HappyExpat57

If you have to pull your money out of your retirement fund to finance this gamble then you are not fluid enough to absorb possible loss. In most normal rentals, you have to anticipate at least a 10% vacancy rate. I can only imagine in LOS that rate is much higher. Then you have the upkeep/maintenance and repairs which can really hit you in the wallet. Since you're asking, I'm replying - I don't think you're in a good place to try this adventure.

Haven't we seen this before? (rhetorical question) This falls under the heading of "planned obsolescence" and is a continual source of income for the chosen contractors.

Not sure if Tiffany's Show survived Covid, but their headliners were drop dead gorgeous. There was one in particular that had curves most women would be envious of. So in answer to your question - yes I have.

My son and his friends (mid-30's to 40's) all feel they will never see a retirement, and I must say I see their point. Between corporate greed and the US gubmint chipping away little by little at old age security, they see no hope in preparing for "golden years." They have said they expect to work until the day they die.

If THIS sinkhole prompts a safety alert, then the whole of Thailand must also be placed on safety alert. Them things is EVERYWHERE!

The odds are VERY unlikely I will outlive that number. If I actually last that long then I will be a doddering, incontinent, gelatinous mass ready for a home that I can pay for with a US credit card and STILL avoid the taxes. Hah!

Without reading the initial novelette, I'm basing my reply on title of post. Bottom line - they start taxing any money I bring in to LOS, I will start using an agent for my annual extension and start living off the 800k. From my understanding of immigration's attitude, this is a win-win.

Same as when you ask for info on how to secure a service, people say "DO it yourself, much cheaper." EFF you! Case in point: My US passport expires in a little over a year, time to do it now. I started the process myself, starting with the photos. I went to a photo place recommended by folks on Facebook, told the photographer VERY CLEARLY I needed US passport photos. The photos they sold me were obviously not the ones we get for immigration so I thought all was good. Then my little inner voice said "hire an expert on something this serious." I went to an agent who immediately saw the photos were UK photos, not US. Their service will cost me under 4k baht and the time a frustration they saved me is well worth the price. Bottom line - it would save us all time and trouble if we just answered the questions asked, but I guess that's just too much for some to handle.

Yes, but that full pay is a pittance. I knew a big fish BiB in the little pond of Pattaya. He was a Thaksin supporter, and when Thaksin was ousted, this guy was rotated to a position, full pay, but none of the real gravy those guys get in the brown envelopes. He had a beautiful wife, several nice condos, cars to match - all gone in the blink of an eye. Being a BiB is a vow of poverty until you start worming in to the inner circles, skimming as much as you can without getting caught.

For what it's worth, I've seen Jesse Waters interviewing Dem supporters and some of them are also painfully stupid. It's really a decline in mental acuity across the nation. 50 years ago a wise man told me the people who really run America want to eliminate the middle class, resulting in a ruling class and a servant class. You start with education - civics was a required class when I went to high school. Now I'm not sure if it's even offered as an elective. When shows like "Beavis & Butthead" or "Jackass" are glorified and stupidity looked up to, the results are what you have running around today.

Supporters of the tangerine traffic cone of treason don't bother with pesky things like facts.

Yes WITH unwanted sugar.

I'm genuinely surprised it took this long. BTW, @HanagumaI gave you "Thank you's" on both posts you put here. I often disagree with what you have to say, but to quote @JCauto "Appreciate you engaging in reasonable debate, by the way."

Find some English speaking TV shows. I've known several people who did this to supplement their lessons.

No, sorry not sorry. Someone should have told the engineers it occasionally rains heavily in Thailand.

I remember watching a video about 60 years ago how the sun sends enough energy straight at the earth to satisfy all of its energy needs. We still haven't let that sink in.

As previously posted, once you mark a sender as "Not Spam" it is then sent to your Inbox. Mine are always sent from [email protected] as I imagine are all Immigration emails.

You're not off to a very good start, are you? I recommend lurking a little more, get more of an understanding how posts work.

OH ForChrisSake, that finger can be pointed at the entire human race. Don't start a farang/light skinned bashing thread.

"Is it closer to Bangkok or by bus?"

Karens are everywhere, they just don't get away with their absurd demands in LOS.

Practicing to finally go after those pesky ladyboys ripping off gold chains?

Any gawd who sends himself down to have himself tortured and murdered in a horrific fashion just to save creatures he made from sins he made up - how can such a madman be trusted?

REAL damned shame! I used to bicycle around there and could roam all around the facility. It looked top drawer, not just a scam. Good location, PLENTY of parking, it would have been a real draw.

I'll explain in small, easy to understand words - you are not an airport.