Have you guys visited Thailand before? You are planning to move in the next few months but seem clueless about visas as well as long term rentals. FB groups are a great starting point to ask those questions but you most likely won't get all your visas done within a month or two to be able to live here long term. Even if you have the $$$ for the elite visas, it still takes about 3 months for approval. Same as ed visas, it takes time to get approved. Long term rentals are best done on the ground, you need to be in the city you want to live in to talk with real estate agents and visit properties if you don't want to be scammed. Long term rentals are usually for one year or more. You could come visa free for a few months with extensions to get a feel of the country before making the big decision. Thailand is not the easiest country to live in long term unless you meet certain requirements or can afford an elite visa.

@Aake *********

one year is not worth buying an elite visa!!!

@Anna ********

my husband and I are both artists, so we do have lots of art and reference books which are very valuable to us. We've been living overseas in different countries for 5+ years and always managed to at least bring our books with us. I was very happy with Asian Tigers's service. Feel free to message me if you have other questions.

Everything can be done quite easily as long as you have your visa situation sorted.

YouTube is more helpful for cost of living and daily life tips in general. You need a work permit to work in Thailand, that takes time to prepare, so it's better to get that sorted out before moving here... Looking for a job on the ground in Thailand as a foreigner is not the same as looking for a job in your home country.(Meaning it might take a long time)

@Jack ***************

more precisely hahaha. By the way, I sensed the humor in your post, but apparently most on here didn't.

@Tonya ******

5 is pronounced as "ha" in Thai.

@Dave *********

I know, but quite risky 😞

We only shipped what's sentential for us which are mostly books. I found the furniture here are actually better in quality and prices, most rentals are also furnished. I don't miss anything I left behind, but my husband is 6'2 so he wishes he had bought more pants that would fit him. We ended up bringing 50 boxes, of which 40 are books/art books. I highly recommend Asian Tigers for international shipping. They made the whole move very easy.

I assume that you are married to a Thai?