Everything is relative!Originally Posted by neddy3
Everything is relative!
Shit, so what he's been telling me is actually correct? I don't care, no, we're not paying 6 or 12 months rent up front. That's one of those basic rules you just don't do, same as you never let others hold your passport. Again, travelling 101.
He has one of those old style bank passport books (didn't know pwople still used those), so I told him to go show the house owner(s) he's been talking to, and prove we have 12 months of rent in cash. Maybe that will help. I'm not willing to pay it up front though. I will pay for 3 months -- 2 months deposit, 1 month rent. From there, then we'll pay rent on a monthly basis.
He says he's coming back tomorrow. If he shows up saying, "hey honey, I got keys to a new house and it only cost me 300,00 baht", I'm going to be livid. As it turns out, if you pay for rent that far in advance, and there ends up being a problem like the roof starts leaking, then the owners may not give a shit because they already have your money.
You don't care that what he's been telling you is actually correct? You might give some thought to what Leo goes through every time he has to explain to a landlord that 6 or 12 months rent pre-payment is not allowed in Matt's version of "Travelling 101".
Or you might give some thought to updating your edition of "Travelling 101" to include the possibility that in some countries there's no way to avoid paying 6 or 12 months rent in advance.
Just a thought.
christianpfc (March 25th, 2018), Tintin (March 18th, 2018)
Yep, I'm empathetic to Leos situation at the moment. Still doesn't change the fact I'm not paying for 6 or 12 months rent up front. That would be stupid.
With respect Matt (and I'm one of the few people here not calling you a liar), the entire situation you've got yourself into is "stupid"
Are you saying Leo is using him for his money?
Paying 6 to 12 months rent for a house upfront is not a good thing. Does Leo know the owner of the house? Something does not sound right?
There must be a rental owner somewhere, who is willing to rent out a house without 6 or 12 months rent in advance?
Yeah, I know. Love makes people do stupid things. That's why my family is still angry at me, and Leo's family is angry at him (I think). I didn't go back to Canada upon going blind, and Leo didn't go back to live in his village when his father fell ill. We decided we love each other too much, and stuck it out together.
And it worked, because we're actually on good and firm footing right now. Well, except for this upcoming move which scares the shit out of me for a multitude of reasons. I've never moved blind before, so I'm uncertain how that will affect me. Need to stay strong though, as need to keep the money rolling in.
Oh no, trust is an absolutely non-issue if that's what you're implying. I trust him 100% with my life, and never question his motivations. That's a complete non-issue. Again, he's the one who has taken care of me every single day since I went blind, nobody else. And trust me, that wasn't easy on him either. He's gone well above and beyond what's required to prove himself as a moral individual with high character.
What makes me uncomfortable is, well... he's an idiot without much experience in this world. It would be very easy to take advantage of him, and I'm sure others easily pick up on that, and that's what worries me. I've lived in 8 countries, travelled to about 30 countries, have rented dozens of places, and so on -- I know how this works. He on the other hand, I think this is the first time he's ever rented a place like this in his life. And there's a lot of people out there who are not nice people, so that has me a little worried.
I'm pretty sure my worry doesn't matter in the slightest though. I'm quite confident he's not going to listen to me, and will show up tomorrow afternoon with a new set of keys to some house in Vientiane that cost him 240,000 baht. Hope it's nice, because me and the dogs will be living there for the next year. He knows we need to be out of this house by the 1st, as I already promised the owners we'd be gone. I think this is the third time they've tried getting us out, and they're finally getting their wish. They're coming to Thailand at the end of the month, and want to renovate before Songkran.
I was thinking more about you overstaying your Thai Visa by several years.
When the smarter half of the duo is in the shit, the whole situation becomes altogether more problematic.
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