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Yeah but still slower than usual. Whatever was working before no longer works now.

She could have changed strategy I.e. renting out for 3 months...

I think this lady was a property agent, and not a landlady. Terms of lease would be determined by the property owners. She closed shop due to a lack of demand for rentals.

Or maybe she wasn't very good at her job.

I rather think she must have had only one single property in portfolio, which was probably badly located.

Nope, multiple units in prime location in view talay 6 . No renters for 6 months straight.

The thai lady who I rent condos from in Pattaya recently went out of business. She had to shut down because she couldn't find a tenant for 6 months straight. So yeah its definitely slower than normal.

It's a 28 story building going up. vt6 is only 27 stories I'll try to take a photo next time I'm there.

"I'm trying to find info on the new building going up next to VT6. Looks like it will block the sea view side of VT6."

Did anyone really imagine that the units on that side of VT6 would keep their view forever? I discounted that building after seeing it for the first time.

I suppose it isn't written in stone that whatever gets built on the empty plot has to be a high-rise, but it seems more than likely.

Maybe this topic should be in the Pattaya forum rather than Real Estate?

There was always hope that the new building might be a low rise night market or something. I just saw the plans and looks loke the new building will be a total eclipse.

I'm trying to find info on the new building going up next to VT6. Looks like it will block the sea view side of VT6.

Theres a sign written in thai, Says that the name is Kantari but I don't see anything about it online.

I'm usually staying 6-7 months in thailand, generally in koh phangan. during all this time I'm renting a bungalow, renting a motorbike, eating from local restaurants & markets, shopping from supermarkets, going to local bars etc.

How do you stay 6-7 months? What type of Visa?

I am a classic example of a digital nomad. I manufacture all my goods in India. I ship everything from India worldwide. I take all currencies. All these currencies get exchanged into Thai Baht and go in my Siam Commercial. All i do is act as the conductor overseeing the orchestra from my abode in Thailand.

What type of Visa though? No work permit means your a tourist.

yeah I'm not liking what appears to be a 'crackdown on foreigners'.

Nothing makes you feel welcome like being subjust to patdowns for ID cards.

If this keeps up I might have to change my username from OnMyWay to ChangeOfPlans...

was wondering how this guy is even in the country with the crackdown and all then saw that he has a "Thai wife"

This is a good thing.

Get a work permit and work visa. Pay your bloody taxes. Then you'll have no problem.

This visa run thing has gone on long enough. One of the good things that will come out of this is we will have less 'teachers' now. We really don't need all this riff raff 'teachers' whose only qualification is speaking the language and being white. High time this country hired real English teachers.

If they want real teachers they will have to pay real salaries.

This is scary because when the last plane went missing some TV members were bragging about the great deals to be found on Malaysian Air in order to save a few baht.

it sounds like this is mean for legit business people. What are you putting for your line of business?

My official status would be "retired 40 yr old" not sure if that's gonna fly.

I was planning to buy a condo and stay for 3-6 months using

Visa runs so this will affect me.

How long can I stay under the new visa rules?

I was planning to buy a condo and stay for extended periods using visa runs. Sounds like that's not gonna happen.

My condo has free cable and the internet can be purchased by the day or month. Usually I use my phone as a hotspot and get unlimited internet through AIS. I turn the water off and trip the breakers to the A/C and water heater. The cost to run the refrigerator is next to nothing, keeps my beer cold for when I return.

Your bldg must be pretty cool, I turned off my AirCon, came back a month later and had to throw out most of my clothes - mold had set in because it was so hot & humid in there..........the bldg manager ordered new curtains and tried to make me pay for them as well, I paid half since it was my fault. Don't turn off your aircon, just turn it down to about 25.......and suck it up.

thanks for the tip. So how much are you paying monthly to run it at minimum like that?

I know my initial interest in Thailand was that of an exotic, beautiful, laid back but somewhat wild country that did not follow so many conventional laws that the west does. Just wonder if they change too much how many people will start looking at alternatives.

Welcome to Thailand. This is all part of the wild charm. Rules that exist one day and the next day not!

Jealousy is at the root of the post you replied to.

Some guys just can't believe that there are self-made wealthy people under the age of 50.

I bought a house when I was twenty-two for £29,000 and sold it twenty three years later mortgage free for £215,000.

It was easy.

I have several more.

That was easy too.

I had the bottle to have a go.

The bitter people are those that didn't have the bottle.

Now I have a cyber income larger than any state pension I've ever heard of.

I have an income from my company that would compete or beat any oil trade worker.

And I have my rental income from properties. I am not alone.

10% of the British population are now millionaires.

It's at the point now that if you worked all your life in the UK and can't front the money for your retirement visa you should be ashamed of yourself.

If you're that financially well off, I would consider getting an investment Visa. Just hold 10mil baht worth of government bonds for 3 years. It's a legitimate investment and I would consider it a pretty good option. Buy some government bonds and they pay you to live in Thailand. Not a bad deal!

This may be a ways off, but I also expect them to lower the requirement at some point as money flees the country and they need to attract new money.

When the Thais decide that they need foreign money this is will be much lower hanging fruit than opening the floodgates for illegal tourists with very little money.

Time for tourists to move on and bypass this stupid erratic abusive country?

I have.....thank God.

I figured this out on my first trip to Pattaya immigration. Now I'm strictly a tourist. don't deal with immigration or Visa runs.

Much more pleasant that way.

There are far too many people taking joy from this clampdown.

How sad your lives must be.

It's probably those who've been here for a while and remember how things "used to be" before being overrun by illegals.

The website says it costs 2mil baht with a 20k bhat anual fee.

5.1 Membership Fee
THB 2,000,000 (two million Baht only) exclusive of value added tax per Membership or an equivalent amount in USD pursuant to the Exchange rate which will be notified by the Company or the Sales Agent (as the case may be) to the applicant/ the Member.
5.2 Annual Fee
THB 20,000 (twenty thousand Baht only) exclusive of value added tax per annum or an equivalent amount in USD pursuant to the Exchange rate which will be notified by the Company or the Sales Agent (as the case may be) to the applicant/ the Member.

As the news of this spreads, more and more people will likely put of trips here as the confusion reigns.

^I seriously doubt this.

What it will do however is stop these people that have exploited a system that was not strictly enforced as it should have been. I support it 100%. I am glad those multi visa runners were displaced. I doubt they will be let back in from the airport

Either you are a tourist occasionally or you live here with a retirement, Marriage or Work visa.

I expect more borders to follow suit soon.

How about u are rich and young and not married?

What kind of visa please?

Investment visa. You need to invest 10 million baht in property or government bonds.

So for legit tourists is it still possible to enter with a 60 day Visa?

how much is the cable/internet bill per month?

and how do you guys arrange payment for these bills when you're out of the country?

Since I'm not always in Thailand I'm wondering what you guys normally pay in monthly cost when the condo is empty?

I guess you need to keep paying for the Cable and Internet? Or do you reconnect these when you come into town?

Then there's maintenance fee, power and water bills keep coming in but guessing these are close to zero?

Anything else I'm missing?

Thanks.