Peterw42

Way easier to apply when you get to Thailand. Less requirements like residency, insurance and police record. Simply arrive on a 30 day stay or tourist visa then apply.

OP, why does it have to be an online job ? Why not just buy/setup a bisiness, plenty of guys own laundries, small restaurant, coffee shop, rent scooters etc. You dont need to work in the bisiness, and it provides an income.

9 minutes ago, Mike Teavee said:

I'm assuming there's a way of searching for your entry & doing a screenshot of it that is acceptable to immigration as numerous people get TM30s from their hotel when they need to do something at immigration.    

The whole point of the online system is "its in the system". There is no need for a receipt as immigration looks at their screen and sees the entry, if there is no entry it means it hasn't been done.

Immigration dont ask for a receipt to prove a tm30, they look at their screen.

14 minutes ago, JoeyMac said:

Guys we've just moved in to property. Our agent has said he would do our TM30, which i thought was unusual. 

 

How do we check if it has been done? I had a look at the website, felt lost, and ran away from the screen. 

As above, the agent can take a screenshot of the entry, but otherwise you have to take their word for it. You will find out soon enough if you present at immigration and they say it hasn't been done, then get the agent on the phone.

4 minutes ago, Mike Teavee said:

Nothing unusual about your agent doing the TM30 (most agencies will do it online for you) but they should give you a "Receipt" (either from immigration if they did it in person OR print out from the system if they've done it online). 

 

So simplest way to be sure is to ask your Agent for the TM30 receipt. 

The online system doesn't generate a receipt or give the option to print, the best you can do is maybe a screenshot of the entry.

21 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

Interesting, surprised they allow it as it's in a company name. You don't pay the annual property tax?

Its a minimal amount, 100  baht, The same as occupying a condo with normal ownership.

3 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

Yep, won't help those with houses or condos in Thai company name

I have a company owned house, and I am in the yellow book (wife in blue). Pattaya ampher accepts this as owner occupier. Probably depends on the local ampher.

36 minutes ago, bigt3116 said:

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Can you explain that further please

Tax isn't charged (or a minimal amount) if you are owner occupier of a condo, Being in the yellow book proves you live in the condo.

OP, is this something you would routinely do in your home country, change the locks when you rent a place, and not give the landlord a key ?

OP, there is no data or accurate figures as to the value of your condo. In Thailand, properties change hands and the price is not public knowledge, only the buyer and the seller know the actual figures.

Anything else, including HipFlat or similar, is based on "asking" price not actual sales price.

So long as you didn't overpay when you bought the condo, its probably worth what you paid for it. The Thailand market doesn't have incremental rises each year like western markets, most of the time properties are the same value they were 10 years ago, only the (never achieved) asking price has gone up.

A lot of the time, the low land office valuation is a more realistic figure than the asking prices.

I have bought and sold 3 condos in Thailand, and the sales figure has always been way less than any listed asking price of similar properties, sometimes 60% of asking prices, and always closer to the land office appraisal figure.

This is why you always hear people talking about how bad the Thai market is, its because people originally bought at the ridiculous asking price, now 5 years later their property is still worth its original value.

Usually around 2,000 baht. Keep in mind, if you are replacing an old one with an inverter type, that requires an extra switch wire, that could add to a standard install.

I'm sure Lazada would have what you are looking for

OP, in the 10 years you have lived in Thailand, have you continued to do tax returns, voted, kept a house in Australia etc. 

Or, are you like many guys who get great pleasure in declaring to all the government depts that you now live in Thailand.

Are you an actual citizen or have you lived in Australia as a resident prior to leaving

1 hour ago, durian explorer said:

I am in Chiang Mai. Is there any kind of directory or map of these locations?

Possibly on google maps if you get a thai friend to search in Thai. Otherwise, just keep your eyes open, there are lots around.

Thais buys condos as well., its not exclusively foreigners who buy. 

Depending on the area, the foreign quota may never fill up and most sales are to Thais. There are plenty of condo blocks, even in the expat areas, where the majority is Thai owned

Foreigners still buy in the Thai quota doing company ownership, when the foreign quota is full

I just did my extension in Pattaya last week. Kor ror 2 required, obtained the day before

You will get a much better rate changing in Thailand, it can be 5% better in some instances.

33 minutes ago, Tedly said:

 I just did my third extension and have used the same original one every time. I do use an agent, whether that makes a difference I don't know.

I presume the agent is preparing and presenting all the documents, maybe they are getting a kor ror 2.

Just out of interest, does the agent also take care of the finances ?

16 hours ago, ChaiyaTH said:

A matter of time before prices come down, it is already happening in various places, Chiang Mai too. Worldwide in fact, we can expect prices to come down sooner or later, a financial crisis can not be avoided long anymore.

 

Everyone told me to rush a few years ago while I now get the same for 30% less already, or the same prices but much more land / extra living space and bedroom.

 

You would be more wise to invest the money in gold 3-5 years, and do everything at once.

Where, in the known universe, is property 30% less than it was a few years ago ????