Doing much the same but in the Philippines. Don't rent an apartment, you could likely get a hotel room which is not much more expensive than an apartment (some

Doing much the same but in the Philippines. Don't rent an apartment, you could likely get a hotel room which is not much more expensive than an apartment (some people here live in hotels long term) while you look around. Forget about agents, just ask around, probably other expats. You should be able to find apartments which are month to month.