While condo prices are dropping the rents are still increasing. And due to their strange logic the rooms are staying empty longer.

My lease was up for the year and I was asked to pay $2k more a month for the next year. I suggested it wasn't a good idea as the market didn't reflect that, but they were adamant.

I ended up taking a room 5 doors down (same complex, same floor) for $1k less than my previous lease, so it was an easy move for me.

I have no doubt that that room will sit empty for ages now and over the next 12 months the owner will be behind in comparison to if they kept the rent the same for me. Their loss!

@Bill ********

100% agree. I have had a close female friend now for over a year, we do a lot together but I refuse to call her my gf and I don't let her stay with me for more than 3 nights a week. I know she wants more but that is my limit and it works perfectly for me. She has a job so supports herself but I am happy to pay for her food when we go out. I have no intention of making my life more complicated than that.

Great idea, I can't see any issues by taking that route 😛

@Dnatjugweme ***********

Thank you for this :)

@Kool ******

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@Frank *********

Thanks for your responses so far. I understand it would have be conducted under a company and will need to employ at least 4 locals. I am on a retirement visa so I understand that I will have to switch visa if accepted. I am Australian and the product range is industrial equipment. I wasn't sure about the direct selling so thanks for heads up. The idea of this post was to gauge opinions in case someone in this group has actually done something similar and I could pick their brains. Of course I will get proper legal and government advice before I do anything, I have done some homework already but nothing beats talking to people with experience and guidance. Thanks again.

@THAI *****************************

So it was expensive from the start? It's worth the trip to Pattaya and getting it completed a lot cheaper and have a couple of nights holiday thrown in.

Been tagged also. If it was Facebooks fault then I would be tagged in everything. Seems like blatant advertising to me trying to sell a product that just jumped from 35k to 55k. Quite the coincidence..

@Lloyd ********

I'm presuming they would all have the same knowledge and know the same tricks. If I don't have any luck I will pop in and see them. Thank you.

@Lloyd ********

Excellent, thanks Lloyd, will go and see my agent tomorrow

Replies so far are what I was suspecting, I didn't think there was a way to navigate out of it but it was worth asking. I'll have to do whatever I can to get back in time to renew it.