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He can as already informer, get that from for example Thai International Hospital or Bandon Hospital...

Perhaps there were peanuts in the cannabis cake...

Real estate agents sometimes guarantee – no idea how they do, I wouldn't dare to believe in it... – a 6% payback on your investment for a condo to rent out. So your 600,000 baht suggestion – if you can find a condo in that price level for renting out – gives you 36,000 baht a year minus rental tax. It will take you 19 year to recover the investment after tax and without interest loss, if the 6% guarantee works. Including interest loss the investment outcome might be between zero and a loss; only if you can resell the condo for a higher price than you paid for it, it will be a win situation. Professional real estate investors in property for rent, calculates with rental income between 8% and 12% per year; i.e., in average 10% per year.

I'm happy that I'm not rich, so I don't have that kind of spending-problems to deal with...

I have good experiences, especially in Thailand...

The question is for Samui, not Bangkok.

It doesn't help telling what been done, if you are not a Samui resident and doing extensions of stay here. Samui Immigration rules matters, and you won't get extension of stay without following their rules, no matter what you and others think about the rules. There are little different regulations in different provinces' immigration departments.

Then it's a requirement, as you won't get your extension of stay based on retirement without it...

Price has increased to 300 baht (at least last Monday)...????

You can have the medical certificate issued at Thai International Hospital for 300 baht; if I remember correct, it has to be from a hospital. Remember to tell it's for "retirement extension". No blood test required. You just walk in without an appointment and it's all done in about 15 minutes. You can read more about this and other required documents in the pinned thread about Samui Immigration...

Apparently not a Dane. In the Thai Rath-article the man is Swedish, and his name is also typical Swedish...

I do mine every year before end of March, and I'm a retiree...

Nothing new with the 180 days rule, it's been there all the time, so of course you shall already have registered for income tax, if your stay here more than 180 days during a calendar year... The news thing is, that savings – which before were free of income tax when transferred into Thailand – might now be taxed...????

I must be a denier, as I just turned 74 and still plans 30 years ahead... My later father also didn't think much about age, so he never stopped playing tennis and continued till he was 104...????

Beaches start where the title deed ends. Its very often the case that they go inside what people call "a beach". Just because there's sand doesnt make it a public beach. There are no private islands in thailand, all you can own is a title deed on an island. Indeed there are – private islands – for example Koh Nangyuan. As I said, the Marine Department might also take some meters of "your beach"; they did it with mine, even there was – and still is – nice cement markers...

I'm pretty happy being in my early 70s (73-74) in 2023, I still feels like I'm 17...???????? –unfortunately some of the young girls might not see me equal their age anymore...????

Beaches in Thailand – apart from some private islands – belongs to the Marine Department. They even took part of lands with title deed.

Simple: If you don't like, don't visit it, or look for pictures and video...????

Overpopulation and politicians...????

The bad news is that your mia nois might wish a salary increase, as they will now be taxed on their foreign income... However, the good news is that you won't be double taxed on the money, you already paid tax from in US...

And I thought that beaches are public in Thailand – so, apparently I can also make "private property, no trespassing" constructions on "my" beach...

Great reply, but should be: "common property".

The problem with a usufruct after a spouse's death can be an unfriendly family, which might make one prefer to live somewhere else...

The only way you can – or rather could – be owner of your house on rented / leased / usufruct / or whatever land under it, is the following: A legal permission from the land owner to build a house the land, preferable a superficies Architect drawings with your name as builder Building permission issued in your name Receipt with your name for paying the building constructor(s) You will not receive a title deed on the house – the above paperwork is your (only) proof – but when the property is later transferred, the building can be registered as separated from the land; if a lease or other agreement for land use don't state anything else. If you don't have the above, the building(s) on the land belongs to the land owner. When married, you should as husband be entitled to 50 percent of the estate, if there is no last will – that could be an option – but as a foreigner normally cannot own land, the property needs to be sold and the revenue distributed between the heirs.

You need backup batteries to store the solar generated electric power for blackout at night or days without enough sunshine. During a longer period rainy-season your will be without power or without backup. I've been living permanently on Samui for 18 years now – came here for a littler longer period – the power cuts are luckily much less now than before. If you have weekly blackout it might rather be too much load on the local transformer or a too small cable somewhere in the grid; we had that problem, PEA replaced it with a bigger transformer and larger cables...???? When I designed my house to be build, I included a backup power-system based on simple UPS units and a larger battery and inverter for the most necessary light. Be aware of water pump and the type of inverter used. I made my house with a tank on the attic instead, so I always have running tap-water. You can also use a 12-volt water pump, but they are rather expensive. My design was a number of UPS to power computer(s), screen(s), TVs and other sensitive electronics, which also protects the electronics from variations in the main supply. Furthermore I have a separate cable-network for "emergency" lighting, so there always are light in bathroom – the unwanted situation washing hair and power cut at the moment the soap run into the eyes during both blackout and no water... – kitchen, stairs, some outside lamps etc. It's powered by a larger battery and an inverter, and charged from the mains, so it also works during the rainy season. With LED lighting a battery can easily give enough time for a reasonable black out – like 5-6 hours or more – before main power is restored. Using mains-charged battery pack and inverter(s) for important stuff only, might be a more solid – and cheaper – solution for Samui, than solar power, which also won't work during rainy season.