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> If you have an option why not stay anywhere in world and work vs. close by home? I expect we will see a big % of WFH markets be global travelers.

Well, if a business is allowing their employees to work from home due to COVID, they don't want them traveling off abroad and being classified as tax residents of various countries.

If people are moving to cheaper cities or locations in their own country, getting a long term Airbnb isn't very practical. Most will use whatever real estate listing website or service that is prevalent in their region.

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FWIW in most countries you dont become tax resident until you've been there more than 3 months, in some cases 6.

source: I work(ed) for an international company and missions were somewhat commonplace, you get paid from your subsidiary unless you're there for longer than 3mo.

Problem is you’ll probably be on a tourist rather than work visa.

Working for a foreign company that's paying you in a different country is a grey area. Many countries have business visas that allow "business" but prohibit "work", with the main (but not sole) determinant being whether you're paid locally.

Some countries are also starting to offer long-stay remote work visas: https://www.traveller.com.au/countries-such-as-barbados-to-o...

>Well, if a business is allowing their employees to work from home due to COVID, they don't want them traveling off abroad and being classified as tax residents of various countries.

You would need to stay somewhere 6+ months in a year to be classified as a tax resident so I don't see that being relevant to Airbnb.

1-3 month work from different places would be what I would be doing right now if my wife wasn't pregnant, but as someone who did it when the lockdown started (moved from inland to island for 2 weeks) the cut they take on that duration makes it worth searching local advertising sites. The bigger issue is that most rentals suck for work compared to a decent home office set-up

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