Most of the rental as yearly lease, so please do your due diligence on what type of condo you looking, how many bedrooms, location, facilities, near to transportation. For 1,000 to 1,700$ you can get decent 2 bedrooms in downtown. If you go through agent to sign contract always ask for owner ID, condo registration proof and most import do deposit and rental transfer directly to owner only, not at any agent.

@Us ****

not true, as agents we receive both Thai Quota and Foreign Quota price list, if the said 20-30% is true its malpractices of business. But the discount issue is true, it happens both Thais and Foreigner, recently sold 30% below than Thai quota to foreigner, its just simple supply and demand. Most Chinese are smart buyers they won't over spend without due diligence

well, on given particular condo foreigner can own 49% units, so its not scarce. And the price difference between Thai and foreign quota is very negligible (just few thousand bath for paper work), unless you choose the hot unit in good positions at presale or someone trying to rip off with resale by gas lighting its value in future. Leasehold are more like status for Thai elites, as the land belongs to the institutions in prime location, but its always extendable with market value payment, so technically no need to worry about it for next 30+30 years

The onus is on Landlord and you. As you late already and no plans to extend visa you can safely flyaway.