@Todd ********

i rather take the 10% annually on my index fund. no headache, no stress

@رسلان **********

i have rented fully furnished 2 and 3 bedroom houses. big houses. for 8-15k in the past 3 years.. so yeah 20k is very expensive for a shoebox condo..

@رسلان **********

20k baht rent for a shoebox size condo is ridiculous. there is the problem in your calculations.

@Todd ********

real estate is just not the best financial investment, especially as a private person. there is a lot better options in the western world to put your money in. and with real estate your are stuck to a single place for a long time. so there is also multiple social factors in thailand.

@Luit ****************

with a marriage or retirement visa you get checked on entry for your bank statements? lol 🤣 i doubt that.

the only time you get checked is when you do the extension. same with the DTV….

yes you do NOT need 500k permanently. its even pretty stupid to have that much money uninvested… no one in thailand is checking for your 500k either.

this seems to be another theory vs. practice argument…

@Luit ****************

do you know anyone on marriage or retirement visa who has been asked to show money? i dont.

no one has ever reported about beeing asked to show it… and its nowhere written that you need to hold the 500k permanently

with border runs you can literally stay for 5 years

Bebbieluu dont worry too much about the tax

Immigration Office… yes no problem