Safety in Sanur

[thekman1964]

First time post, long time lurker on this informative forum. I hope to be able to give back when my knowledge is more relevant and complete.
Anyway I am in the middle of finally working out what I need to do for my long anticipated move to Bali in early 2020. My digs are going to be in a 2 or 3 br villa in Sanur, as that is the area I feel most meets my needs over many trips to Bali to research. However I do have a nagging question that maybe a long term expat could assist with.
The villa I eventually lease will essentially be vacant for 50% of the time due to the fact that I will be traveling internationally extensively for the first two years of my retirement. I will be using the villa as a place to refresh and recuperate from my travels before heading off again. I am guessing that the longest single period the villa will be vacant will be about a month. I can hear everyone saying what a waste of money this is, but I figure this arrangement suits me more than any other option I have considered.
My question is around villa safety and I know there are many variables to be considered. Generally speaking if I were to leave my villa vacant for a maximum of a month, are my furniture and personal effects likely to be safe from break-ins whilst I am away? This might sound like a dumb question, but if I were to leave my property here in Melbourne vacant for a month it would be 1) no doubt be broken into before I get home, or 2) squatters would have surely moved in.
Am I jumping at shadows in thinking this might be an issue for me in Sanur? I look forward to any thoughts the experts out there might have. Thanks heaps.

 

[ronb]

2020 is along way off. Just relax. Yes it will be relatively safe. But continue your house cleaning service while you are away, and security service if you have any.

 

[mugwump]

First time post, long time lurker on this informative forum. I hope to be able to give back when my knowledge is more relevant and complete.
Anyway I am in the middle of finally working out what I need to do for my long anticipated move to Bali in early 2020. My digs are going to be in a 2 or 3 br villa in Sanur, as that is the area I feel most meets my needs over many trips to Bali to research. However I do have a nagging question that maybe a long term expat could assist with.
The villa I eventually lease will essentially be vacant for 50% of the time due to the fact that I will be traveling internationally extensively for the first two years of my retirement. I will be using the villa as a place to refresh and recuperate from my travels before heading off again. I am guessing that the longest single period the villa will be vacant will be about a month. I can hear everyone saying what a waste of money this is, but I figure this arrangement suits me more than any other option I have considered.
My question is around villa safety and I know there are many variables to be considered. Generally speaking if I were to leave my villa vacant for a maximum of a month, are my furniture and personal effects likely to be safe from break-ins whilst I am away? This might sound like a dumb question, but if I were to leave my property here in Melbourne vacant for a month it would be 1) no doubt be broken into before I get home, or 2) squatters would have surely moved in.
Am I jumping at shadows in thinking this might be an issue for me in Sanur? I look forward to any thoughts the experts out there might have. Thanks heaps.

A neighbor from Canada has security cameras on his home in Bali, and can view them from his cell phone or computer when returning to Canada. He also has a maintenance person in Bali that may be alerted and investigate anything suspicious during his absence.

 

[thekman1964]

2020 is along way off. Just relax.

2020 is not that far away actually. I have moved to a different country four times in the past and each time seems to get more complicated as I get older! Thanks for the words of comfort re the security of my villa, reassuring.

 

[Fred2]

I now live in Melbourne. I have a house in Surabaya (10yrs) I put cameras in last year just to look at the sunshine. I feel a lot safer in Indonesia.

 

[PatrickWalch]

First time post, long time lurker on this informative forum. I hope to be able to give back when my knowledge is more relevant and complete.
Anyway I am in the middle of finally working out what I need to do for my long anticipated move to Bali in early 2020. My digs are going to be in a 2 or 3 br villa in Sanur, as that is the area I feel most meets my needs over many trips to Bali to research. However I do have a nagging question that maybe a long term expat could assist with.
The villa I eventually lease will essentially be vacant for 50% of the time due to the fact that I will be traveling internationally extensively for the first two years of my retirement. I will be using the villa as a place to refresh and recuperate from my travels before heading off again. I am guessing that the longest single period the villa will be vacant will be about a month. I can hear everyone saying what a waste of money this is, but I figure this arrangement suits me more than any other option I have considered.
My question is around villa safety and I know there are many variables to be considered. Generally speaking if I were to leave my villa vacant for a maximum of a month, are my furniture and personal effects likely to be safe from break-ins whilst I am away? This might sound like a dumb question, but if I were to leave my property here in Melbourne vacant for a month it would be 1) no doubt be broken into before I get home, or 2) squatters would have surely moved in.
Am I jumping at shadows in thinking this might be an issue for me in Sanur? I look forward to any thoughts the experts out there might have. Thanks heaps.

hey, i plan to spend several months a year on bali as well starting next year. likely also part-wise in sanur, we'll see... i'll have my first vacation there in november to check out everything so, nothing is fix yet. i just thought instead of me renting a cheap room on airbnb or via homestays while you have a vacant villa starting in 2020, we could work together and i could take good care of your villa while you're away when i could stay there and protect it as if it was my own?! :-D of course we should meet a few times first and see if there is mutual trust but there's still some time until then...
i guess not even the neighbors would really notice when you're away since we share the same haircut, hahah!!
lemme know if you agree that this might be a cool idea!

have a good weekend!
cheers from germany,
patrick

 

[thekman1964]

hey, i plan to spend several months a year on bali as well starting next year. likely also part-wise in sanur, we'll see... i'll have my first vacation there in november to check out everything so, nothing is fix yet. i just thought instead of me renting a cheap room on airbnb or via homestays while you have a vacant villa starting in 2020, we could work together and i could take good care of your villa while you're away when i could stay there and protect it as if it was my own?! :-D of course we should meet a few times first and see if there is mutual trust but there's still some time until then...
i guess not even the neighbors would really notice when you're away since we share the same haircut, hahah!!
lemme know if you agree that this might be a cool idea!

have a good weekend!
cheers from germany,
patrick

Thanks Patrick for your response. I will be heading to Bali in late August to progress my planning. If what you suggest works in with my plans I will certainly be in contact with you. Thanks for taking the time.

 

[Markit]

Sweet! Another love match made on Tinderpod.

Seriously, why do both of you single/alone/guys need a 3 bedroom ranch right off the bat with long term lease/payment/emptiness and all the problems that entails. I'd suggest first a nice Kos with pool and locking doors in the area you'd like then when you've gotten "bedded in" and learned a little about the neighborhood go for the villa thing. Unless you can't bear to be separated?!