How about getting a storage unit or leaving your stuff with relatives? You could also do sort of a half-measure by getting rid of the big and clunky stuff like furniture, and storing the little trinkets somewhere (shouldn't be that hard to arrange or expensive). Actually, in Thailand, the smallest storage units that probably fit some books go for around 300-500 baht a month. My 2 cents.

Either that, or have a backup plan ready. As in: instead of staying in a single country long-term, switch it up by spending a couple of months in country A, then a couple of months in country B, etc. You technically only need 2-3 countries to pull that off, and Southeast Asia has more than plenty of suitable places to live. Jumping on a plane every 2-3 months is not that big a deal, and typically those short-term visas are also easier to get with far less bureaucracy involved. In the case of Thailand, you get 60 days visa-free now, extendable by another 30 days.

@Felipe Souza A very valid concern if your plan was to do these indefinitely (very risky). On the other hand, now that you effectively get 90 days total on each entry, you only need 2 entries per year to get to 180 days total. It's very unlikely they'll stop you on your second attempt for the year, but it could happen on your 3rd or 4th. But again, if you're mixing up your itinerary by genuinely living in other countries too, you're very much doing it by the book. Straight up border runs could get trickier anyway soon due to Electronic Travel Authorization that's coming early 2025 reportedly, so personally, I would not place my bets on border runs being a thing in the foreseeable future.

A while ago, Perplexity was one of the only ones that could scrape and analyze data in real time. Not sure if this is sill the case, since all of them are evolving and adding new features all the time. Also, Perplexity doesn't hassle you with creating an account, so it's many people's go-to.

We finally got an update for this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lsxlWevg_A Basically, the 30 day stamps are now 60 day stamps (confirmed and live since today, extendable by another 30 days for 90 days in total). The DTV is apparently good for 5 years and you get 180 days each time you re-enter? Technically, you could extend to get another 180 days for 10k baht, but doing a border run will set you back by around 4k baht, so it's probably another one of those 'time or money' kinds of dilemmas. What a time to be alive!

Naturally, when a new visa comes out, there's going to be all sorts of speculation (I've even noticed the same thing on certain legal channels). I'm sure most of you follow Chris Parker's channel - he decided to go straight to the Thai Foreign Affairs Ministry to get the answers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xfy6zvvekkE TLDR; - The DTV visa is valid for 5 years. - You CAN exit and re-enter for 5 years straight, no questions asked, no need to apply for a new DTV. Each time you get 180 days (OR extend in-country for a fee). - As long as your DTV is valid, you get UNLIMITED extensions. - For proof of income, a bank statement from any bank will suffice (doesn't need to be a Thai bank). - You need to leave after 360 consecutive days, but you can re-enter if your DTV is still valid. - There are 3 categories of DTV visas: freelancer/courses/spouse, each with their own requirements. - You MUST apply for the DTV outside of Thailand.

I've tested a budget projector from Aliexpress for my 'lying down while typing' experiment. Long story short, no matter what screen resolution or tinkering I tried, anything below font 32 is illegible (including the menus). So, not sure if it's just my crappy projector (most likely) or projectors are generally not suitable for displaying smaller elements.