madmen

4 hours ago, Peterw42 said:

He has messed up most of our lives with these stupid new immigration rules, that don't achieve anything, how is that doing a good job ???

That is so true. What a muddled up mess he created. Not everyone knows ubon Joe so just imagine the nightmare at the next retirement extension

Found out she had 2 cellphones

On 3/29/2019 at 7:02 AM, BritManToo said:

Plenty of living to be had in Philippines/Vietnam/Cambodia and in some ways the living there is as exciting (if not more) than the living in Thailand.

Why are you here? If You have a young family, 1st world is the best choice

18 minutes ago, LongTang said:

Easy to say for someone with zero emotional and monetary investment here.. ????

Anything is fixable. Meet the market with your investments and your out. Take your family back to first world. However the problem tends to be with the farang who does not want to leave

Cant speak for the the rest of Thailand but the Bangkok prices over the last 8 years has jumped in multiples. Had I not bought 12 years ago before the Chinese invasion I would be renting now and even thats gone ballistic

Just now, JordanJones said:

No I don't. It's not like their are 2 choices.

But I was only talking about those 2 choices. feel free to discuss the other 100 diets by all means.

1 minute ago, JordanJones said:

Don't see the relevance

You dont see my response to junk food and vegans relevant? Your just being difficult. Read it again

OP Bangkok, forget Phuket, Seaside resort condos are subject to market forces of a long low season so basing your purchase on rental streams says no to phuket, pattaya, hua hin etc.

Condos In BKK linked to a BTS are totally insane right now. The Q condo linked to Nana bts a red light district are selling from 1 to 5 million..USA dollars !!

There is still a good chance of picking up an older condo to refurbish but due the big gap between new and used prices the Thais will soon have no choice but to go second hand pushing that market as well

25 minutes ago, JordanJones said:

The photos show junk food

I read a report that vegans and vegos can die an early death due to the stress of denying themselves comfort food. Makes sense to me but its all about moderation. 

2 minutes ago, dcnx said:

They do for every one of ours except one. One of them is under new management and is pretending to not support short term rentals, which really means they just look the other way.

Nonsense. Your not talking condos but condotels . They would get busted in 5 minutes and I would be the first to donate several thousand baht to the BIB xmas party fund for arrests if I found out Juristic were checking in guests in my condo

Hua Hin and Chiang Mai used to be the go to places for expats. However both have serious pollution issues now along with boring

Im putting on weight just looking. 

7 minutes ago, mokwit said:

Reception staff do it in most condos.

No they dont. Most condos around 99% that are not a condo tel  dont have "reception staff" They have security staff to STOP people and certainly not to check people in. 

3 minutes ago, ThaiBunny said:

Actually I had to go back and check your post.  It was a bit confusing to read "1200 night (month)" and realise that you meant one month minimum.  Why not simply say 35,000 per month?

Didn't think it was rocket science. 

Just now, moontang said:

that is value..but..what if the a/c breaks?  likely will be more like a week than a day.  What if someone cries "bedbugs?"

I have one month highlighted. Its illegal to rent out for less and no way would I want the nightmare of checking people in and out at all hours 

Push the tourists of their free sand and onto sun beds . Always about the baht

3 minutes ago, Baerboxer said:

 

Yeah because a bunch of farangs clearly know what's best for Thailand regardless of what the majority of Thais who voted thought.

Its called reverse democracy. The same bunch of TV posters crying for an election over several years finally got what they wanted and now they want to reverse the result. They should be ashamed

3 hours ago, Orton Rd said:

Stayed at a Sukhumvit hotel last week 1k baht a night inc breakfast, better deal than any airbnb. Having had two horrible airbnb experiences last year i will be sticking to hotels. You have no idea who the hosts are as they are not vetted, they could have a history of mental illness or violence and last minute cancellations are always a risk. Too much of a gamble for my liking.

You can get my place air bnb 74 sqm for 1200 baht a night (one month) lower sukhumvit 5 minutes walk to either Nana or Asoke bts, A fantastic gym and pool as well. Im not mentally disturbed either ..well mostly not. Ive had 1k 15 sqm rooms and  breakfasts in a previous life , errmm no thanks !

enjoy

Authorities cant even control the use of helmets and you think there going after Air bnb short timers? You forgetting TIT

He wont be lonely the gay hairdo will attract admires 

4 hours ago, YetAnother said:

the big loser ? all of Us

Just the TV political analysts. Thailand continues its daily life in peace and the accusations by our bar stool experts that 20+ million votes were "rigged" is truly laughable

2 hours ago, Pinot said:

I don't know about Bangkok.

 

I know all about Phuket and I can't imagine a worse financial decision than buying a condo for investment in Phuket. The condo market is in the dumpster. It's extremely difficult to resell. Condos are all at firesale prices. You'll be very lucky to find a renter other than two months of high season. Yes, there are guaranteed return programs but the condos are worth 40% less than what you purchase them for on day one of ownership. Buying a condo for investment is THE worst financial decision you'll ever make. To make matters even worse, there are thousands of new condos about to come on the market. We are currently experiencing mind boggling clean water, sewerage and trash problems. Kamala Beach, for instance, has become a polluted nightmare. 

 

One more little piece of advice. Never buy property in Thailand for too many reasons to even bother going into detail. 

 

 

Nonsense from a shoe box renter.