You want to move to Thailand?
Why?
What exactly do you want?
How long do you plan to live in Thailand?
What age are you?
What VISA do you qualify for?
How much monthly income do you have?
How much savings do you have?
How about health insurance?
Do you want to find a girlfriend?
Do you want to find a wife?
Can you speak Thai?
Can you afford to get Married? Buy a house? Car? Kids?
Do you have a plan B if all goes wrong?
Do you have family back home you need to visit?
Do you plan to sell up back home and never go back?
What happens when you get to retirement age?
Any pension?
Any income?
Medical insurance and prescriptions as you get older?
Have you researched exchange rates over the past 20 years?
Have you researched cost increases over the previous 20 years?
Thailand is a heck of lot more complicated than I want to move and retire because I read on Facebook it is a cool place to live.
It’s hard for foreigners.
It’s complicate foreigners.
It’s expensive for foreigners.
Compare apples to apples. Do you want to trade your 4 bedroom western house for a box sized condo for your golden years?
Thailand changes.
People’s needs change over the years.
The costs change.
The pollution gets worse and worse.
Don’t make a decision you will be bitter about in your golden years.
Be smart.
Understand exactly what you want and the associated risks.