Hi Hillary,
Regarding buying houses in “her” name. Here I give my own Senf (mustard) to this hot and controversial topic, but slightly different. I also bought a little house in the bush for my holidays (never can live in Thailand). It only cost 100,000 baht, but now I spent 300,000 baht making it. Now suddenly my holiday baby says the house has changed owners and is now hers, and if I not send more money she is going to bring many men from Pattaya to visit. Well well, after that I gave her good fright. I told her that it is illegal that a farang buys a house 100 percent and the government can impound it. I also told her that I come with my army friends to stay there. Now she Text’s me frantically to find out what I do. Let her stew. May be Madam Hillary thinks we farang lost our mind somewhere. But I can put my mind for good use anywhere. I can even bulldoze the house and plant potatoes. Have a good day.
David
Dear David,
I don’t think you need to fire up the D9 dozer yet. There is always another way, especially in Thailand. Sure, foreigners cannot own land outright in their own names, but there are alternates, with leasehold agreements, tenancy agreements and all sorts of things that can be done – see a real estate chap or lawyer (but ask around for a good one). I did mention last week that the enquirer spend six months renting to see if this is really where you want to be in your old age. Don’t rush into anything, and don’t hitch your wagon to the first girl who says, “Hello sexy man.”
