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A friend lives on Third Road between Xzyte and S. Pattaya Road and has no local phone, but had CAT at 2,600 / month. He is very happy with the service for 2 years now.

Thanks a lot for the advice and ideas.

I have a 5 year old, Wave 125, bired out to 150 and also has a new cam, etc., and a larger carb.

I want to change my exhaust and have read about a few options here/

1. Remove some of the interior of the exaust pipe.

2. Get a different pipe... From a Sonic or maybe a CBR 150

... any other ideas?

And, is it necessary to make changes to the intake box (changing it to drilling holes in it, etc.?)

Any other ideas?

Thanks

I agree. Smart people rent.

I have owned 7 houses here in 20 years, made a good profit on everyone of them and now I always rent.

Do as I say, not as I did...

Conclusion : You don't want too many people to buy because you want continue to make "good profit". Thanks for us

CONDO: ... plus most owners get shafted on the price of utilities. A house owner pays 3.5 baht per unit of electricity, while condo owners often pay 4.5, 5, sometimes 6. Same story with the other utilities.

...Condos with private pool are very rare ...

No difference on utilities. Every condo owner nowadays can have direct contract with the electricity company and pay about 3 baht/unit. Same for water but generally not worth it due to low volumes. In the other way, charges in condo or very small but maintaining a house is not cheap...

Condo with pool rare ? In condo of Pattaya ? Are you jocking ?

Not quite. If I said to buy gold three years ago at $650, but not to buy it now at $1,180, I am not saying "Do as I say, not as I do" by any means. That was then and this is now. The world's financial situation is far different now than it was in 1988 when I bought my first home, and over the yers when I have bought other ones.

"will be the top holiday destination of middle and upper class chinese nouveau riches from the People's Republic. And they will start to invest soon, as Thailand is becoming their most southernward holiday destination in front of overcrowded Hainan Island. The numbers of Chinese tourists are constantly rising, and they will start flocking into the property market real soon with their buyers power."

SEE ABOVE

This says property, not condos. Property is far more general and includes land / houses.

They will also see the 49% rule in condo ownership and will shy away from it.

Thanks

They are the ones that told me it was not here yet.

That may have meant not in their shops,

not on their floor,

not in Pattaya,

not in Bkk,

not in Thailand,

or not legally anywhere.

I did not know, so came here to ask and got great answers.

I paid 11,0000 about one year ago for 3 years, and wil pay another 1,000 or 3,000 / year after that. I do not remember.

I have found only a copuple of occasions to behave this way in Thailand, and WOW is one of them.

When you "interview" it is not just your filling out their forms to join, BE *&%#$@ Brutal!! They will ask non-stop about other offerings thay have for you and their prices. INTERUPT THEM AGAIN AND AGAIN. Don't be nice!! Tell them that you have little time and that if they do not get the papers signed and back to you, you will come back at another time to pay them. I hate to say this, but the sales staff are really annoying, and in order to deal with them you need to be on the atttack.

See if you can get the life-time to be really lifetime.

I think one of my friends did it this way before me.

Best of luck to you.

Thanks for the information

Many if not most of the people who come here are already deep into the mature stages of life, and do not need to BUY a house which is usually something bought for many decades. Most of these people do not have many decades.... plus ownership has a lot of headaches which older people do not want to deal with, but younger people can tolerate.

I have some friends who have onwed houses here for many (18) years, and are happy that they bought them, not that they were great investments, but simply because they could make any changes and do as they wished to their homes.

Now that they are on in years, they leave the houses to their girlfriends and or their maids.

Is Diablo III in Pattaya yet, and where could I find it.

Thanks

Regarding the Chinese buying here...? Why?

They are foreigners and they cannot own either.

They will not get a good return on their investment either, and it will not take long for them to find out that the buildings are not being maintained, and from then on, they will stop buying.

Where can I find Diablo III in Pattaya? Has it arrived yet. Thanks

I agree. Smart people rent.

And, I noted a "smart buyer" not a smart person.

I was showing that 4M was a lot of money and could be used to acquire an incredible home, not something as simple as a 2 bdrm 2 bth house with a pool on the dark side.

Mr. Poster... You will be far better off to rent rent rent.

from the above poster

"IMO not far out of town is the place to be - just over the train tracks into the 'darkside' there's plenty of houses around that aren't expensive. ...... for 4Mthb i've seen nice 2-3 bedroom places with private pools."

FOUR MILLION THAI BAHT!!!!

For that amount, there are four bedroom, three bathroom homes with everytihing in the world in them including a pool on 80TW. FOUR MILLION THAI BAHT!!!!,,,,, That is a f=ortun nowadays for a house on the other side of Suk. Sure, a lot of people will ask that amount, but a smart buyer can search and find an incredible home for 4M.

There is, has been and will always be an oversupply of property for sale and rent in Pattaya, and that is why it is preferable to rent, not just first, but always.

The owner of the house I rent, and three others in my Mooban wish he could find a buyer for his properties.

Rent a condo for several months while living here and you will be able to

learn a lot,

find out where you do not need to live...

meaning too close to the nightlife, you may tire of it more quickly than you expect

Which markets you need to be near, and which you don't

Where traffic is a real pain

Where the flooding occurs

Where there are water problems (city water on, city water off, on, off)

... and a host of other things that you are not aware of.

You will also learn about zoning or the lack thereof, enforcement and the lack thereof

Buya nice house in a nice mooban, and one day, in the adjoining mooban, behind your house, one house has roosters, or dogs, and and and....

Rent rent rent.

I have owned 7 houses here in 20 years, made a good profit on everyone of them and now I always rent.

I pay 8,000 / month for a house that could actually be sold for about 2.8M. Shop around and avoid agents. Drive drive drive and walk walk walk, and you will find good deals.

I can invest my money elsewhere and get a better return without any of the risks or expenses of owning a house/condo, and I am sure that you can do the same. In the West, we have rules about what can be done in the neighborhood, while here, it is not the same.

Condos: You do not get many sq. meters for the price.

Rent a house and you will do a lot better.

Best of luck to you.

Stay away from agents!! They do not provide protection nor insurance. They get their commission from the owners trying to rent the properties and then wash their hands.

You will make friends here, and they will be happy to show you around areas which will suit you. They will also have ived here for many years and provide insight into what is a good idea and what is not. Don't jump at anything, and don't buy.

Best of luck to you.

I have had an account with them since 1990, and think that their service is a lot better now han a few years ago, and definitely better than 5, 10 or more years ago.

There have been times when not eveything has gone perfect, but I have chosen to put it down to a bad day rather than the norm..

Boring is not boring.

I bored out a 12 year old HOnda 100 Dream to 125 and it was a great improvement.

I bored out and old 90cc two storke to 125 and it was a lot more fun.

I just bored out my 125 Wave to 150 and it is a lot better (I also have a larger carb)

My friend just bored out his 125 Wave to 150 and is as happy as can be.

Sounds like you've had some fun tickering with bikes

Do you know if your mate had any problems boring the 125 to a 150cc?

Your mate says he's happy but do you know what it cost (ballpark)?

Does it heat up too much?

Cost was 1,500 baht in Pattaya... If you are here, it wsa at the shop on Soi 17, just west of 3rd Road, opposite the beauty school. Theowner's name is Piak and he speaks English very very well.

Instead of a marketing campain, maybe make the beer better.

Thai companies do not like competition.

Are there many European beer manufacturers with breweries in Malay or Singapore which would then sell their beer here?

http://www.phatthaya.com/

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Boring is not boring.

I bored out a 12 year old HOnda 100 Dream to 125 and it was a great improvement.

I bored out and old 90cc two storke to 125 and it was a lot more fun.

I just bored out my 125 Wave to 150 and it is a lot better (I also have a larger carb)

My friend just bored out his 125 Wave to 150 and is as happy as can be.

If you are going to buy a new bike, the only dealer in town is Mityon. Forget about bargaining. You will get a helmet, maybe two.

You could pick up the same bike 3 moths old for about 30,000 at Mityon as well.

Someone bought it and could no longer afford the payments. My friend has 49 bikes for rent and buys them all from between a few months and two yers old at 1/4 to more than 1/3 off.

Do the same.

Thank you very much for all of your time and effort.

One note said was that the juristic person was NOT accomodating, so that is even more reason to avoid the situation.

Sounds like you have a good building.

I would like to bid on a condo in a 10-year old building.

The 49% for foreign ownership is already taken.

If I am the winning bidder, can I reassign the rights to a company-name or a Thai name.

The juristic person of the condo is known not to be an accomodating person, so if he has any say in it (I do not know if he does) he would hinder the transaction.

If I bid on it, and the juristic person does not want to give tome or my assignee the "by-port" , where would I stand.

I have been told that the property could sit in limbo forever, but I do not see how Thai law would not address this situation.

Any ideas or references would help.

thanks

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Why buy off plan

Buying off plan is the best investment strategy available in the current real estate market in Pattaya, Thailand. When you buy a property off plan your investment will be minimum because you will be required to make installment payments during the construction of the new development. It is also possible to sell the purchase contract to a potential buyer during the construction of the new project, with a considerable amount of profit. On the other hand you will get the lowest selling price when you buy off plan during pre-construction period because the prices will be increased accordingly until the construction is completed. We can suggest you the best and most reputed projects to invest your money off plan. We also can recommend you which units you need buy and the limit of the investment. Another popular investment method is to buy a condo unit off plan as a bare shell unit and decorate and furnish the unit up to a very high standard and sell it to an end user with a decent profit. Please consult us to get all information on latest off plan projects available for sale. Buy off plan and be a winner.

Reting it out weekly would be difficult unless you are aligned with a group already doing this.

Find a long-term renter for a lovely place, and you will be better off in the long-haul.

best of luck