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by sushshshsh 2105 days ago
Need a permanent address here in the USA for lots of legal things like health insurance, taxation, and H1B visa things. So that could be solved by borrowing someone's address where there is mutual trust.

Then the next thing you would need is a relatively high speed and stable internet connection because for some reason people think that video chat is the best way to solve problems instead of a simple phone call or slack message or email. That's kind of hard to find in the US for people who are constantly on the move, for both technical and money reasons.

If you manage to solve those two problems, you then have to finance and ensure the safety and security of whatever thing you're living in. And you would have to ask yourself if it is worth living in a van in the woods compared to living in a house in the suburbs.

Good luck!

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I've heard of services oriented towards boaters and RVers that provides a physical address and then either forwards or scans to electronic documents, your mail.

These days, the cell services can work, depending on how much Internet you need (RDP, video chat, or you can deal with more flaky service). I've had surprise access while off-roading/4 wheeling, and Verizon seemed to be the best in that regard. But unless you have a Earth Roamer you are probably not going to be quite that remote.

StarLink might be a great option when it becomes available.

There are address services for businesses too, which might also offer the service to individuals. I think they are called registered agent services or something like that. They recieve mail, accept subpoenas, etc.