Dont let the guys influence your decision too much.. probably really is too hard to commute... but you could give it a try.... all the points are valid ones.
Make sure you dont tell them you are not bringing your family as that is not a good idea... you want the villa ( well ... when you get it.... what you do with it is up to you....and I am hinting there ...)
You would need to have tickets to cover all available options to get back to work, as they will fire you if you give them a chance. you really are just as good as your last flight here...
I am not in the business of encouraging guys to join ( how else will we get better pay rises!!!!) , a company that had the potential to be one of the best jobs in the world at one point ( like about ten years ago!) - as the management greed, and style of unilateral contract changes is a bit hard to stomach now ... but if you need to pay a mortgage and want a move to sunny climates ( hmmm... MAN bit miserable in the other direction) come and have a look...
If you can stay off pprune ( yes it is a bit depressing - not sure why I am here at moment after just coming back from three consecutive mornings of dirt bike riding in the desert!!) ....
and just go flying, sailing, dirt riding or what ever else takes your fancy it can be a cruisy lifestyle...
As far as fatigue goes you hear a lot on this site but the DRs are really good now as they have just had their pay docked and they are relatively happy to cut you days off... what goes around comes around..
But be prepared to spend a long time in the RHS till the times get better... it is tough for FOs with families to make ends meet here.
I will probably get bollocked by folks with axes to grind in both directions but I enjoy it most of the time... as they say ... a whinging pilot is a happy pilot... at least in Australia...!!
WJA... ( been here ten years)