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    Studio/Apt For Rent In Bkk Near Chulalongkorn Uni

    in Thailand Accommodation Finding Forum

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    Have you looked at the dorms Chula provide for international students? I'm pretty sure for that budget you can get a nice dorm.

    You won't get an apartment (that's nice / safe) for that budget in the area of the university, it might be possible at the high end of 10k but it will be a tiny room. You are better off looking at Phaya Thai area near the BTS, I would advise to look around "Ari" BTS station and Victory monument.

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    For Condo Owners And Agencies: Looking For Somewhere To Rent Long Term

    in Thailand Accommodation Finding Forum

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    Yes, we're also meeting lots of so called "customers" who like to use agencies to do their research and then go behind their backs trying to make a deal directly with the owner. It doesn't pay give out free online research since most of those requesting detailed research don't intend to use agency services. However, those persons choosing to skip agency services need to also realize that there is no intermediary party to help them out when you have a problem with the owner refusing to return the deposit, fix appliances, or do any kind of followup. An owner who uses an agent to represent their property, then is willing to do a back door deal with a customer, tends to also be the kind of person who keeps the deposit after the contract is done.

    Things tend to work themselves out that way. smile.gif

    Well actually, we did lots of free work for you and gave you a lot of condo choices and then you went and done the deal behind our back.

    Yes you are very welcome.

    Three Property

    http://www.three-homes.com

    Problem for many renters is that prices asked through agencies tend to be far above what the renter will actually accept. I tried using an agency in the past but eventually found a private rental at 15k per month where agencies were finding me similar units at 25k. With that kind of differential you can afford to risk losing your deposit!

    That is not true, well not for us, most likely true for most of the non-sponsor cowboy agents you see on TV and this thread. They cannot afford TV advertising, let alone an office and qualified staff so how do you expect a farang to negotiate a good deal with a Thai landlord?

    We do 90% of our business in Bangkok so I will explain what we do there. Developers build condos, housing estates and what not, and people buy the units for the sole purpose of renting and making money. It doesn't quite work out for them; the market is very over saturated and competitive, it's very hard to rent a unit these days without an Agent. Most landlords we deal with own multiple units in multiple condos, they know our Thai staff quite well and are on very good terms with us (we don't give them poor tenant’s period). We negotiate quite hard and can usually get a far better deal than other agents can get, let alone any non-Thai going at it independently.

    Agents have a bad rep, yea for sure, but, I’ve never seen a complaint against us. Usually we get compliments from farangs and Thai customers, I’ve seen it all from compliments to offers to buy us drinks for our efforts.

    However you do get the odd problem customer and these people exist in all business.

    Three Property

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