What happens if i come to thailand while waiting for my dtv?

I am planning to visit in November for 45 days then again from Mid Jan to Early May and I may leave in Feb for 10 days I know I can extend my tourist visa on 1st trip but unsure how to do 2nd trip ..im in my 50s...would it be simpler to do a multi entry retirement visa during 1st trip or something else ?

Anyone have a suggestion on a long stay visa for a family of 4? We are thinking Thai language visa but want to make sure our kids 1&3 will be able to join. Language school isn’t sure about our kids. Anyone on here have advice? We’re cutting it close as our fights are in October. Want to be there a minimum 8 months if possible. Neither of us are over 50.

Need Advice :

My visa expires on March 1st.

My flight back home is at midnight March 2nd (Leaving Thailand).

Should I try and extend or just pay the fee?

Greetings all,

2nd question of the day. Thailand has implemented their (relatively) new 6 month tourist visa. I am considering the METV variant, but I am disheartened by the USD7000 bank balance requirement. I have heard that this requirement is not strictly enforced. I would like to know if any here are currently using or have used this visa option, and if so, have you been asked for the $7k bank balance upon applying for this visa?