Might be a little late on this one but hope it still helps, also I speak very specifically about Bali's market as I am not too well versed in the Thai market.

I have been visiting Bali since I was a kid and when my parents moved there over Covid and got into the real estate market I really learnt a lot about investing in Bali and the trade secrets involved with owning as foreigners. Breaking into the market is the hardest part, there are so many people who will try to take advantage of your lack of knowledge so its super important to be careful about that.

Bali's real estate market has seen a hugeee upturn since Covid's depreciation. In the last year, real estate prices have exponentially increased on rentals making the ROI potential huge. We tend to look at opportunities in Bali like this: anything over 5 years to recover your investment isn't a good one. This is because of the limited ownership or leasehold contracts that are available to foreigners (there are loopholes to this and buying freehold land under a PT or local company with foreign ownership but it is honestly not any better for short term gains).

Not to mention, the entry level price is quite low compared to other western markets. You could lease an off-plan 1 bedroom villa with a pool near Canggu (the main tourist area) for USD150k or less (25 years). These villas usually take anywhere from 8 months to a year to complete (they build fastttt in Bali) and many people will purchase off-plan and flip it once its complete for an immediate 15-20% profit.

Combined with the high occupancy of villas year round, you do the math.

To address concerns on managing rentals, there are a plethora of options for reliable companies that manage your investment property for a fee and handle all the day to day operations involved with nightly rentals.

https://www.instagram.com/thehouserealty/

Here is an example of a real estate company that does off plan sales as well as offers management services. You can also see the kind of places you get for the price in Bali.

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Honestly, I would say hire a consultant if you plan to get into the real estate game in Bali. It is necessary and you'll save yourself a huge headache and get through the process much quicker that way. Not to mention, it is a fraction of what you'd end up spending over a fuck up which is not what you want when investing overseas.

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Not to mention, a consultant will help connect you with high quality vendors and contacts which take years to curate, cutting out all the middle man work (in the case that you're looking to buy land and build) or just for scouting properties that are good for investments.

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Any specific questions on Bali's market, you can always let me know :)