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.
Huh I didn’t know this has a name! My partner and I are both nomads/‘slowmads’.
Definitely a solid way to go. We’ve been at it for over 2 years, primarily using Air BnB but sometimes VRBO, Booking.com, or sometimes a few others - found a great place on a site in Hawaii for 4 months that rents to nurses typically because they have short term contracts, but not only restricted to nurses.
We’ll stay between 1 week and 3 months depending on the travel goals.
We’ve done what you mentioned - purchase any essentials not already in a place (desks, coffee makers, etc) then about 2 weeks before leaving post it all on FB marketplace and usually make back 50% or more of what we spent.
The only real challenge is the best deals and availability happens when you can book it several months out at least - if you wait until a few weeks before, it’s slim pickings and usually pricier. But that requires you to have a full route planned for 6+ months.
But! We always ensure to find places that are fully refundable, and mark in the calendar the last day to cancel, and that minimizes the risk if plans change 6 months from now.
Good luck!