Apply for a 10 year Long Term Resident Visa (Wealthy Pensioner category) with the Board of Investment:

@Todd ********

not yet, work in progress

I have been informed that capital gains from equities do qualify, not only dividends.

So shouldn’t capital gains from a real estate sale qualify, not only rental income income ?

I think the point about legal land / house ownership is that if you go down this path the place may be very hard to sell if that’s your ultimate decision.

Until you’re sure maybe rent or buy a condo in a popular building

@Tore ********

yes Microstrategy. Basically leveraged Bitcoin that is giving about 3x Bitcoin returns. They correctly hold 280,000 BTC and this week announced plans to sell USD42Bn (yes with a 😎 of bonds over the next 3 years and will use that capital to buy BTC. By the time they get through that they might become the largest single holder.

Currently trading at a NAV multiple of about 3x - this may well rise as the company announces new products such as BTC loans

@Tore ********

or MSTR - if BTC does a 3x, MSTR will do a 8-10x. Or 50% SOL / 50% MSTR. Either way the THB200k will be maybe THB2m a year from today. Then maybe

@Cullen *********

can think about a share in a business

@SJ ******

the OP is turning 50, so if he’s Australian at least a decade before he can get his hands on Superannuation.

Rather than invest anything further in Australian Super I would suggest opening an account with one of the international banks with a Singapore office and enjoy your investments growing 100% tax free - way better than either Super or any retail investments in Thailand.

The rest of the recommendations are entirely discretionary

@Andy ***********

seems you have it covered, however you pay land tax and will be building up a capital gains liability (unless you are registered as a tax resident and get a CGT exemption on your principal residence).

Australia is kinda unique with its negative gearing tax regime and therefore (mostly residential) real estate obsession.

The vast majority of retirees hold their funds in tax paying jurisdictions and give zero thought to more efficient strategies - where allowed what I am suggesting makes far more sense.

@Andy ***********

I suggest a much better strategy is to invest your hard earned capital in a tax free jurisdiction such as Singapore, get an LTR visa and pay no tax to anyone

@Andy ***********

Several of the LTR visas grant tax free overseas income for 10 years - does the DTV offer that ?