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According to my wife (she is Thai) IF the dad changed the land papers before he died to separate the land then that is the law. It would be up to the sisters (NOT the daughter of 1 of them) to decide how the land gets divided. The ONLY thing the law can do is mediate.

IF the dad did NOT change the paperwork dividing the land between the 3 sisters (HIS daughters) then Thai law says it is split equally between the 3 sisters. (providing mom is also gone, if not, it's all hers)

Now the problem arises based on the previously surveyed "Lots" on the land when it originally passed to the dad and where the house is built. Is it built across 2 lots or solely on 1? The value of that lot (those lots) increases because of the house making the 3rd that includes the house smaller in size to keep it equal in value.

ps. my wife was an associate professor of Politics/Law for 30 years in Thailand

Depending on the value of the condo, maybe offer it to your lawyer at 80% market value IF they waive attorney fees AND pay all transfer costs. On a 1 million baht condo they stand to get 100,000+ baht and you pocket 800,000 baht hassle free.

Kind of a "kill 2 birds with 1 stone" scenario. This way you would have "0" out of pocket expenses (except airfare and food - you could stay in the condo rent free)

Another option: You could ask if they would consider a "Rent-To-Own" lease spreading the cost over 10-15 years with a "forfeiture of all funds paid" clause if they fail to complete it.

IF they're running a good business model it would be good for them AND you'd keep getting paid for the duration, the insurance issues would switch to them (her), and you'd have less headaches because Thai laws are different for purchasers vs renters.( i.e. responsibilities)

Might be a consideration based on your age and future plans with the property as repair/renovation costs will just increase over the years.

Could just be a way of using real life study subjects for free to improve AI responses. If you have ever tried to beta release of Bing AI Chat you would see they are easy to spot because they are too logic oriented. By using living test subjects they can introduce feeling and emotional tempered responses.

Try Bing AI on sensitive but not offensive subjects (War, Human Rights, etc.) then ask the same of your supposed bots and compare the responses.

On 12/6/2023 at 8:36 PM, NextG said:

What were men doing in a Tomboy bar? Perhaps I don’t need to know…

Trying to "Boldly go where no man has gone before"? Meet some pretty freakin' cute "Toms" before.

On 12/6/2023 at 9:06 PM, Gottfrid said:

Squeezing the cream out of the foreigner. Welcome to Thailand!

I've never had my cream squeezed out of me at a hospital. Is that a special service? How much extra is it?

Maybe they need to hand out police uniforms, promote cosplay and encourage baht bus strip tease shows to get them back.

What is the main cause of catarrh?

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How do you get rid of catarrh?

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On 12/1/2023 at 11:25 PM, Liverpool Lou said:

Thailand Penal Code, Section 295. Whoever, causes injury to the other person in body or mind is said to commit bodily harm, and shall be punished with imprisonment not exceeding two years or fined not exceeding four thousand Baht, or both.

Since the laundry lady committed the original offense (by this statute) "Hurting mind by posting on social media" the police would consider the slap to be retribution and case closed.

You gonna make them give butt munches, play water sports, give bjs then make them fetch you a beer on all fours followed by 100 baht just to see if they come back?

I put up lights 1 year and kept having truckers stopping by looking for Karaoke, beer and hookers.

On 10/13/2023 at 7:17 PM, stoner said:

a brit and an aussie walk into a bar.......

 

and the American bartender says; "Sorry, I only speak English."

They've listed the 4 main "Dumping Grounds" for the Thai Elite (a.k.a. spoiled little rich brats). These "kids" would rather be out getting high and drunk and fighting, not being forced into showing school support or spirit.

Never saw "news agencies" covering our sports days event out in Nakon Nowhere.

So, when you "cut the cheese" do folks clammer to be the "Smart Feller"?

His full name is Bond, Jamaal Bond of her(his) majesty's secret service.

"FumbleFinger" coming to a theater near you.

They could go a long way in backing up those statements just by putting Taksin back in prison where he belongs.

There are only 5 ways to write in English:

1) Correctly/Educated

2) Correctly but Uneducated

3) British

4) British Based Education

5) Other (European mostly)

Good thing our Bob doesn't drive a taxi. He refuses to have sex with everyone, his wife, mailman, neighbor, wife's friend, wife's friend's wife...

The question you pose seems to be taking into account "knowing what you know now" and on that premise I would choose to be 17. I would join the military and put in 30+ years. I would retire at 50+ will full medical, dental and a monthly paycheck guaranteed for the rest of my life.

Along the way I would make small, monthly deposits into an offshore savings account, purchase small amounts of gold and silver and invest small amounts into a stock portfolio. All of my housing, clothing, utilities and food would be 100% free, cigarettes and alcohol would be tax free on base so IF I chose to indulge, it would be a greatly reduced cost. My monthly salary would be direct deposited into a Credit Union so whatever I didn't spend/deposit elsewhere would just pile up there.

"A girl in every port and any port in a storm".

Since you asked...

On 10/10/2023 at 8:20 AM, bob smith said:

Free Palestine 

Not to worry, the Israeli army is "freeing" as many of them as it can as fast as possible. Now, if the US would start rounding them up and shipping them back, as well as the UK, Europe, etc. and the politicians would start pulling the collective heads out of their collective asses and realize there is no "cum bi ya" solution to terrorism... Yeah, I know. It's all a pipe dream.

On 10/6/2023 at 5:24 AM, KhunLA said:

Scratch that, think I'd return to TN, as better tax burden, and housing same price ranges; $25-75k.  Depending how much sweat equity you want to invest.

 

Not going anywhere, but nice to know it's available.

this is the new trend in the states for houses - material and labor still beating the new construction costs atm:

https://zerodown.com/homes-for-sale/tennessee/cheap-old-houses-for-sale

On 10/6/2023 at 4:42 AM, KhunLA said:

This is interesting, #9 being W.V, cheapest housing, but crap job/education, which I wouldn't care about.

 

Actually lived there, as 1st airlines I worked for was based there.  1979/80 and love it,   Beckley WV, and stones throw from New River Gouge.   Didn't even have a completely paved road N to S (hwy 19) back then.

https://www.instagram.com/p/Cx8A78ILfFR/

https://realestate.usnews.com/places/rankings/cheapest-places-to-live

Just a thought which may or may not help: After recently moving back to the states after 25 years in Thailand I got a new American phone and number. Low and behold, when trying to download apps I kept getting the error message that the app "Wasn't available in my region". NOBODY could figure out why. Even the Geek Squad at Best Buy were left scratching their heads.

Did some searching and found a video on YouTube directing me to change my region location on my Google account and VIOLA. Instant success.

I made my Google account 25 years ago when I moved to Thailand because new wonderful things in social media were rolling out like FaceBook and my students asked me to get an account so they could ask me questions outside of our class time. (Yes, it's true. Students used to actually WANT to learn)

My point is, some apps are moving to being regionally restricted so it might be worth a try.

ETA: my wife and I still maintain our Thai phones and are still able to use all the apps they have so it didn't affect anything from Thailand but opened up everything from America

in the mean time she could try Babbel (phone app)

6 hours ago, impulse said:

 

Good info.  I'll go by and ask for one next week on my monthly visa run to Thailand.  I thought they had to emboss my name on a card and mail it out (or hold it for me at the bank), and I'm generally only in LOS for a week or so.

 

Edit:  I'd add that I don't really use the account  I just kept some money in it in case I want to use it in the future for a retirement visa, given the difficulties I've been hearing about a non-resident foreigner opening a new account.  But it would be handy to have a debit card...

 

get the banking app loaded on your phone when you go in instead. They also have cardless ATM access.