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  1. 4 hours ago, Mike Lister said:

    As a general rule you can only push money, you can't pull it. That means you can issue an instruction to send funds but you can't request the funds be sent to you, I hope the distinction is clear. For example, you couldn't call the bank and ask the funds be sent to you but you can go into the bank and send them yourself. So that means either your presence in the bank or the app. If you use the app overseas you will be limited to daily transfer limits which vary from bank to bank. The bank will also want to know more about the funds and will need to see the blue sales/tax paid receipt issued by the Land Office. If you keep issuing 800k transfer instructions, it's likely the bank will stop you and ask questions, that's my best guess, what they might require afterwards is unclear. A POA using a lawyer would work but you need to pick carefully and have lots of confidence in the lawyer.

     

     

    4 hours ago, john donson said:

    does the paralegal want you to send the proceeds of the sale onto her account?

     

    if you have the FET from incoming funds, would not be too much trouble for sending back out...

     

    does Deemoney not have limits per year that you can send out ?

     

    Thanks.  I get the clear feeling that I wouldn't be able to get (all of) the money out of Thailand while I remain overseas, which means Plan C (the paralegal) seems the way to go.

     

    The paralegal was recommended by the real estate agency, and I've done a purchase and a sale from them and I do have confidence in the agency.  The paralegal said:  "... if you want us to transfer money for you then for the final payment of this condominium unit, the buyer has to buy a cashier’s cheque and payable to our name in order that we can transfer on your behalf."

     

    I'm going to email the owner of the agency and get his reassurances that this is a safe and reliable procedure and that he has confidence with this paralegal.  He is well regarded in the Pattaya area.

  2. I'm expecting to close a condo sale in Pattaya next month and have given a Thai paralegal Power of Attorney to represent me at the Land Office.  The proceeds will go into my Bangkok Bank savings account, but I live permanently in Mexico.  Can I then transfer the money out of Thailand from either the Bangkok Bank web site or their smart phone app?

     

    I have a DeeMoney account that I've had a long time and never used, and they have a maximum of B800k per transfer, but I guess that could work as a Plan B?  Anybody see any reason why I couldn't keep making B800k transfers until it's all overseas by using their smart phone app from overseas?  (I would need to make four transfers, and I would be transferring to a USA bank.)

     

    As Plan C, the paralegal says she can do it for another THB10,000 fee, but of course, if I don't need to pay that, I won't.

     

  3. Good job trying to get it into the bottle.  I had a family of golden tree snakes in a house and they always escaped to things with holes in them, like the back of a TV cabinet with holes for wires, into the open ends of the square iron support beams in the roof, etc.  Maybe if it hadn't been a clear bottle, it might have worked.  Clearly the guy knew it wasn't a harmful snake.

  4. The shortest trans-Pacific commercial flights are Tokyo (TYO, includes Haneda & Narita airports) to Seattle (SEA) or Vancouver (YVR), about nine hours.  So, you could fly BKK-TYO-SEA/YVR-LAS.

     

    Checking TYO-SEA, it's flown non-stop by ANA (NH), Japan Airlines (JL) and Delta (DL).  NH codeshares with United (UA) and THAI (TG).  And JL codeshares with Alaska Airlines (AS) and American (AA).  So, check itineraries on the NH, JL, DL, UA, TG AS & AA websites for tickets, looking specifically for flying via SEA.

  5. On 12/8/2023 at 6:26 AM, wpcoe said:

    What does the term "millionaire" mean here?  Does it mean he had at least one million baht?  Or, one million USD/GBP/EUR?  Or, ???

     

    13 hours ago, Skipalongcassidy said:

    .. this is Thailand and one is a millionaire with 1,000,000 baht... In Vietnam one is a millionaire with 1,000,000 dong... in Korea one is a millionaire with 1,000,000 won... and so on... get it?

     

    Ding, ding ding!  There is the answer to my question.  I asked with no snark, but sure got a bit of it in the replies.

  6. I have a potential buyer for my Jomtien condo and might not be able to physically be there for the closing.  My real estate agent recommended a lawyer they use who could draw up Power of Attorney papers to represent me for closing for THB20,000.  Is that a reasonable fee for such a service?

     

    I'd especially like to hear from anybody in the Pattaya area who has done the P.O.A. thing within the past few years to hear how easy/smooth the process is and, of course, how much you paid.

     

    (Mods:  Can you please keep this in the Pattaya section and not move it to the Real Estate section?  I only want to hear about Pattaya/Jomtien, not Chiang Rai, Hat Yai or Bangkok...)

  7. I was in Jomtien for the entire month of September, and every day weather.com showed rain, rain, rain every day, sometimes all day.  There were three very brief showers the entire 30 days.  So, for Pattaya residents, that "sudden storm" is actually newsworthy.  For the rest of the world, or even the rest of Thailand, not so much.

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    The insights gathered will contribute to the provincial administration’s working group dedicated to the progression of tourism in the region. The primary goal is to tailor transportation development, particularly in aviation, to meet the exact needs and preferences of tourists.

     

    Residents and frequent travelers to Prachuap Khiri Khan are encouraged to voice their opinions and help shape the future of tourism in the area. As Hua Hin Airport looks to expand its connectivity and services, this questionnaire serves as a step in aligning its offerings with the needs of its diverse clientele.

    How would that work?  The provincial administration doesn't schedule flights to/from Hua Hin, airlines do.  Would the government offer subsidies for certain routes that the survey indicates are wanted?

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