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Guides for foreign investorsThe questions that decide whether a project works.
Written from what we see on the ground in Koh Samui and Bangkok: what the documents mean, what the structures cost, and where foreign buyers lose money.
Can a foreigner buy land in Thailand? The four structures that actually work
Direct land ownership is closed to foreign individuals. Four routes remain open, and they are not equivalent — one of them is not a structure at all.
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Chanote, Nor Sor 3 Gor, Sor Por Kor: what your title deed actually allows
Two plots side by side, same view, same price, and only one of them can be sold, mortgaged or built on with confidence. The difference is on the paper.
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What it really costs to build a villa in Koh Samui in 2026
The quote you are shown covers the house. The budget that ruins projects is everything between the road and the front door.
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We publish one practical piece a week on Thai property: title documents, ownership structures, build costs, rental yields, taxes on exit. If there is a question you want answered, send it to us and it may become the next one.
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Bring us the plot or the structure you were offered and we will tell you, in writing, what holds up.
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