[Hondaracer]

I’m saying the options “outside of big cities” don’t offer much value anymore unless you live in a total hole.

West Bank/West Kelowna is priced like Langley or higher now. Penticton, Kamloops etc. are also hovering around there. So then what’s “small” like an Oliver or osoyoos? Still pretty pricey with an hour or more drive to decent amenities.

People without a lot of money take their cash out of lower mainland homes then move to these “small” towns crossing their fingers hoping for their health. By moving out of a larger town for a smaller retirement place, you almost always sacrifice accessibility to health care. So as you age you just become a burden unto others once again lol..

Almost everyone I know that has substantial wealth uses Canada as a home base for healthcare etc. but they live outside of Canada for big portions of the year because why wouldn’t you. In regards to the Thailand tourist visa thing, I believe If you buy property you’re exempt from a lot of the hassle. A couple family friends own these mini resorts in southern Thailand they paid peanuts for relative to our housing market and have basically been coming and going as they please entire Covid.