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A few added notes about securing property with no title: Properties without title are very common in Thailand - especially outside city limits. Such real estate is often backed up by 'bills-of-sale' and can also be backed by a 'paper trail' of previous owners. The Thai government has a stated policy of getting as many properties titled as possible, but Thai bureaucracy moves at a glacial pace - unless they're dealing with a VIP.
Some of the the allure of getting non-titled property include: (a) lower values/costs, (b) when the property does get title, the value will jump up. Because of its comparative low cost, non-titled land can enable someone to develop their dream - whereas titled, more costly property might preclude that. If considering a purchase of untitled property, it's recommended that you talk to its neighbors and to the village headman ('pu yai' in Thai).