Gknrd

Agree 100%. I tried renting for about 4 years. What a nightmare. Constant hassle. I keep mine vacant most of the time now. But, it stays in good condition and when I am ready it will go up for sale.

Exactly, I am in my 70's. I still like new scenery. But, at this age I will head back to the US in the next few years and sell my home and chill out. Just pick a stable country that you think will be around for a while and you like and forget about it. All this money , money, money nonsense in Thailand is for the younger crew. Thailand is comical IMHO, just waiting for the next one to roll out.

I am not sure of the all the in's and out's of this visa but, If all you have to show is a couple of years of 80K / yr and get a 10 year visa then there are literally millions of guy in the west that wold qualify. If you are fixing to retire and know you want to retire in Thailand then it would be a dream come true. And , I would of done it if available when I retired. 80K / yr. is nothing in the west. That is middle income in the US when I retired. And today I would consider 80K/ yr as average at best. I know a plumber and a electrician in my neighborhood in the US that make that and one much more.

Dollar is way up. hotels are discounting allot. Cheap place to visit.. Never spend money here in Thailand. If talking retirement visa then not for me at this point here in Thailand. To many other place offer me a much better deal with MUCH better scenery and nature, and so much cleaner. Nothing against Thailand what so ever. Just now a good fit for me. and my money. I think the Chinese and Indians will flood in here and shore up the economy. But, here in Pattaya they are not here? Strange. You guys need to run a media blitz in India and China to tell them Thailand is open. Maybe offer an incentive to visit Thailand... As far as owning and running a business here in retirement you would have to be daft in the head... haha Not to mention the long term outlook for Thailand is not that good. Nice place to come for a shot time.