Brooksie

hey there sweetball, i appreciate your comments and it has given me some new items to think about.

it might be best to find a place for a month and check things out on my own and pick my place for the next 11 months.

i was wondering how everyone drove around on mopeds without having them stolen so my first order of business after renting one will be to buy a mega lock to give me some peace of mind.

i will only enter into a contract if i can understand it and will not compromise. i might need a few days to have the rental agreement translated and if they dont like it then i will move on to the next place; it is my understanding that available rentals far outweigh demand so i will try my best to secure a nice place on my terms.

hey earl, that sounds like exactly what im looking for and i would like to take you out for a night on the town when i arrive to show my appreciation.

im not sure if i can post my email here but its [email protected], and i would be very interested in the property you speak of.

powerhouse gym sounds perfect and i know its abit expensive but ive kinda let myself go over the last few years and i need a place to get my health back and 50 usd a month or something is acceptable.

i just finalized my plane ticket for october 19Th and any help you can provide will be great appreciated.

thanks again everyone and look forward to getting to know everyone.

michael

hi everyone, looking for a 12 month stay for myself and after searching this forum i have landed on a few that seem to fit the bill even tho they arent perfect.

in a perfect world i would have a spacious room (Galore), high speed internet (boonthavon), a modest gym (PTplace) and a 5000baht monthly rental (none of the above LOL), however im getting ready to finalize everything for mid october and wanted some final thoughts about which would be best for me.

for location, i would like to be be able to walk outside and find a street stall with good food as im sure ill have at least one or two meals a day there.

walking distance to a decent pub to hang out with some english speakers a few times a week.

a safe place to park the honda motorcycle i plan on renting

guest friendly as meeting a thai girl for a relationship seems like an experience i would like to have(long-term hopefully but short-term occasionally LOL) and i want her to be able to enter without any hassle or additional charges.

of course if anyone has any suggestions besides the one's i mentioned above it would be greatly appreciated especially if they have high speed internet which is probably the item i need most.

lastly, im planning to pay the 12 months in advance to hopefully lock in a slightly better rate, im going to shoot for a 25% discount and was wondering if their are any pitfalls that im not anticipating besides the fact of an emergency that would cause me to leave resulting in losing the rent and security deposit.

thanks guys.

michael