaller.