you will need to get the non-tourist visa before you come to Thailand. That’s  how I understand it since I’m already in Thailand I have to go to a different country to get my non-tourist visa and then open a bank account. I’m doing that next week.
I agree if you put the money into a house, she will own the house and then when she kicks you out, you will have nothing. I’m with a Thai woman who has a beautiful beautiful house. It’s like living in a resort. She got it when she broke up with her last boyfriendseven years ago. He lost everything now I’m getting to enjoy it.
i’m using a Visa agent to get a marriage visa I have to leave the country to get a type O. Visa.  so I can get a checking account. They have a thing called red carpet entry where they meet you at the airport and make sure that you get in without any problems. They actually have you take a picture of yourself before you board the flight to Thailand and then they give the picture  to the agents at the airport so they know they’ll let you in
I had the same thing happened the last time I came back from the United States. They acted like they weren’t gonna let me back in. They said it will be the last time. It was very frustrating. They really don’t want us here.
I just started using a visa agent and they said they have a process where they’ll actually make sure you get to at the airport. They said they’ll meet you and make sure you make it through of course for a price. It didn’t seem like that much money though only ฿8000