Help please

It would be real helpful if you stated your age because it will affect type of visa best for you.

thanks straydog, I will be 62 when i come there. How long have you been there? are you married to a Thai? what areas are you knowlegeable with? My plan is,

arrive on a 60 day multip;e entry tourist visa. travel around some areas around Phuket and near by islands in hopes of finding a nice {cheap} place to stay awhile. I will have a thai lady with me and am considering marriage fairly quickly. She is working in Udon thani and her home town is in sisaket. I prefer salt water with all the adtivities asscociated so she will meet me in Bkk upon arrival. We will travel to sisaket to visit her family at some point.

If in fact we marry would it be better to stay with her family as our residence? until the 1 year visa is in place? After that visa is in place we can move to the coast. I understand i will need to leave the country every 90 days to arrange the paperwork properly? is this true with all visa"s?

i appreciate your time and information. thank you.
Rick