use agent its a thousand dollars for the year. maybe better to just get three 60 day visas. or just visa on arrival 45 days. then one extension. 60 bucks at immigration. then go on a visa run for another 45 days. then go back home for a while. I find 3 months in thailand enough for a while. then go back to usa for 3 or 4 months. repeat.

immigration agents. real estate agents. travel agents. money transfer agents . all needed. they have connections to sort it all out much easier.

the thai courts favor the thai partner . many houses in my village are now bank repo. Its in thai wife name. she takes out equity line of credit and adios

well that all depends on what your wife wants then . maybe she wants to go to the uk or somewhere else. maybe she want you to buy her a house etc. rule number one. never ever put anything in someone elses name.