Originally Posted by
bowie
OK Pokey, Welcome to "non-lurker" mode.
First Off – for a successful expat retirement relocation advance planning is a key in stacking the deck for a successful venture.
In Your Shoes I Would:
Set your schedule (2-3 years). Throw in a three month “investigative” sojourn at the 1 ½ year point. Get a three-month tourist visa and schedule a circular trip to investigate likely “resettlement” locations. Thailand ain’t small. List your druthers, pull out the map, internet search locations and determine a list of “possibilities” then recognizance, plan visits to investigate with boots on the ground.
Budgetary – today, start journaling your expenditures, determine exactly where you spend your money today. Then draw up and develop a real detailed retirement budget. Don’t matters, nice-to-haves, absolute necessities, mad money luxuries, etc.
When you do your recognizance, check out real time pricing and availabilities.
Then when you have a “workable budget” and preferred location, get a one year “retirement” visa, and do a one year “test” run.
If, after one full year of living here and “liking” it, then you can do a real “fairly risk free” retirement in Thailand plan. It ain’t what it seems and living here is a whole lot different than vacationing here. Caveat Emptor.
Good Luck