In NZ the application fee is around 44,000 baht but in around Asia it’s 10,000. Also some people enrolling in the Muay Thai courses want to visit the facilities first, decide if it’s one they like. At that point it may not be suitable to travel half way back around the world to their home countries to apply.
2. You could go to someone who notarises documents. Take your id and passport and they can sign that you were in their presence at their location of business.
3. Take printed copies of your statements and ask them to stamp it… if they don’t print it for you.
perhaps some of the money laundering money by some notable foreign countries have been putting that money into Thai condos and the banks don’t want to deal with it
Either the night/day before your departure after done with your packing, or in the departure lounge at airport if you have time. If they have onboard wifi with your flight then that could be an opportunity to do it. If you have a sizeable layover somewhere then another good opportunity. If you have family / kids etc then probably before all mad rush packing when you are still at home but within 72 hours of your arrival time. Although not advisable the last opportunity you will get is after you step off the plane and connect to the website through wifi before going through immigration.
if this were true it would be disadvantaging a rich Thai sugar mumma who’s sponsoring her young poor toy boy for marriage and move to Thailand to be with her purposes.
Many condos will have a listing on Airbnb, though some of those listings have minimum stay of 1 or 2 months - sometimes the owner will give you a contract to keep things legal with more than a month stay. Short term under a month will be quite expensive and even with a monthly discount on Airbnb it will still be a lot more than what you can sign up for a year lease if on a long term visa. Many are cheaper than most hotels though.
The border run companys are currently doing 1 day trips minivan to Laos for 5500 for westerner which includes visa for Laos. May be additional 1000 if you have extensive history in Thailand.