Looking for a possible sea change

Kimmarie

Hi! Im Kim and I love Bali.. Im looking at ways I could possibly spend more time there. I have had a few conversations, some say its difficult and others say its simple? xxx

spicyayam

Pretty simple if you have the financial means to do so. Difficult if you need to find a job or start a business to support yourself.

Kimmarie

spicyayam wrote Pretty simple if you have the financial means to do so. Difficult if you need to find a job or start a business to support yourself.

thank you, realisticly how much does it cost to live for a month?

Markit

Locals live on 2 million a month, some expats use that a day. How long is your piece of string?

Balifrog

Kimmarie wrote thank you, realisticly how much does it cost to live for a month?

Depends on the livestyle you want. As simple as that.

Kimmarie

Balifrog wrote Depends on the livestyle you want. As simple as that.

are you currently living in Bali?

Kimmarie

Markit wrote Locals live on 2 million a month, some expats use that a day. How long is your piece of string?

lol thank you, is there any valuable information you can share with me.. I was looking at perhaps purchasing a villa and deriving an income there? is that a difficult avenue?

harryopal

Good morning Kimmarie, The short answer would be to explore the forum "Owning property in Bali." It will cover a lot of related questions that you might ask. "... purchasing a villa and deriving an income there? " is an understandable notion but as you will find a rather tricky path to follow. I think the general advice you will get is to rent first and spend a lot of time on further research.

Balifrog

Kimmarie wrote are you currently living in Bali?

Yes.

sayangku

Kimmarie wrote lol thank you, is there any valuable information you can share with me.. I was looking at perhaps purchasing a villa and deriving an income there? is that a difficult avenue?

Probably better to buy rental property where you live now, then use that income to live in Bali, than try and become a landlord in Bali

Markit

Kimmarie wrote lol thank you, is there any valuable information you can share with me.. I was looking at perhaps purchasing a villa and deriving an income there? is that a difficult avenue?

That question is poison! Yes you can, but most of the people that answer that will not have had the balls to try it so will be very negative. Those that have the cojones will usually be happily quiet as the mere asking of the question causes WW3. When you get here contact someone that has actually done it for a few years and have a chat. Good luck and biggggg balls :)