How long to find accommodation in Ennis?

I'm not from Ennis. A blow in so. 😉

At the moment I'm doing some homework, getting the lay of the land, trying to get a sense for how long we'll be looking before we find something. I know that's a vague and unanswerable question.

Then Westport would get the blow-ins rather than Ennis. 🤣🤣🤣🤣

We're not at all averse to buying, but the process is rather long and drawn out, as I understand it. Meanwhile we'll still need to find a vacation rental first, then a "real" rental while the house purchase goes through the mill. I've heard stories about it taking months, with bidding wars as people offer €5-10k or more over asking.

I absolutely get that these things are best done in person, and that once we're in the area we'll be asking around and so on. I've no hesitation in that regard. My only concern is that we'll be living on savings in an Airbnb or something, and that has to end eventually. If the Airbnb is going to drag on for weeks or months (!) while we look for a rental, then we need a plan B — an alternative to Ennis that might not be quite as desirable but where the odds of getting a rental in my lifetime are slightly better.

I've heard that Ecuador is nice. 😇

Thanks for all the advice. ❤️ Wish me luck!