Renting or buying a home in Thailand
What to know when you rent, what a foreigner can and cannot buy, and where to find official price data.
✓ Checked against the sources: October 2026⚠️ This isn't legal or financial advice. Use an independent lawyer for any purchase.
Renting
- The landlord must report a foreigner living at the property to immigration within 24 hours (form TM30). Make sure it gets done.
- If you stay in Thailand on a long-stay visa, you report your address to immigration yourself every 90 days.
- Don't send money before you've seen the place and have a contract.
Source: Immigration Bureau · Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Non-Immigrant O-A visa (PDF)
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- 🏠 Buying
- 📊 Real prices
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