Cricky

2 hours ago, rooster59 said:

2 hours ago, rooster59 said:

 

I too have a condo in Pattaya that four years ago would have commanded 50k baht a month rental, nowadays I cannot even rent it for 30k baht

I work offshore and it was around 4 years ago the industry stalled. I reckon offshore workers had a huge impact on the Pattaya economy.

 

The property slow down should filter out the dodgy real estate agents. 

6 minutes ago, Skallywag said:

millions of baht for renovation of a house never lived in sounds suspect

The foreign owner died shortly after purchasing.

1. No Will

2. Thailand property

and many more issues.

It only recently came on the market after a lengthy court case.

3 minutes ago, sillyfool said:

i hope you are getting the house for a few baht. otherwise why not just buy a brand new one ? 

when buying real estate its all about the 3 L's.

Location, Location, Location.

I’m in the process of buying a house.

Its age is around 10 years and has never been lived in.

I have owned 2 houses here over the many years and have had extensive renovations done to both houses but I still haven’t found a builder that I am confident in.

The new house is in poor condition and I must spend many millions of baht to renovate.

I would like some recommendations for a builder here in Pattaya, more a project manager, someone that can take control and organise a complete house renovation.

16 hours ago, jackdd said:

A PCX 150 costs 84k

I see the RRP on checkraka for 84K but the shops want 99k.

Do you know of any shops that sell for 84k?

My wife's relative died 18 months ago and she was left sole beneficiary to his estate.
Her lawyer I feel is hesitating, stalling but she continues to support him, saying he is a good person.

I hope things work out but if it doesn't would someone have contact details for support or government unit that we could approach to investigate / due diligence on this law firm if things don't go to plan. 

On 11/13/2019 at 9:34 PM, KhaoYai said:

I should have known better than to post on this forum!

Yep.........

On 11/12/2019 at 2:34 PM, Guderian said:

Has anybody had this done yet?

Yep.

My water meter has a chip also

45 minutes ago, Leaver said:

So, what's your prediction for the property market here?

 

Do you see the Chinese and Indians following in the steps of westerners?

Just so happens the newly completed Arcadia Beach Resort project has a majority Chinese ownership.

19 minutes ago, Brickbat said:

In Thailand, esp in association with a Thai partner, only invest what you can afford to lose. Advice for those who have yet to cross the line.

I'm not sure of the point you're making. 

What I can gather from your statement is that you have an extremely boring life here in Thailand with no possessions. 

6 minutes ago, BigStar said:

Oh, reckon it's cute and charming, as Thais are so often are. Don't you just love it? But then you'd done nothing to deserve any promotional coupons and didn't want what they promoted anyway. ???? I think I've never used any sort of coupon anywhere.

We're not on the same page mate. 

The promotional coupon was money. You can offset the value of the coupon against the items purchase price. 

21 hours ago, SteveK said:

Another good reason not to spend more in Thailand than you are prepared to just walk away from if the brown stuff hits the fan.

I couldn't live here without owning a motor car.

Actually couldn't live anywhere on the planet without owning a car.

I've owned a car from the first day getting my drivers licence back in Aus. 

3 times lazada has sent promotional coupons to my wallet which have an expiration date. 

I am unable to use as I can't register the wallet. 

I reckon its bloody rude,extremely unprofessional. 

1 hour ago, beddhist said:

If the sales person claims ignorance make them do their job

It's obvious you haven't lived in Thailand for long. 

Please explain how you would make someone do their job. 

5 minutes ago, DrTuner said:

He was talking about tailgating.

 

Person 1 uses fingerprint to open door

Person 2 gets in while 1 holds door open

Person 1 gets in

 

Not about the communication interface of the scanner device (RS232 hasn't been used since... 90's?).

Who asked you. 

I was talking about how to get around the problem of silicone copies. Tayaout started the waffling so I gave a solution. 

BTW, RS232 comms is still being used today. I did point out 232 or something similar. 

55 minutes ago, madmen said:

You couldnt pay me to take one. Living amongst the cheapest charlies , alcoholics and desperates. Why would anyone want to rent there let alone buy there

Horses for courses. 

I couldn't live there either but some people enjoy that atmosphere. 

Not for me. 

2 hours ago, Tayaout said:

Yes you can't trust the system to track who is in or out via a fingerprint scanner when some user will inevitably hold the door for others on the way in or out. 

 

The only way the tracking can work is with a gate system like the BTS and a guard that watch nobody jump. Then what happen if you have a guest? They need some kind of pass and you introduce a vulnerability. 

 

The cheapest solution is a badge with picture to get in and a guard that really check them. 

OK, I'll spell it out. 

The scanner has a connection, 232 or something similar so you can log on and view activity. Once the data is downloaded disable the finger print which has been copied and duplicated. 

SIMPLE. 

16 minutes ago, Tayaout said:

Had to implement some system like this with RFID chips to see who was at their office or not. It doesn't work since most people will hold the door to others to be polite. It does work in the military because they have stricter procedure. 

We're talking about a condo block using silicone to gain access by tenants. 

On 11/6/2019 at 1:19 PM, bangkokequity said:

IF (Big If) it is true that fake fingerprints can defeat scanners ... this is a game changer for many, many systems ... Office buildings, airports, condos ... front doors on SO many places!  Mind boggling.  

It's quite easily stopped. 

Security needs to monitor the activity of the scanners. 

If it is noticed that a person is entering many times without leaving the individual can be blocked. 

On 11/6/2019 at 2:39 PM, wjhall said:

But ask  a dealer for comparison fuel economy figures for the two models and they can't tell you. Same with Honda. Just "oh the hybrid is better".  Same if you ask for 0-100 kph times ...can't tell.  

Ask Ford if the Focus , Fiesta or Ecosport are still on the market or will be returning no answer!  

 

They have a strange way of selling cars here.

It's got a lot to do with the incompetence of the sales staff. 

If they learnt more about the product they would have more information for you. 

7 minutes ago, balo said:

 

Soi Chaiyaphruek ,  600 m from Beach rd. Plenty of units available last time I checked.

 

Looks very similar to a project off Soi Watboon,the development also has some houses mixed with condos. 

4 hours ago, the guest said:

Just wondering why the US is part of ASEAN, since it is not in Asia.

because they cant keep their nose out of anything.

ASEAN - nothing to do with the yanks.

Its South East Asian countries.

On 11/4/2019 at 4:38 AM, parafareno said:

nirun i am not touching.....looks like a horror movie.....

You did say under 1M, what are you expecting?