Free resource from Ocean Worldwide Real Estate
23 Critical Checks That Stop International Buyers From Losing Money on Phuket Property
A systematic due diligence framework built from two decades of Thai property transactions — covering the legal structures, title deed red flags, and hidden costs that separate successful purchases from expensive mistakes.
What you'll get
- The 7 title deed variations in Thailand and which ones foreign buyers can legally hold (most agents won't tell you this until after you've wired the deposit)
- A developer credibility scorecard with 8 verifiable data points — financials, project history, and completion rates — that reveal whether they'll finish what they started
- The 11 hidden costs that add 15-22% to the purchase price if you don't know to ask: transfer fees, sinking funds, juristic person obligations, and the taxes no one mentions in the brochure
- Legal structure decision tree: Thai company, leasehold, freehold condominium, or nominees — with the actual risks and costs of each, not the sales pitch version
- 5 contract clauses that protect your deposit if the project stalls, the developer disappears, or the building permit turns out to be conditional
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