“I’m not questioning the legitimacy of that kind of business use.”
Correction, you were questioning it.
“My point is that there really is nothing special about that 6,000-lb. GVW requirement in most cases.”
I’ll agree with you there, though I believe that this section is on the books for farm and ranch equipment - perhaps that’s where the 6,000 lb. limit derived from...
“If I’m the broker/owner of a realty company and I work in a region that covers several states in the South...”
Egad man! The MLS fees would cost you a fortune!
No, I wasn't. I may have been confusing in my post, though. I wasn't questioning whether the business owner was using the vehicle for a legitimate business-related purpose (I'm assuming they are). I was questioning whether they really needed a 6,000-lb. vehicle for their business, or if they could have used a smaller vehicle but opted for the larger vehicle simply because the tax code gave them an incentive to do that.
Egad man! The MLS fees would cost you a fortune!
Maybe so. LOL. I'm actually in that position, though not as a real estate agent. I'm an engineer by trade, and I work on projects as far as about 500 miles away from my home office.