I give zero fucks about if people can advertise alcohol, lol... if this is the kind of argument you want to make against a place then you have lost the argument. And then "potheads like you", just trying to be a dick and insulting. And why, because I have a different opinion about what country in SE asia is best? LOL, nice. You're a piece of work man. Also weird that you like other places better but clearly spend a lot of time talking in a Thailand visa channel. Just one of those guys who loves to fight and argue I guess, shrug. Have a great day man.
infrastructure is certainly not better than bkk. And owning property is a terrible idea, exposes you to all kinds of political risk, interest rate risk, regulatory risk, and so on. The English is nice. /shrug
if you have the 800k, put it in. You can still use an agent to help with the paperwork and make sure everything goes smoothly. This will ensure it was done without bribes and that you will not have issues in the coming years.
Yeah it sounds great but because I'm retired I can't show 80k USD a year in income. I only liquidate enough investments to cover expenses and I don't spend 80k/year