I have also been told never to allow cash and one of those people was Brandon on the pod cast on in his books as well but there are a couple I am looking at right now and one of those is apartments.com and it seems to be good especially since it is completely free for the landlord and the tenant   

@Daniel Dahan sometimes if you complete your profile, people on this platform will tend to take you more seriously.

When you get flooring there's people sitting at the computers in that specific area, so that's usually where you make large orders.

@Amani Abdel-Dayem  wholesaling seems to be happening less, people want top dollar so most will sell on the MLS. 

What most people do in your scenario, is they sell the home and purchase a 2-4 unit.

Some people say buy the location and it doesn't matter the cash flow because appreciation.

Each problem is different and can't be solved with cash.

@Tip MallickI think there is an international forum but not that many people invest internationally here and probably even less in Thailand anyway.It depends on your objectives (we all have different ones) but didn't you already answer your own question?

When people say I am going to do the renovations myself, they usually mean doing everything without proper permits and then they get screwed when they go to sell.If you can find a house hack where the side you will live in needs cosmetic, direct replacement (no permits) work, that would be ideal because you can do both by living in and soft-flipping your side while getting income on the other.

It's because most people don't understand how money works.