Rent first. Don’t buy anything. Try it out for a year.
In Thailand, foreign nationals are not allowed to buy. Or didn’t used to be. You had to rent
Yeah, absolutely great advice. Frankly, not planning to buy anyway. We’ll lease and leave the country long enough to stay legal and return. Cheap flights to most of the rest of Asia are a bonus. We plan to spend the burning season (Feb/Mar/April) somewhere else.