Q & AMoving/Living/WorkingLive six months in France

Question: My question is thus, do you know how difficult it is if someone wants to live in France (I was thinking maybe Bayonne or Montauban) for say, six months, but will be retaining the job they have in the States? My job affords me the pleasure to work wherever I would like, as long as I have a computer hook up and a telephone.
Would I have an easier time because I don't need to find employment within the country?
After my trip in November I will have traveled to France three times with in a year's time (I spent a week last Christmas by myself). Currently I am studying French at the Berlitz school in my city. I am trying to be logical and serious about my desire to live there for an extended amount of time, and I would greatly appreciate any and all advice/help you could give.

Answer: As I see it you have two options, the first is to play everything 100% legal and apply for a long-term visa. If you do this you will have more paperwork to do and that could be frustrating. The French can be real stickers for making sure everything is just right when it comes to paperwork. The other option would to just come on a three month tourist visa and if need be exit and then reenter France. This would be iffier; the French are very lax when it comes to Americans entering their country. Most times when I enter my passport never gets stamped. But you'll still in a gray area, but I can't see you being deported.
The biggest problem you could have in general is finding a place to rent; French landlords can be a real pain when you try to rent from them. Most want all kinds of paperwork. See - Apartment Hunting in France.