I already owned the property it would be a rehab loan.I got 6 or 7 PM's  deciphered only one was real or at least I think they were... 4 were out and out scammers.. and 1 was trying to sell me their list of private lenders for 5k.. once i pay it I would have over a 100 to choose from.. :)

That being said, this is a great lesson to all to make sure you get multiple bids (at least two) so you have something to compare to.The real hard decision is deciphering which contractor will do said work in the time allowed and at the quality you expect.There is an industry rule of thumb that you can choose ONLY two of the following three: Price, speed, quality

Apparently, screwing up the records so badly that nobody can decipher them is a valid defensive strategy for the Government.

If others performed even at half the rate as we do, running a buisness would be alot simpler.What deciphers the great from the dreamers, is if you can perform despite others,and navigate thru all the crap.

This website seems deciphering the whole context we discussed here:https://thairesidential.com/buying-a-condominium-in-phuket-t... 

This present economy is the hardest to decipher.

Having trouble deciphering data on county tax collector websites, but that's probably just because I am new at this.

It's interesting that the program can decipher data such as vacant, vacant+high equity, +15yrs, etc. this would prove valuable as it will help you target properties.

You learn so much, including how to decipher legal descriptions, what easements are, how to read title reports, just so much great info.  

Of course, you can check with the actual statutes under real estate, landlord tenant law - but who has time to decipher those!