I’m starting to settle on the fact that ‘slowmad’ might be the way for me.
Basically, stay in a city for at LEAST 3 months but possibly up to 6.
My thinking is that I land, then spend the first week focused on finding an apartment.
They I buy a TV, desk, office chair, and a bunch of smaller things like towels.
It would be WAY cheaper than a hotel and a much nicer experience.
Then when you leave, you just sell the stuff or hire someone to do it for you.
Curious if anyone takes this approach and if they have any suggestions.
Right now I’m in BKK … and thinking of going down this route.
Most cases places aren’t going to give you a local price on an unfurnished place for 6 months as a foreigner, no residency, no rental history, credit, co-signer etc. Difficult or damn near impossible to set up utilities in most cases, etc.
Even, then, the savings are a lot less than people think - don’t compare to what your cleaning lady/taxi driver pays when your Airbnb is an exclusive area etc. I finally set up my own apartment in Medellin, for an extra $100-200/month I could have just had everything set up, not spend the $ on furniture, etc.