Yes, mistake with wife & house #1, in wife's village area, and divorced less than 1 yr. Although turned out to be a good thing, as motivation to sell, and sold that house at very nice profit after 7 yrs. Rolled into another with 6 rai lot, instead of one.
Mistake #2, building way more house than I needed, (400+m²) on 2 of those rai. Living for the house, as took 2 days just to cut the grass, and not even talking about hedge 'wall' around 2 rai.
Unique design (as thought last house) and out of the main metro area. Took 3 yrs to sell during covid, and yes, retired expats bought both of them. As stated, land is cheap, and appreciates fast, so that part was great.
House w/2 rai, and 4 separate rai sales has paid for everything we own now. House & transport. Equals almost 20 yrs of mortgage / rent free living, and still have initial investment in equity, and then some.
3rd & present house, much more practical, on 1/4 rai. Lessons learned