Peterw42

Yes, one lawyer should be able to act for both parties with POA from both parties. Even if no money changes hands, the land office will still want taxes and fees, usually works out to be around 5% of what the land office says the property is worth, not what either party says its worth,

I think you will find the land office will see the transfer the same as a sale, and they will want all the usual taxes, transfer fees and duties. Otherwise everyone would be declaring a name change rather than a sale. Otherwise, a lawyer could do the transfer/sale with Power Of Attorney (POA) documents and authority.

Its only bridges that allow a stay so long as you own one. It just so happens, I have a bridge I can sell you.

The taxes are based on whatever figure is highest. The land office has an appraised value that you cant go below, and if you disclose a higher sales figure then that's what will be taxed. Its amazing, but all properties seem to change hands for the land office appraised figure.

Ex military guys usually have a level of discipline, composure etc.

The maintenance guys should only be working on common property, or as scuba says, common property that may be within a condo like pipes in ceiling. It may be that the condo office is using the maintenance staff to run their own little handy man business, and pocketing the funds. It can also be that the committee are part of the little enterprise. Otherwise, its something that the committee should be sorting out.

Thailand in general, is not a year on year capital gain market. its a buy to live in or rental investment market, there are even specific taxes to stop flipping properties for profit. Thailand has one of the highest home ownership rates in the world, around 70-80%, and new stock is always being built so there is never a supply problem to push prices up. Actual prices can often be the same as 10 years later. There are always stupid listed prices that are never achieved so foreigners see that as the market going up. Foreigners often think the Thai market is just like home with percentage gains every year, and they often pay way over what a property is worth, only to find out years later they paid to much and have no chance of selling.

Its leasehold or company set up, just not disclosed when they are trying to sell it.

Maybe contact a builder for up to date pricing. A little hard to give prices without knowing what materials, design etc. https://pattayahousebuilder.com/

A quick google search give lots of information about Sor Kor 1 document, the land is not owned, the document is a record of who occupies the land. While Sor Kor 1 (ส.ค. 1), a land claim document, is not a title deed and doesn't signify ownership, it can be transferred, but only in a limited way. Specifically, it can be transferred by inheritance or by the current holder physically handing over the document and possession of the land to another person. However, it cannot be legally sold, mortgaged, or transferred in a formal way like a title deed.

Not sure what you mean by "expat mortgage"? For a UK mortgage on a UK property, you are probably better off asking in banking forums back in UK.

As others have said, its usually best to check the requirements of the office you will be attending. Its not usually the drama people make it out to be. I do a marriage extension in Pattaya every year, they require all the usual documents, passport, tm30 etc, Bank letter stating 400k funds for 60 days, also want a kor ror 2 (proof still married) from the local ampher . Photographs showing you and wife at your house (standing in front of the letterbox showing house number, sitting on the lounge etc, i submit the same photos every year). After submitting the documents immigration visits your house in the next couple of days, just to check you haven't hired a local bargirl to pretend to be your wife. a couple of weeks later go back to immigration and get 1 year stamp. I literally do it all in one day, start at ampher when it opens, then to the bank, then to immi office.

No such thing as a Condo tax. There is land/property Tax, usually only a couple of hundred baht.

The absolute irony is, all the maga 2nd amendment fanboys don't realize this is the very reason they have "the right to bear arms". Its for if/when the government uses the army against its own citizens, you can fight back.

So nothing has changed for retire visa's, and no plans to change anything. The sad thing is, this will be quoted and referenced in future posts, "they don't want us here"," why expats are leaving" etc. In the unlikely events that retire visa's do have some new requirements, you can always just switch to a DTV. They appear to be handing them out in cereal boxes, nothing more than a foreign bank statement and a photo of your amazon drop shipping page required.