I just checked on ddproperty and there 6 pages of listings for 2 br detached houses between 1.5-2 million THB.
Is it better to buy a newly built one, or one that has been lived in?
Ones that have been lived in haven't collapsed yet, and would have gone through their teething problems already. With new one they've never really been tested and everything that is under the ground or in the walls might need to be ripped out and redone.
A friend of our had their house built and the plumber saved 1000THB by not using glue on the PVC joints and they've had 5 years of various leaks ever since.
Are their surveyor companies out there that for say, 10,000 THB go over the whole house checking everything before you buy it?
https://www.ddproperty.com/en/property-for-sale?sort=price&order=asc®ion_code=TH50&freetext=Chiang+Mai&listing_type=sale&minprice=1500000&maxprice=2000000&property_type=B&property_type_code[]=BUNG&market=residential&beds[]=2&search=true