Moving House.

Kammekor · Post by **Kammekor** » Mon May 15, 2023 4:59 pm

Been in the same house since Jan. 2014 now. Bought the land in 2012, had our own house constructed, and moved in. Tried to move closer to Phnom Penh in 2015-2016 but found out it's pretty hard to sell property out in the province. So now I'm still there. Not regretting it, it's just that the traveling to / from Phnom Penh can be a bit of a pain. Life here is a lot better than in Phnom Penh. The weather is cooler for sure, a large garden around the house allows for some home grown veggies, fruit and meat, and at night it's so quiet and so dark you can actually see the Milky Way. Dogs love it too. no need to take them out, they let themselves out in the forest behind the house.
Costwise it's a win too. No rent payments and electricity directly to EDC. Water comes from our own well. The initial investment was relatively high (Land: 3.300 USD, house: 28.000 USD, well: 1.700 USD) but now, nine years later, I guess it has already paid for itself. It's just electrics now, this month 128,000 riels.

Tootsfriend · Post by **Tootsfriend** » Mon May 15, 2023 5:53 pm

Kammekor wrote: ↑Mon May 15, 2023 4:59 pm Been in the same house since Jan. 2014 now. Bought the land in 2012, had our own house constructed, and moved in. Tried to move closer to Phnom Penh in 2015-2016 but found out it's pretty hard to sell property out in the province. So now I'm still there. Not regretting it, it's just that the traveling to / from Phnom Penh can be a bit of a pain. Life here is a lot better than in Phnom Penh. The weather is cooler for sure, a large garden around the house allows for some home grown veggies, fruit and meat, and at night it's so quiet and so dark you can actually see the Milky Way. Dogs love it too. no need to take them out, they let themselves out in the forest behind the house.
Costwise it's a win too. No rent payments and electricity directly to EDC. Water comes from our own well. The initial investment was relatively high (Land: 3.300 USD, house: 28.000 USD, well: 1.700 USD) but now, nine years later, I guess it has already paid for itself. It's just electrics now, this month 128,000 riels.

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large garden around the house allows for some home grown veggies, fruit and meat, and at night it's so quiet.

WOW, So lucky to be able to do that. Any plans to use solar panels in the future ?

Jerry Atrick · Post by **Jerry Atrick** » Mon May 15, 2023 6:17 pm

three years is pushing it usually

I move house on average prob every 24 months, have done since I left home almost a quarter century back

Tootsfriend · Post by **Tootsfriend** » Mon May 15, 2023 7:06 pm

Jerry Atrick wrote: ↑Mon May 15, 2023 6:17 pm three years is pushing it usually

I move house on average prob every 24 months, have done since I left home almost a quarter century back

The big question is '' why ''. Not why you left home, we can probably understand that, but why have you moved so often ?

Kammekor · Post by **Kammekor** » Mon May 15, 2023 7:21 pm

Tootsfriend wrote: ↑Mon May 15, 2023 5:53 pm
Kammekor wrote: ↑Mon May 15, 2023 4:59 pm Been in the same house since Jan. 2014 now. Bought the land in 2012, had our own house constructed, and moved in. Tried to move closer to Phnom Penh in 2015-2016 but found out it's pretty hard to sell property out in the province. So now I'm still there. Not regretting it, it's just that the traveling to / from Phnom Penh can be a bit of a pain. Life here is a lot better than in Phnom Penh. The weather is cooler for sure, a large garden around the house allows for some home grown veggies, fruit and meat, and at night it's so quiet and so dark you can actually see the Milky Way. Dogs love it too. no need to take them out, they let themselves out in the forest behind the house.
Costwise it's a win too. No rent payments and electricity directly to EDC. Water comes from our own well. The initial investment was relatively high (Land: 3.300 USD, house: 28.000 USD, well: 1.700 USD) but now, nine years later, I guess it has already paid for itself. It's just electrics now, this month 128,000 riels.
Quote,,
large garden around the house allows for some home grown veggies, fruit and meat, and at night it's so quiet.

WOW, So lucky to be able to do that. Any plans to use solar panels in the future ?

Nor really to be honest. Price & lack of skills, limited warranty & dust hold me back.
In the dry season everything gets covered with a layer of dust. Without some kind of if 'washing / cleaning' the power delivered by solar panels will drop to nearly zero in January I think.

Jerry Atrick · Post by **Jerry Atrick** » Mon May 15, 2023 7:46 pm

Tootsfriend wrote: ↑Mon May 15, 2023 7:06 pm
Jerry Atrick wrote: ↑Mon May 15, 2023 6:17 pm three years is pushing it usually

I move house on average prob every 24 months, have done since I left home almost a quarter century back
The big question is '' why ''. Not why you left home, we can probably understand that, but why have you moved so often ?

Rental market I guess here past quite a while now, plus at least three work related moves

When I was younger I was living in many different countries and cities so moving house is part of that too

pissontheroof · Post by **pissontheroof** » Mon May 15, 2023 8:11 pm

Freightdog wrote: ↑Sun May 14, 2023 8:03 pm Shortest-
I signed for a new apartment just before COVID. I was due to move in on my next trip home when borders and airlines shut down. SWMBO and the kids had the joy of moving in, and had moved out again before I ever got to sleep in the place- it turned out to be unliveable, which was a shame as it was a sizeable corner apartment 2 blocks from riverside.

No matter how hard I try, I seem to be something of a nomad.

I just looked up swimbo,
SWMBO (plural SWMBOs) (humorous) Initialism of she who must be obeyed: one's wife or female partner.

You must be a wimp to the 10 th degreee .

:stir:

David Gordon · Post by **David Gordon** » Mon May 15, 2023 8:21 pm

I always owned till recently and now as a tenant I am protected by rent control - as such my rent is already lower by 50% of market rates. To move would cost me a lot - rates have soared. Because of that I feel a bit stuck right now because a move would cost me another $6000 a year and it would be difficult to even find something as good for that.

truffledog · Post by **truffledog** » Tue May 16, 2023 12:25 am

Kammekor wrote: ↑Mon May 15, 2023 4:59 pm Been in the same house since Jan. 2014 now. Bought the land in 2012, had our own house constructed, and moved in. Tried to move closer to Phnom Penh in 2015-2016 but found out it's pretty hard to sell property out in the province. So now I'm still there. Not regretting it, it's just that the traveling to / from Phnom Penh can be a bit of a pain. Life here is a lot better than in Phnom Penh. The weather is cooler for sure, a large garden around the house allows for some home grown veggies, fruit and meat, and at night it's so quiet and so dark you can actually see the Milky Way. Dogs love it too. no need to take them out, they let themselves out in the forest behind the house.
Costwise it's a win too. No rent payments and electricity directly to EDC. Water comes from our own well. The initial investment was relatively high (Land: 3.300 USD, house: 28.000 USD, well: 1.700 USD) but now, nine years later, I guess it has already paid for itself. It's just electrics now, this month 128,000 riels.

Own fruit und and veg and hopefully fresh eggs (and chicken) is such a great plus. Having a quiet night is priceless too. I am not sure if I could live in any big city for a long time. I need the green and blue around me.

cabron · Post by **cabron** » Tue May 16, 2023 2:06 am

Tootsfriend wrote: ↑Mon May 15, 2023 5:53 pm
Kammekor wrote: ↑Mon May 15, 2023 4:59 pm Been in the same house since Jan. 2014 now. Bought the land in 2012, had our own house constructed, and moved in. Tried to move closer to Phnom Penh in 2015-2016 but found out it's pretty hard to sell property out in the province. So now I'm still there. Not regretting it, it's just that the traveling to / from Phnom Penh can be a bit of a pain. Life here is a lot better than in Phnom Penh. The weather is cooler for sure, a large garden around the house allows for some home grown veggies, fruit and meat, and at night it's so quiet and so dark you can actually see the Milky Way. Dogs love it too. no need to take them out, they let themselves out in the forest behind the house.
Costwise it's a win too. No rent payments and electricity directly to EDC. Water comes from our own well. The initial investment was relatively high (Land: 3.300 USD, house: 28.000 USD, well: 1.700 USD) but now, nine years later, I guess it has already paid for itself. It's just electrics now, this month 128,000 riels.
Quote,,
large garden around the house allows for some home grown veggies, fruit and meat, and at night it's so quiet.

WOW, So lucky to be able to do that. Any plans to use solar panels in the future ?

I envy you to have that lifestyle it sound like that old French song ( Sacha Distle 1964) La Belle Vie)

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