Peterw42

How long is a piece of string ? Whether you make a profit has many variables, the first one being how much you pay for it. If you get a bargain now then you may profit in the future. If you pay a ridiculous asking price now then you may not profit. You may profit in other ways, like not paying rent for 5 years, or profit in changes in exchange rates etc. Other factors like location, ongoing management of the block, Thai visa or ownership laws, could all come into play. The last variable would be if the general market goes up or down. I just sold a condo, that I owned for 6 years , for the same price I paid for it, but I didnt pay rent for 6 years (equal to half the price of the condo), and the value of my home currency has fallen, so in home country currency, I am 30% up. I know a guy who bought for 1 million and sold for 1.5 million 5 years later, I also know a guy who bought for 2 million and sold for 1.8. In broad terms, the Thai market doesn't rise in grand percentages each year, supply keeps up with demand so there are no factors causing prices to rise.

Grab and food panda are probably the two main ones, they both have apps and websites with all the menus and choices. Photos of food etc. Its a very easy process and usually very quick delivery..

OP, rooting a phone voids its warranty, no sales staff selling new phones are going to advise on rooting a phone. There is a reason manufactures eventually don't allow phones to upgrade to the next android version, they know the hardware isn't compatible, doesn't meet minimum specs etc. Phone sales people dont know the inner workings of the operating system, no more than car sales people know the inner workings of a car engine.

The actual piratebay site appears to be ok. I think you will find the.asia site is a mirror to the actual site. try thepiratebay.org

Rubbish, starlink absolute top speed is capped at 500 Mbps, (200 for home users)

2500 Gigabyte internet, where do I sign ??? That's 20,000 Gbps. Even 1,000 Gigabyte is an impressive 8,000 Gbps. Jokes aside, Gigabit internet, or faster, is pretty much wasted unless every component in the path supports it, that means the server sending the data, the international links, your home network, your devices etc.

Yes that right, but as I said above "a thai child cannot have a will" there is a certain age below that age they cant make a will, section 1577 of the civil code specifically states Section 1577. A person may transfer by legacy or gift a property to a minor, subject to its being managed, up to the time of majority, by a person other than the person exercising parental power. So there may not be a law saying a foreigner cant be the guardian but there is one that says the parents cant be https://www.samuiforsale.com/law-texts/thailand-civil-code-part-3.html

I read somewhere (but cant find it now) that the land office reasoning goes something like this, A thai child cannot have a will, if the child dies then the property goes to the guardian, so guardian cant be foreigner as that means they would then own property.

OP, You will find a lot of the relevant legislation, not in the land act, but in the Civil Code. in the sections 1500 onwards, it covers parents children, guardians etc. Specifically 1574 and 1577. https://www.samuiforsale.com/law-texts/thailand-civil-code-part-3.html

OP, I think you will find the land office has discretion when it comes to children owning land etc, its not carved in stone that they 100% can. Its probably not so much the child being the owner, its to do with the restrictions that go along with that ownership, there must be a Thai guardian involved, the property cant be sold or leased without court approval etc. usually the parents cant rent back from the child etc. So the information desk is saying is it cant be done because you cant be the guardian, cant live in the house etc.

Just go and see an agent , they will sort out everything for a couple of thousand baht. A lawyer would just be a waste of time/money (truth be told, they would probably get an agent to fix it then bill you on top).

No, individually. If you do a google search there are all sorts of home remedies. https://www.wikihow.com/Get-Rid-of-Common-House-Geckos

So if you get rid of them, will you be back posting in a month, with a cockroach, mosquito, ant problem ? Mothballs, garlic and coffee grounds, pepper are all supposed to keep them at bay, doesn't kill them, but they go elsewhere.

It says cannot travel "UNLESS" YOU HAVE TRAVEL DOCUMENTS". Any western expats have travel documents, ie: a passport, Burmese condo builders and stateless people often dont have a passport, or the conditions of their stay/employment involves travel restrictions.

If the comments in this thread are any indication, trump doesn't stand a chance. Previously, any trump threads had 3-4 die hard fanboys defending trump, nowadays it appears its a unanimous NO

Direct from the Thai Motor vehicle act (2522) Section 42 bis.46 In the case where there is a bilateral agreement between the Government of Thailand and a foreign Government concerning reciprocal recognition of domestic driving licenses, an alien temporarily permitted to stay in the Kingdom under the law on immigration having a driving license issued by the competent official or a driving society recognized by the Government of the country under such bilateral agreement may use the driving license of such country in driving in the Kingdom in accordance with the category and type of vehicle specified in such driving license; provided that the existing Conventions and/or Agreements between the Government of Thailand and the Government of such country and all the provisions relating to the obligations of a driver under this Act must be complied. By the letter of the law, home license is legal and an IDP isn't required "BUT" thai police will still ask for an IDP. I literally used to carry a copy of that paragraph above, in Thai, with my home country license. On the rare occasion I got police who insisted I needed an IDP, I showed it and was sent on my way. Some will accept only home license, some will accept only an IDP, some want both.

Yes, that's absolutely correct. They needed something to announce at the photo op, so announced something that already exists and nothing to do with Thai/Australian relationship . I'm surprised they didn't re-announce already existing free trade agreements or tax treaties.

This story comes from channel 9 in Australia, the same channel that, at the start of covid, sent a team of reporters to a wet market in Bangkok, to show us where covid came from.

Most retirees dont have a family of 4 living with them, and one would presume by the time you reach a $60kAU net retirement income, you have accumulated a couple of assets like a fully owned home, cars etc, and you have medical coverage.

Appears the OP is talking about the 10 year LTR visa, last time I checked this visa is available to any nationality. And last time I checked, you need an income that would give an exceptionally comfortable retirement back in Australia, or anywhere else in the world. Its quiet simple, give retirees/marriage a pathway to PR and hundreds of thousands will come and stay next week. Let them buy a modest property that cant be flipped or rented out, and we will all buy houses. The Australian media does these beat up stories every couple of years, every time the cost of living rises.

How would the logistics of that work ? do the police then contact every single bank in Thailand to see if a foreigner by the name of Fred Smith has an account at the bank?. I just cant see how it could be done, I personally have accounts with 3 different banks, and one account was opened with a pink ID, so there isn't even a passport linked to the account.

Do you really think that happens (anywhere in the world) ? As I wrote above, police are not locking accounts the day you pass. As above, I was still operating my fathers accounts back in Australia months after he passed. Dividends where still coming in, direct debits where still going out, bills still needed to be paid. I even paid for his funeral from that account.

She can if you give her the ATM card, or the online banking password. There are no banking police checking that you passed at 3pm and the account was accessed at 4pm.

Maybe not 100% legal, but accounts still operate and are accesable after your demise, just have an atm card or online banking setup. The day after you leave this mortal coil, your wife transfers money. Nobody is monitoring accounts or closing them the day you pass away. Even back in Australia, I was accessing my father account after he passed, paying bills, moving money etc (direct debits where still drawing funds).. I was even advised to by the solicitor doing the probate.

Most of us are retired, Sunday is just another day. If anything, I see more guys doing the Sunday roast in ye old replica british pub.