ballbreaker

"Another round of complaints and the employees told my wife that "someone" had "hacked the network" and they were trying to fix it."

OP it might be possible. My condo building had very similar problems to yours and they found one of the condo units in building had hacked a few of the system settings. I heard mention that gateway address kept being changed. Once they discovered source that condo has been disconnected from LAN and all back to normal.

OP it will take the better part of a year before they can process foreclosure through the courts if they even start the process. Should the tenants move out and friends find themselves short of cash they should talk with bank. Banks would much rather work something out rather than foreclose on property.

Farang0tang I think you can forget about a lease or usufruct being issued until mortgage you mention in number 4 is paid off.

An alternative is getting a certificate of residence from your embassy. Sometimes people succeed extending their license with a letter from the local amphur or police station.

I used letter from Non Sung amphur twice in Korat for license renewal.

OP check below link.

http://www.samuiforsale.com/real-estate/condominium-transfer-tax-and-fees.html

Read: http://www.samuiforsale.com/real-estate/condominium-transfer-tax-and-fees.html

The buyer also has to pay some tax, a lot more than the seller.

Only true if buyer does poor job of negotiating.

I was buyer and sellers transfer cost were much greater than mine.

In past I used a product called Never Dull Wadding Polish but do not know if sold in Thailand. It does a great job of polishing.

Perhaps the children are the reason it cannot be done. The transfer process, even though a gift, would require the children to accept the usufruct contract that exist on the land and under Thai law they cannot sign necessary documents because under age. In my case the person willed the property by my wife was required to sign a paper agreeing to the usufruct otherwise land office would not transfer property to their name.

Currently have Mitsubishi and would buy another if needed. Prior unit was Samsung and as previous poster states compressor was not quiet.

OP tell the SIL under no circumstances can children be left at your place while she jets off to another country. Suggest she leave them with the parents of the Thai who fathered the kids.

You should read the lease agreement between current owner and tenant before you consider purchase.

get a yellow book

Super thanks to all for the fast answer. Huuu... What is a yellow book ?

Its a book that shows the names of foreigners that reside in house. Thai's have a blue book that serves the same purpose. In both case it does not signify ownership of house listed in the book but only who resides in the house.

He can contact Consumer Protection Board. They will assist in such matters but he will need someone who speaks Thai to assist and it cost nothing.

http://www.ocpb.go.th/

Property acquired after marriage must be jointly managed by husband and wife. This means both signatures are required for the sale of property.

Read below link for details of Thai law.

http://www.samuiforsale.com/law-texts/thailand-civil-code-part-3.html#1474

Check your phone settings to make sure you have not activated outgoing call barring.

You might also give www.mrroomfinder.com a try.

Using the below read "Book4 - Property" for English version of Thai law concerning usufruct.

http://www.thailawonline.com/en/thai-laws/civil-code.html

Although my condo has air cons for each room they are rarely ever used. I normally sleep with the window open and ceiling fan on lowest speed. I suppose its helps being only 150 meters from the beach.

Its a matter of listing at right price and having lots of people view unit for sale.

I know of someone who listed his condo for 18M baht the middle of last year and just recently reduced price again from 15M to 14M baht. Hopefully he will hit the magic price as he continues to reduce price if no takers at 14M.

From Thai civil code:

Section 1469. Any agreement concluded between husband and wife during marriage may be

avoided by either of them at any time during marriage or within one year from the day of dissolution

of marriage; provided that the right of third persons acting in good faith are not affected thereby.

Any shops in town where I can walk in and buy replacement blades for SunLight ceiling fan without needing to order?

I can assure everyone the standard usufruct form used by land office will stand up.

My wife passed away last year and I had no problems in court with her will or the usufruct agreement. When I transferred ownership of house and land to family member named in will the land office made sure they understood that although they would be the new owner I still had complete control and use of property until my death because of a prior usufruct agreement that existed on property. With their signature they are accepting property and prior usufruct agreement.

My usufruct used the standard form provided by the land office and cost just a couple hundred baht to register. An entry is also placed on the back of Chanote detailing basic info of usufruct.

As stated previously either party can cancel. In case of divorce either party can cancel within one year otherwise it remains valid.

I was a buyer and seller did not pay agents commission until we transferred title of property at land office.

As buyer I made sure details for all payments were spelled out in the contract I signed and you as seller should have done same.