Ram prices might go down, so I personally wouldn't get the 256 GB or 10 TB or whatever will be needed to run a node in a hurry.
Depending on what city you want to move to, lots of markets have plateaued so hopefully prices start coming back down for either renting or buying. If it's like the last cycle then it might be 4-5 years before the bottom sets in, top-level prices for housing are still going up but the median seems to be faltering in many areas so I'm not quite sure we can call an absolute top yet, but discounts are on the horizon.
I have some ideas for collaborative teams if you ever want to bounce any around.
There are a lot of other exciting possibilities, SEA has a lot of rapidly-growing economies and as they develop their service and financial economies I'm sure the entertainment economies will also develop even more, SEA has historically led the way for a lot of esports-related things and there's probably a lot of potential there as well. (Even tho running an actual team isn't profitable for most, they can be fun ancillary projects for those with other business ventures)
The moment you stop seeking mastery is the moment you cease to be achieving it, imo.
Think I'll just start with a digital ocean droplet though... Edit: okay nevermind probably going with vultr... I'm glad there are options but man these are some conflicting reviews.
The server’s on a 500 gb nvme hdd, was told those are enough and wouldn’t require insane rams. Yea agreed real estate seems to be on a slump
True enough, nvme's are hella fast. I think witnesses get by with 64 gigs of ram for now, I could be mistaken. Lucky for you I think a lot of the coastal major cities are in a slump, there might be some more political backlash to foreign investors like we've seen in NZ, but this kind of legislation might be more geared towards those who intend to rent remotely and not occupy the unit themselves via taxes on leaving them unoccupied etc.