Kosta Korenkov & Albina Tokarchuk: Digital Nomads Buying Property in Montelibero
“Montelibero seems like a great, great place to be with great people to have around. And I think it’s a combination of those two factors. First, you have your own place to come back to, and then you have people to spend time with, which is also very important while you travel. On the road, you meet lots of random people. You pretend to be friends for a couple of weeks, but it’s not the same.“
This week on the podcast it’s another dispatch from my recent visit to Montenegro.
I was visiting Montelibero which is a fascinating project that resides firmly within the ‘intentional community’ band of the Free Cities spectrum. For the most part, comprised of Russian libertarians, Montelibero has a tight-knit community with land and buildings in Montenegro as well as its own currency and decentralised governance system.
If you want to take a deeper dive into the project you can check out our free communities directory at free-communities.org or pop on over to episode 29 of the Free Cities Podcast for a 3hr conversation with one of Montelibero’s longer standing members.
In this week’s episode, I am speaking to a digitally nomadic couple who have taken the plunge and bought one of the newly constructed apartments in the so-called ‘MTL City’ which is Montelibero’s initial block of building land.
Kosta Korenkov & Albina Tokarchuk have been digital nomads for over 10 years and this conversation is not only an interesting look into the motivations of people who choose to join an intentional community but also a fascinating peek into the lives of two traveling software developers.
We discuss the process of buying property in Montelibero, as well as setting up visas, bank accounts, and the internet along with Kosta and Albina’s tips for setting yourself up as a digital nomad. What are the best jobs to get and where are the best countries to base yourself?
All in all, this was an excellent conversation full of useful information and inspiration that might help you to vote with your feet and find the jurisdiction that will be best for you.
Enjoy the conversation.