pipmart

Ive been married to my Thai wife 3 years, she has lived with me in England for over 4 years.

I am fed up with the weather here and am hoping to move out to Bangkok in the next year.

Ive thought about renting out my house in the UK and renting in Bkk but what I will get in rent for my house after paying a % to an agent and paying buildings insurance etc just will not be worth the hassle.

I think the best idea is to sell it. In doing this I will be able to bank £150000 and at the moment it is possible to get 6.25% interest in an intant access internet account this would give me about £781 ( 52000 baht ) per month. I am looking to rent a cheap house on the outskirts of Bkk in areas such as Nonthaburi / Taliang Chan / Bang Na (open to ideas)

I am quite a good business minded person so I would be looking for other ways to make some extra cash without using all my capital. I may consider buying a couple of condos to renovate and rent out. Ive looked on some of the Thai bank website's at some of the repossed condos and there seems some cheap deals. I wouldnt be rushing into this though. In England I sell lots of things on Ebay so I would be bringing my laptop along and hoping to find some products to sell from Thailand.

Am I been unrealistic to think we can live on this ?

There must be people that have made it in Thailand with far less than £150000 and 52000 baht per month in interest.

Anybody got any ideas as to what sort of business I could get involved with some (not all) of my hard earned money.

PS: im not a stupid farang, im not interested in owning a bar or guest house, please dont try and sell me yours