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fyi, a sole prop can get an address from ipostal1 for about $25 up front and $250/year. And LLCs should be using an agent.

I understand this is yet another cost, and for a hobby, etc etc. Just letting people know these services exist.




In my experience, these addresses are tracked and usually banned.


> LLCs should be using an agent.

Why? Everyone says this but I don’t understand why I need to pay someone to get mail for me.

It makes sense if you incorporated in a different state but I created my LLC in my home state, though the “One Stop Business Portal” (it actually was very easy). Contrast that with when I created a Delaware LLC for a previous startup which cost a couple hundred to get started and 100-200/year in fees.

As for the ipostal1 I’m concerned about the address not looking legit (I don’t know what one of their addresses look like and/or if they will be banned/rejected). On top of that I don’t want to pay $15/mo for the ~10 letters I get a year for my business. See also: checks I need to deposit, not sure how that works.


LLCs / agent: to keep your address private. In most states LLC-associated addresses are a matter of public record. So if you care about privacy / crazies, app stores are far from the only place that lists that address.

ipostal1: It's basically a software layer over stores that offer various services. I've had no problems with the address. Most places offer a check deposit service.




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