How can I avoid being scammed by real estate agents when renting a house in Thailand?

Maybe, I said that in another post.

Go through an rental agency.

They have plenty of properties, some going 120, 000+ THB a month, those are for paid expats where their company pays.

For regular people like you and me, the max is 20,000 THB.

I can see ,in my complex 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom, Hawaii style complex and size of the swimming pool, 2BR is like 15,000 THB.

@Kevin **********

because that’s how it works here if you use an agent. If you want to work directly with a landlord.. go for it. They may give you a better deal cause they don’t have to cut the agent in but.. they may also scam you. Who knows. Agent help the landlord by pre screening clients for their interests/needs/pets/budget etc and spare the landlords time talking to people who don’t fit with the offered property. If you get a good agent, they know a lot of the landlords and the landlords know them. Win win for everyone.

today there was a BIG story in the news, that META, the mother of Facebook, is making millions of Dollars with advertisements of scammers . . .

@Kathy **********************

that's EXACTLY why I would NEVER use an "agent" (a so self-called agent) who doesn't have a physical address and a government issued business license. I would NEVER start to use your service. EVERYBODY can write up ANYTHING on Facebook - it isn't necessarily true, it could be a FAKE, an attempt to scam people. . . . Really SORRY, maybe your intentions are true, but you start on the wrong foot

@Benz *******************

Post your requirements stating only direct owners ,no agents. Check the house book matching with the owner Thai id. Make payment using bank transfer and not cash. Make sure the bank account matches with the owner. Have a rental contract draft up.

@Benz *******************

Ooh, you want a housing agent, not a visa agent. Got it.

No suggestions either way though. Ask local groups for housing agents, I suppose.