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You can live in India. Best cities would be Bangalore, Delhi or Mumbai.

Pros of living in India:

1. Cost of living is way too less compared to Bay area. You can rent a very decent house for INR 20000 per month (~$333) or ~$4000 per year.

2. Bangalore was ranked the 19th best city in the world for startup environment by Startup Genome report.

3. Tons of startup groups and meetups, people are really helpful and supportive.

4. You can find smart people to hire at a fraction of a cost.

5. Good internet connectivity.

6. Getting VISA for extended stay would be very easy considering you're a US citizen.

7. Language would not be a big barrier because most of the educated population understands and speaks English.

If you want to know more or have any questions, my email is in my profile.

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I am not sure where you would get a house in Mumbai for $333 unless it is way out on the outskirts. You could share a flat for that though. Food is cheap if you like Indian food. Don't drink the water.

You can get 10 year tourist visa that is good 6 months at a time. All you have to do is leave the country and come back. It used to be you had to be out for two months but they scrapped that rule some countries.

Setting things up on a tourist visa will be a pain. Getting internet will be a pain. Better to split with neighbor or have Indian flat mate do it. Internet may go out sometimes.

Same thing with getting a scooter or car.

There will be a lot of tech stuff to be involved in though.

I can't say about Mumbai because I haven't lived there but in Delhi and Bangalore you can get a decent house in many of the major locations for $333 a month. You would need to search for it though because finding houses is a big challenge these days.

Getting internet is not a pain, it takes 2 days to get one from any private company like Airtel and about 1.5 weeks if you take it from a government company like BSNL. The connection works fine most of the time though occasional hiccups are inevitable in India.

What are the best ways to find a house to rent like this in Bangalore?

There are only two ways, either you take help of an online real estate website or you go out on street and find property agents who can get you a decent house and in turn they'll take their commission.

Some of the online real estate websites from where you can start looking are:

1. www.99acres.com (I have had a bad experience with them, see here - http://snooptank.com/why-99acres-need-get-its-act-together-a...)

2. www.housing.com (The new rising star in Indian market)

3. www.sulekha.com

4. www.commonfloor.com

5. www.magicbricks.com

6. www.olx.in

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