Can anyone help me with same info on leasing property and land in Thailand. What are the pitfalls and on the flipside benefits to leasing rather than buying. Is the process straightforward or is it better to not go down this path and just consider buying instead.

I would recommend reading this first.

Then come back and read this, this and this. (There are a few thousand other threads about the same subject). None of them pinned. I wonder why?

After that go read every single post in the Thai Visa section here.

I recommend using the search function on this forum.