Re Paul she, a flight attendant, wants to relocate to Japan so that she will have more desirable flying lines.
Could you do that for a couple of years to try it.
Locally, one oil refinery sends their employees to other countries for a year. Oil company pays for everything, and the owner's house is managed by a high class property manager and rented out for the year.
Most of the people that go to the foreign country come back and have good stories to tell. Their house is well taken care of while they are gone and most of the families are glad they went.