If renting, ask for the Leases to be in English. The leases have pretty standard clauses that are easy to understand, Usually, 6 or 12 month lease. Usually 2 months rent as deposit (if you leave early you will lose your deposit) plus one months rent in advance. Demand that the electric and water are at the Government rate otherwise you will be paying too much. Check the clauses to see if you are responsible for minor repairs and consumables such as light bulbs.

My wife and I have purchased and sold a number of properties over the years n Thailand. We have never needed a lawyer to do so.

@Hans ******

Mate. overstay can be much ,ore than a black mark. If Immigration or police catch you while on overstay, the result can be a lengthy prison sentence, expulsion from the Kingdome and you will be unable to enter Thailand for an extended time. Overstay should never be your option.

Ask the Embassy to prov ide the forms in your language.

I think that you received an extension of stay rather than a visa.

If you hold a USA passport then you cannot be on a Visa on Arrival.

To be a volunteer in Thailand, you need the appropriate visa. But due to abuse, by mainly Chinese nationals, Thai authorities have stopped issuing the visa. Who knows when they will start again but unlikely soon with so many Chinese tourists now entering Thailand.

I had to go to the main police HQ in Bangkok.

Your embassy should be able to provide you with a temporary emergency document until you receive your new passport.

In the city. Goes of Tapae Road toward China Town. Only a couple of hundred meters long.