Quote Originally Posted by Old Codger
You make it sound like it was done with a nod and a wink in 20 minutes...... then........ Further down the page you elaborate a little and tell us that the process to get the chanote has taken "many years" and "money throwing at it" by MIL who is " well connected" The average farang does not need this kind of poop when trying to secure land. Thats why i claim to to be worthless until it has a Nor Sor Sam or better.
Again, hardly.

I've lived on my Por Bor Tor 5 for 4 years and it was never in danger of being taken away or anything, everyone knows each other around where I live. How many people in Thailand live on that sort of land with no problems? And why should that be a problem for a Farang with a Thai wife? Like a lot of the country we were told a chanote would be happening at some point, I was just able to get it done quicker

Yes I did throw money at it - 5000B. Which is what it costs you when they eventually come around to survey it. I was just able to do it quicker through the family but I only paid what I would have to pay anyway plus a big lunch as a thank you. That is how things are done here..

If I was offered some land that was Por Bor Tor 5 from a stranger I wouldn't be interested. If it was offered to my wife and I from my Thai family then that would be different.