Thai property can be leased, free held, or purchased through incorporation. All these processes are too involved to fully explain here but the above site will have all the info you should require to make an informed decision. I've bought there and it is my belief that Thai property is a good investment.

The exodus by Farangs, in my humble opinion, is by and large an exodus from the walking streets of Thailand and into the more rural private true areas of Thailand. We still enjoy Thailand, live here, and love it. There are just too many people in our once favorite haunts now-a-days.