Happychef

Unfortunately we didn’t, I can’t recall seeing any single story properties. Land is at a premium, so it’s all two stories (or more) or condos. We did see a number of houses that have bedrooms on the ground floor, but not sure if you would want to buy a house if you’re only going to use half of it 😅. Funnily enough, we did see one development of townhouses that had their own lift, so you may find it easier to find something like this than single story property!

We’ve just been through the exact process you’ve described. Our requirements were a detached house up to 15 million (ideally around the 10mb mark). Somewhere near(ish) the city, I appreciate this means something different to everyone, but for us that’s a few minutes from one of the train lines, easy to get cabs/grab, and 30 minutes drive into the centre outside of rush hour. We quickly found there’s not a lot of properties in this range, there seems to be a lot of crap in the below 8mb range and then there’s a big jump up to 30mb plus for something very high end. Our early searching didn’t prove too fruitful, we spent a lot of time looking round Bang Na, Bang Phli, Lat Krabang, Kan Ya Now (sp?) areas and they all just felt too far out. We then started looking further afield. Jomtien/Huay Yai ticked all boxes but my Mrs couldn’t accept telling people she lived in/near Pattaya 😅. So we switched to Hua Hin - there a lot of great houses down there, and the town is lovely. However, after spending a bit of time down there it’s was just too quiet, too many old people (sorry - I know we all get there one day, but not quite ready to embrace it just yet! Maybe in 15 years time!) and perhaps most significantly the drive back to Bangkok is a nightmare. So we switched focus back to Bangkok and started looking again. This time we looked around Ramkhamhaeng/Seri Thai/Krungthep Kritha/Pattanakhan areas and were much more successful. We’ve bought a second hand place on a Sansiri development. The project is a few years old now, so you can see how it’s been kept. Outside of rush hour it’s within 30 minutes of most parts of Bangkok (obviously with traffic this can vary wildly!). We’re a few minutes from the yellow and soon to be orange lines. Overall we’re made up to get somewhere close to the city for the price. As a starter have a look at Setthasiri Krungthep Kritha or The City Onnut Sukhumvit. You’re not going to get loads of land, but you should certainly get a nice house for your budget.