They say invest when theres blood in the streets but this means we are at the mercy of mother nature. 

We focus on nature areas that draw tourists in, so we haven't seen any major changes from STR to LTR.

If you know that it was personal but deduct it as business - it IS... pick your favorite word:- cheating- stealing- theft- fraudJust because it's unlikely to get caught does not change its nature. 

I have heard a lot of investors investing out of state like Ohio, Memphis, Texas, Seattle, etc, but rarely they say they have apartments and anything similar in nature, in California.

Not sure if this applies to you but if you are planning on building lots of units it could be a natural fit. 

With the Chinese swarming all over Chiang Mai, it looks like a pretty good investment.Difficulty in buying in Thailand is there are no comps that seem to be available.  

This is so abusive and extortionist in nature, and so disconnected from any sense of reality I'd really have to question the general intelligence of the persons presenting such. 

We wouldn't even offer to clean this up as lawn maintenance is 100% on tenant unless an act of nature causes damage.Review your lease and make sure this is covered for future unrealistic tenants!

That's like ordering pizza in a Chinese restaurant.

Otherwise it is nature and misquotoes , ticks, bees and spiders live outside.