For the rental agreement for 1 year in Thailand. What exactly is needed? Just a lease agreement or do we need the official immigration paper like when we extend our visa at the Thai embassy.

Hello everyone,

[I understand this might seem more suited for a condo-focused group, but I find that honest reviews can be rare there, with most comments coming from realtors. I hope you understand, and thank you for your consideration.]

After getting the Visa, I realize there is more things that need to be taken care of. I’m hoping to get some advice on finding a long-term apartment in Bangkok. We’re currently living abroad, but we’re planning to spend two weeks in Bangkok to search for a suitable place before making a longer move.

I have a couple of questions:

1. Did you use a real estate agent/fb group to view photos and get information on multiple apartments before visiting them in person? Or the only reliable way is to go directly to different buildings and discuss your requirements with the building staff?

2. If you’ve had experience with this process, I’d really appreciate your insights, especially since we need a pet-friendly apartment, which may make things a bit more challenging.

Just to clarify, we don’t intend to rent an apartment “online” without first visiting it ourselves. Our goal is to maximize our options during our time in Bangkok so we can efficiently explore and evaluate different places. Any advice on how you managed this process would be incredibly helpful!

Thank you in advance!

Hi, I have questions, what does it look like after 6 months? You pay once again and show your employment documents?

Hi all, are there any higher altitude towns/areas in Thailand where you don’t have to use AC or fan at night? (I’m thinking somewhere around 500m, where the humidity is knocked back and the temps are cooler.)

I’m not really well-travelled in Thailand - the only cooler place I’ve been to was in the mountains outside Chiang Rai, but I’m wondering if there are more (maybe around Pai??) Thanks!

Will be spending 6 months in Thailand (Oct 24-Mar 25) what do you other guys in there 60's do about health/travel insurance. Can't find travel insurance in the UK to cover that length of time. Any suggestions....

Visiting Bangkok next week for 10 days with wife. Want to see if there are furnished apartments for rent on a monthly basis. Our budget is 25K-30K Baht range. Prefer 3-4 story apt buildings. Walk to BTS or MRT a must. We are planning on getting a long stay visa in the future. Thanks.

On my first 12 month condo contract. Just re-entered Thailand after a visit back to UK and been issued with a new TM30. Do I have to visit immigration and present my new TM30?

Hello everyone. Coming back to Thailand for 4 to 6 months but on a bit of a budget so around 9 to 12k a month is best until my plans start to kick in. Will be back and forth from Hua Hin/ Cha Am to Pattaya/ Jomtien and looking for rental sites for monthlies studios. Any suggestions would be appreciated

Returning to Thailand in september.my visa runs out in June next year.im going to kho chang for maybe a month,not sure of address.how do I go about tm30 if I don't know what my address will be if I'm travelling around Thailand

f you go to live in Thailand on the Australian Aged Pension (AAP) you will receive from Centrelink about Bt 620,000 per year or about Bt12,000 per week (Aus $27,000 per year). You can rent a condo in Hua Hin or a similar A/C condo long-term for about Bt 84,000 per year. The other Bt 530,000 or so is for you to do as you like, perhaps you might have to pay some tax or perhaps not. The Thai Tax department does not know...yet