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As another poster already said, do not pay her debt in order just to get her car debt free. Instead get in contact with the loan company. All they want is their money back, so the outstanding amount, plus interest, plus cost of reposession. Usually they have to auction off the cars or do similar procedures. So offer them all the outstanding amount, incl. cost, to buy the car (in your name) quick. That should work.

The information from Crossy is spot on. I ordered about 2 dozen things from china within the last 12 month for my house (to be built). I do not want to go into detail here, just my conclusion for you: 1. usually, VAT and custom duty is added and has to be paid by you. Custom duty varies (on the kind of good), but the total can be 30 to 50 % of the original buying cost (it is also due on shipping cost). Handling customs can be a nightmare and has to be skipped by letting the task to the seller 2. shipping cost is not cheap, unless you fill up a whole container 3. I would only order again when I can agree on a DDP order with the seller, meaning all duty, tax and shipping cost is paid by the seller, so included in the total price you get from the seller. But that means that the seller is able and willing to do his homework on this and offer you a DDP price. 4. Avoid things that have to be build in, like windows, doors, a kitchen. too many things can go wrong. Well possible are sofas, chairs, sculptures, beds, lamps

I want to put my 800.000 baht deposit required for my retirement visa into a tax free time deposit account for 24 month, with Krungsri Bank, presently yielding 2.75 %. Will this kind of deposit be approved by Pattaya Immigration for my next visa, or is it a problem? thanks.

Dude, are you not the one that tried to sell a rundown house in Pattaya for 20 Mio. baht on youtube, praising it for good value and how nice it is, when it comes over rather as a dump? Sorry, you seem not credible to me, nor objective. Rather proves how useless and desperate most real estate agent are.

When I started reading your post, I thought it is satirical. But you seem to mean it. What worries me most is not that a carrier criminal can get to the highest ranked political position, but that so many people/voters fall for his lies and still stay in the cult, despite an overwelming amount of prove who this man is.

That seems pretty intense and rigorous to me. But fine if it works for you. I suggest a less dramatic change: Go to interval fasting, but not only for a short time, but permanently. There are different types of interval fasting. I do the 16/8, so the fasting time is 16 hours daily. For me, it is a breakfast around 9 or 10 am, and a big lunch/dinner at 15 or 16 h in the afternoon. I feel good and lost some weight.

Does anybody have some information about Zeekr 001 in Thailand? Like where and when it is available, price in Baht etc.

Usually, the common fees are quiet reasonable for a house, and certainly much lower than for a condo. And you get something for your money, like 24/7 security services, cleaning services for common area, gardening services for the common areas, maybe a communal swimming pool or a park, maybe a communal water supply. I presently pay a little over 2000 baht a month, and I know other people in other villages paying around the same. So actually, a very good deal in my view.

I live in a house in a gated village now, for over 10 years, and I liked it, and I would recommend it to most people as a general rule. However, I am in the process of building a bigger house outside of a village. The reasons (and pre-condition for me) for staying out of a gated community: 1. I think I can handle the important security aspect: I will have perimeter walls of 2.5 m around the compound. I will have a decent CCTV for the whole compound. I have 3 dogs. And - very important - I will live there permanently, so no empty periods. 2. I want to have much more space, within and outside the house. The compound will be 2.5 rai, the house double the size I presently have. This I cannot find in a gated community (and it would not make sense to pay maintenance fee to the community for 2.5 rai of land). I dislike noise, and even though I have been lucky with my neighbours in the past, sometimes it feels and sounds just too close, when they gather outside at their pools. And you cannot say anything to stop the noise.

Dear, there are over 100 4- or 5-star Hotels in Jomtien, Just go on a hotel booking webpage like AGODA or BOOKING and put in the filter what you are specifically looking for (swimmingpool, wifi etc.). Welcome to the 21st century.

Plutaluang is a navy golf course, its good value, but qualitywise rather low. You might consider Eastern Star Golf course nearby, with nice facilities, better maintained and not expensive either. Just about 4 km south of Eastern Star is Phala Beach and a handful of cheap, simple resorts or hotels. Nothing to rave about. If you are looking for a nice experience, do not stay there. I do not know any special accomodation in this aera. It would therefore drive up to Na-Jomtien, maybe 20 km, where there are plenty of good to exellent hotels, like Moevenpick, Ravindra, Dor Shada and many other.

the money exchange boxes and places of TT money exchange. They have a yellow design.

Thanks for telling your detailed experiences. So for you, not worth the effort. The last 6 month, I made two purchases from china, both for the village I live in. Both orders were from a lamp company, first time 10 solar street lamps, the second time 4 solar spot lamps. They were directly delivered, door to door, the service was good, and so was the quality of the goods. I first wanted garden stand lamps instead of spot lamps, but because of the weight of the poles the delivery cost would have become to much.

well, on a big scale it is happening since years. Most home marts do it. Rather new may it be on a small scale, like a singe house builder buying directly. With the ongoing development of the digitalisation it is becoming more common and the buying process certainly is much easier than ever. However, many supplier on Alibaba and made-in-china demand minimum quantities that only suit bigger companies, like shops, distributors or Hotels. However, more and more suppliers also serve small customers, which only demand 1 or a few units of a good.

Hello I am in the process of building a house. I have come to the conclusion, that the prices and choices for building material in Thailand is ok, but not overwhelming. I have checked websites from Alibaba and made-in-china, both give an immense choice for everthing you could imagine, and mostly to good prices. I looked especially for tiles, window, doors, bathroom vanities, bathtub, and also furniture like sofa, beds, rugs. To buy there seems very tempting, especially since Thailand is so close to China. The big issue is the cost and the unknown factors concerning shipping, tax and custom. A small container with 15 cbm to my door would cost around 1900 USD. Tax and custom are depending on the good, usually around 30 %. My question: Has anybody experience with importing goods from china? How did it turn out? What were the goods? How much did it cost? Did you work with a shipping agent?