Listening to the advice of a Thai Lawyer who stated catergoricaly that I could buy a house in my own name!

I thought you could buy the house but not the land.

No farang can not buy HOUSE or LAND.

Only condo that is 51% Thai owned.

Said with real conviction too.

If I have a bridge for sale, can I sell the bit in the middle that is not on any land ?

My biggest mistake was to rent a jet ski in Pattaya. They tried for a long time to extort money from me, but didn't get 1 Baht.

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Not doing enough research before buying a house in Bangkok.

a: i didn't know I couldn't get a mortgage for a house so bought a more expensive house than I should have. (So ended up using all my savings and borrowing against my flat in the UK.) Fortunately I'm not retired, so had the income to cover things...

b: Not choosing the kids school first, then buying a house near it. I dread to think how much time I've spent driving to/from the school because of that one.

Edited August 26, 201213 yr by bkk_mike

I once gave a Songtew driver 40bht for a 20bht ride (when I was visiting CM).

No wait, that wasn't my biggest mistake ........

My biggest mistake was ordering a plate of deep fried chicken sinew, when I thought I was ordering deep fried chicken breast. (strangely enough also when I was visiting CM)

Edited August 26, 201213 yr by TommoPhysicist

Listening to the advice of a Thai Lawyer who stated catergoricaly that I could buy a house in my own name!

I thought you could buy the house but not the land.

No farang can not buy HOUSE or LAND.

Only condo that is 51% Thai owned.

I am farang and I own a condo 100%!!!

I was under the impression you could own a condo 100% as long as 51% of the condos in the building were Thai owned?

Getting married.

Too much other stuff to do.

Buy a New House--New Car--Big Bar ALL in her Name thinking She will take care of you when your Old and sick~~~

Classic Thai story

I don't know why people do this in Thailand, it's just too risky. You wouldn't do that with a girlfriend/wife back in your own country so why do it in Thailand??

You can own it.

You can also own the house.

I have land here, if it was sold next week, which fingers crossed might be the case with one block, the money will be in my account the next day.

Buy a New House--New Car--Big Bar ALL in her Name thinking She will take care of you when your Old and sick~~~

Classic Thai story

I don't know why people do this in Thailand, it's just too risky. You wouldn't do that with a girlfriend/wife back in your own country so why do it in Thailand??

Its the spells...the country has a mystical way about it.

TAT's next tourist spin 'Mystical Thailand'

This is a partial quote from a web page that is supposed to be from a Thailand legal firm:

"Foreign nationals (aliens) may own any building (as distinct from its land) and may register such transfer of ownership into their names at the local district office."

Being hetero...

Listening to the advice of a Thai Lawyer who stated catergoricaly that I could buy a house in my own name!

I thought you could buy the house but not the land.

Yes! on a 30 year lease,which is not the same as ownership,Or in your Company name,which is still not the same as your ownership.And you are correct you can't buy the land.

Not correct but they have you thinking that

Go to BOI several programs where you can buy. Some developers only build for expat buyers

1 way is transfer over 30m baht. can buy up to 2 rai land and home

Welcome to Thailand Mr. Rothschild!!

Listening to the advice of a Thai Lawyer who stated catergoricaly that I could buy a house in my own name!

I thought you could buy the house but not the land.

No farang can not buy HOUSE or LAND.

Only condo that is 51% Thai owned.

Foreigners can own a house.

Buy a New House--New Car--Big Bar ALL in her Name thinking She will take care of you when your Old and sick~~~

Classic Thai story

I don't know why people do this in Thailand, it's just too risky. You wouldn't do that with a girlfriend/wife back in your own country so why do it in Thailand??

You don't need to do that in your home country, she can find a judge to do it for you.

Never move a woman into your home, because soon it will be her home, and shortly after you will be homeless.

Edited August 26, 201213 yr by TommoPhysicist

One mistake I made was to leave the house with my fly undone... a bigger mistake was not wearing any boxers that day.

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Did you used to work in Hat Yai, and did you come to that realisation in the lift at Central Hotel, by any chance?

Believing that everything in Thailand is better. After a few years you quickly learn it is not. If you are lucky you did not tie up your retirement in a woman and your new extended family so you have no return means out.

Do not get me wrong. Its not all bad but it is clearly not better. What seems like paradise is merely sun overexposure......

Sorry to interupt the thread but can someone tell me how to start a new topic. They've made this site so complicated now. I can't, for the life of me, find a window START NEW TOPIC. Where have they hidden it for Pete's sake.

Believing that everything in Thailand is better. After a few years you quickly learn it is not. If you are lucky you did not tie up your retirement in a woman and your new extended family so you have no return means out.

Do not get me wrong. Its not all bad but it is clearly not better. What seems like paradise is merely sun overexposure......

lol.

Agree

Sorry to interupt the thread but can someone tell me how to start a new topic. They've made this site so complicated now. I can't, for the life of me, find a window START NEW TOPIC. Where have they hidden it for Pete's sake.

2 lol's in a row...crikey

Sorry to interupt the thread but can someone tell me how to start a new topic. They've made this site so complicated now. I can't, for the life of me, find a window START NEW TOPIC. Where have they hidden it for Pete's sake.

2 lol's in a row...crikey

Go to the main forum, like click on the 'General Topics' link at top and you should see start new thread thingy.

Sorry to interupt the thread but can someone tell me how to start a new topic. They've made this site so complicated now. I can't, for the life of me, find a window START NEW TOPIC. Where have they hidden it for Pete's sake.

Same for me too.

Fresh off the plane, first time in Bangkok, thinking gee only 2800baht into the city!...this taxis a bargain!