Seb Bu

Thank you all!

The first one, no comment.

The second, any exchange student that does their homework (no pun intended) will know just as the Thais know, you can rent condos all day long for less than 5k baht per month in that area.

Suggest the next time you visit take a ride on the boat get off at Ram Uni stop and tour the sois full off cheap accomodation.

like that I should´t have problems to get the place rented out.

What sort of rent to you think you could get so as not to have any problems renting the place out?

Ram is awash with condos, best of luck.

Thanks for your comment! You´re basically right, tho from first hand I know that at least half of the exchange students take condos for around 10.000 Baht with German standards...and in this price category there´s not too many places around Ramkhamhaeng.

Hello guys,

I would like to have your advice on two apartments as investment!

1.)

http://www.easyhomes.tv/property/ma-maison-ladprao-2422

80 square meter 2-bedroom apartment in the area of Lad Prao, the building is already 17 years old and besides the location is what concerns me a bit.

What do you think? How much do you think it would be worth?

2.)

http://www.sansiri.com/condominium/thebase_rama9/en/

Project which is supposed to be finished in one year from now. What I like about the apartment is the location (¨close¨ to the airport, the sky train, the center and Ramkhamhaeng university). I could also try to specifically target German exchange students as renters, like that I should´t have problems to get the place rented out. Furthermore I´ve heard Thai people don´t like used apartments and besides the general condition of the building of the first option this is what worries me.

Thank you so much!

Seb

I´m thinking about starting an import-/ export- business between Thailand and Europe (Germany).

My main product line will be CLOTHING and probably accessories, produced or directly PURCHASED IN THAILAND as well as in GERMANY and ENGLAND.

The products will be SOLD VIA ONLINE TO GERMAN (END) CUSTOMERS and later also to other European countries.

My questions: - With that constellation is it possible to register the business in Thailand and not in Germany?

- If so would you say it is cleverer to do so? What would be the advantages from your point of view?

I´M HAPPY TO RECEIVE USEFUL LINKS!

I´m currently student in Bangkok and my main ¨team¨ will also be there.

For everyone who wants to know I do have experience in that kind of field, so PLEASE DON´T GIVE ME ADVICE OR COMMENTS ON THE IDEA ITSELF!

Many thanks in advance!!!

Please see post 29 ->

What are common problems and traps you faced REGARDING LEGISLATION, OWNERSHIP AND WORK-PERMIT while launching?

Surest way to lose money in Thailand, open up a new restaurant. Especially, if you do not have any previous experience in restaurant business.

When did OP say he did not have experience?

Why is it that those who are not capable of achieving much themselves like to bring others down?

Do you have a restaurant? do you still have it? well i guess it can work then

If you do not have it anymore, just because you failed does not mean others would.

Not trying to bring anyone down, it is just that here in SR I see people opening restaurants all the time; the vast majority fail within months due to lack of a business plan/funds/concept. Just because someone dines out a lot doesn't mean it makes that person an expert at running a restaurant. If the OP has a lot of experience, great! Just did not seem like it form the original post.

I totally get ur point and I´m flattered by ur concern. The thing just is that we´re not talking about the original topic anymore.

I´m interested in gathering information about ownership status, work permit for foreigners, etc. (see original post).

As I can take out from several other posts and threads I do know that the idea to launch a restaurant might b, generally speaking, stupid and doomed to fail.

And yet I said that this is actually not exactly what we want to do.

To get to the main topic again:

Would those people who have made bad experiences with the launch of a small restaurant in Bangkok pls share the common problems and traps they faced REGARDING LEGISLATION, OWNERSHIP AND WORK-PERMIT?

I´m more than happy to learn from your mistakes and therefore I need more info (WHY it didn´t work?)... stupid comments like ¨throw ur money out of the window mate¨ help me in my learning process as much as the hint to better fundraise the money for charitable purposes.

Sorry for my long absence!

I´m thankful for the answer of each of u, thanks for investing time into MY RESEARCH.

Most of u r certainly right. U shouldn´t stick ur head into businesses u´re not familiar with.

Besides there´s already enough small business owners on the market who failed... probably several of those who gave me answers like ¨never do it¨ know exactly what I´m talking about.

As I mentioned above what we´re doing right now is RESEARCH and our main goal is to gain practical experience in real life.

I NEITHER WANT TO BECOME a german teacher, nor a chef. What we want is to get a glance first hand into how to construct and lead a small business . And that for me seems to be more affordable in BKK than back in Western countries.

P.S.: For all of u who want to know WE DON´T EVEN PLAN to pull up exactly that small restaurant but sth similar like that.

But as fxe1200 already said: ¨If you have no experience, are not aware of the competition around you (including their pricing), if you do not have a working marketing plan, a conservative financial plan, a long breath, forget about the legal circumstances¨

Thanks to both of u for the quick reply!

One question correlated to the ownership: How are things managed if for instance u wanna launch a language school?

Obvious that ur staff can´t b dominated by Thais, right?

Thanks a lot!

By any chance, do u have some good resources regarding the ownership status and work-permit legislations?