Bali would be my first answer. In the tourist districts it kinda sucks but if you find the AirBnB's just outside of the tourist districts it's quite reasonably priced. Once you get familiar with the place you'll find other places (Lombok, Gili, etc).

What do you need? I wouldn't consider myself a "good IT person" but I have been doing computer engineering for the past 20 years. I wouldn't know how to set-up a wireless printer but I can stand-up a network of servers.

@Robert *****

I have at a minimum 10 years until retirement. I find it a bit sad that I can wait to be older :)

@Bart *************

I don't know that you did - I googled it but lost interest. I have, in the past, consider border crossing and Koh Lipe and wondered if land rules applied.

@Bart *************

I always that "by sea" was a different category, but I don't really know.

You can get a fresh stamp at (or before) December 5th, allowing you to stay until about March 5.

With the METV which is has a validity of 6 months and an expiration of 6 months its best to apply for it near when you will travel (3 weeks before), accept it won't be valid as long as you would like (6 months).

I bough/financed my condo. That was done privately through an acquaintance. I found no financing options but I did find individual sellers who were willing to finance. I think if you want to finance you will need to reach out to individual sellers. Hence, you're looking for a house that costs xxx and the owner is willing to finance (which means the sellers is getting a premium).

"As of June 7, 2024, the US prime rate is 8.50%"

5% home financing maybe a bit low. If you're financing you may want to wait a year or two.

I wasn't that impressed. It's a specialized bit torrent system, if you're familiar with that. If you are not familiar with bit torrents than it's probably a good buy.

@Graham *****

I do ask some silly questions sometimes

@Chris **********

And not one minute sooner :)