Hi all. I bought a condo in Thailand and have been attempting to live in it on a career sabbatical but run into visa issues due to too many entries as a tourist. I got turned away at Krabi airport and deported to KL (after being locked in a mouldy room with a sofa and no bedding, no shower, no soap overnight - if anyone is thinking of chancing it at Krabi airport, don't arrive in the evening!). I then got back in with a 30 day tourist stamp by land (sleeper bus from KL to Hatyai - very long, slow process for the big coaches at Sadao crossing, i recommend being in a car or minivan if anyone does this visa run).
My primary question is: will I be able to extend my stamp another 30 days at local immigration office as I have done 1 time previously this year? Rejected extension I could deal with, but is there any chance they arrest me and deport me when they see the red deportation stamp?
Secondary question: once we hit 2020 do I get a clean slate regarding how many tourist entries?
p.s. I have income and savings overseas. I just want to live here and put my money into their economy. It's pretty ironic they make this so difficult to do without getting a job or becoming a student, as it kinda pushes me towards renting out my property and taking that money out of their economy and spending it somewhere else. Not in their interests, you'd think.This might require a separate thread, but is there any way around this for long term stay for someone not old enough for a retirement visa, not married to a Thai and not looking for a job here?