@John *********
You can do everything in Thailand I arrived on a 30 day exempt. 3 days later I had a lease. I went to Immigration for letter to open bank account. Once I had the 800 000 transfered I applied for a one month extension and change to non o retirement visa. I had my retirement non o 29 days after arriving. After the money is in the account for 60 days you apply for an extension so you get 15 months.total