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8 hours ago, newnative said:

         I responded to two statements that I disagreed with by the poster, neither of which was about investing but were about the lack of condo maintenance and monthly condo fees.  I stated that most condo projects are being maintained and do not look like excrement after 5 years.  I stated most condo owners here are not paying 8000 baht a month in maintenance charges, even for condos in the 10MB range.   Several examples were given for Pattaya and Bangkok.  If high condo fees are a concern, there are lots of choices with reasonable fees.    Buying a condo in foreign name will protect you just as much, or more, as buying a house in company name.  

what a load..

thai condo investment is a trap that I fell. don't fall for it!

i understand that many buyers are laundering their dirty here, it's a scheme, watch out.

8 hours ago, Misab said:

Please help the elderly with a decent pension before using money on space projects.

yeah, they mistreated their elders. it is lack of self-respect, some morons think they will live forever or will never age.

11 hours ago, hotchilli said:

Sorry tearak, looks like chicken bing tonight.

lovely pig, i would love to take care one like a pet!

33 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

While I agree with most posters that this is "out there a tad"  I do believe in allowing people/nations/governments to have a dream and not mock them on having ambition.

6 years ago Prayut had a dream that he was going to eradicate corruption, in reality that failed, maybe they believe shooting for the moon is more achievable?

absolutely.

21 hours ago, BobinBKK said:

This confirms my theory on how seized narcotics and hallucinogenics are disposed of in this country ????

i can see very often crazies high on meth, from driving vans to driving a country.

4 hours ago, newnative said:

       A couple of clarifications to your post.   I'll be the first to say that condo ownership isn't for everyone--here or anywhere.  If you're more comfortable renting, then by all means rent.  However, some of your statements regarding condo ownership here I feel are not accurate and do not square with my experience.  Perhaps you should, as you say, 'do your homework' yourself before making your blanket, one-size-fits-all statements.  

      Twice you state that condo projects here will be run down 'due to no maintenance'; your second statement indicates that by 5 years they will look like (deleted).  Then, you state, 'money down the drain', with the implication that any condo purchased in Thailand will be a money-loser, due to no maintenance. 

      I've owned 18 condos all over Pattaya, as well as several Bangkok condos.  I've never lost money on any of them.  Almost all of the projects I have owned at are at least 5 years old now and all are still in good condition.  The last Pattaya condo I owned before my current one was over 30 years old and the project was being nicely maintained.  My current condo is in a project about 14 years old and it is also in great shape.   Of course, some condo projects can have maintenance issues, and not just here, but you leave the misleading impression that poor maintenance is always the case.  It isn't in my experience.  

     You ask, what do you get for 10MB?  No one answer; too many answers from too many variables.   The main takeaway, though, is what you don't say.  You don't have to spend 10MB on a condo to live in Thailand.  You don't have to buy a condo at all--there are plenty of people here happily renting.    Although I always like owning rather than renting, I don't see myself ever spending 10MB for a condo, even if it came with a fancy visa, and I don't think I would ever need to in order to get what I wanted in a condo here.  The great thing, for me, is the wide variety of condo choices here in all price points--much more than I had where I lived in the US.  Also great for renters.

     With the 20 different condos I have owned in Pattaya and Bangkok, both large and small, I have never paid your touted 8000 baht a month for maintenance so I think that statement of yours is also misleading. The first condo I bought in Pattaya in 2010 was at View Talay 3 and the YEARLY maintenance fee was 6000 baht.   I think it's double that or more now but still a bargain.  The most I have ever paid was 7,700 baht a month for a large 3 bedroom/3 bath unit.  Included in that maintenance fee was weekly maid service, cable tv, internet, and hot water at all the taps so not a bad deal, in my opinion.   I was paying about the same monthly fee 11 years ago for a small 1 bedroom condo in America and it certainly did not come with maid service.  If you take an average size condo of say 60 sqm and perhaps a slightly higher than average condo fee of 50 baht a sqm/month you get 3000 baht, half of your 6000 baht.  Some much larger condos might run you 6000 to 8000 baht a month in maintenance fees but to say that's the going rate for all condos is not correct.  

i used to have one 60 sq. meter in Phuket, sold it, worst investment ever, would be better to invest in a frog farm in isam. i was paying 12k /mo rented 2 times only, both times got screwed and management responsible for the rental never paid me for my losses and worse than that, allowed the tenant to leave without paying, even their ID card they were not able to provide. bunch of crooks we are dealing here. My money is not here and will never be. period.

this is ultimate sarcasm. tuktuks on the moon here we go.

11 hours ago, SCOTT FITZGERSLD said:

 once upon a time i passed thai immigration, got the immigration form (now cancelled) in one hand and the passport in the other hand, and proceeded to the boarding gate.

since i passed the immigration, i thought it will be ok to throw away the form.

but in the boarding gate they stopped me and said i could not board the flight without this form.

i argued, than one tough thai guy approached me and just said SHUT UP !

they took me to an immigration interrogation room and one tough lady said;

WHICH FLIGHT YOU CAME TO THAILAND?

i told her i cannot remember, and she said:

IF YOU DO NOT REMEMBER I WILL ARREST YOU.

than i remembered, she came back with a paper and threw it in front of me.

it was the list of passengers from that flight.

my name was on it.

that was the day i understood how dangerous it is to invest in thailand.

they simply can slap you on the face, tell you to shut up and deport you for no reason at all !!

this is quite true. thanks for sharing, i knew some bizarre cases here, an African friend was the best, just because he is black and African of course he got in trouble (pure racism) until he showed his bank account, that's how it works. 

become vegetarian and send CPF to blood hell, i don't really care, stopped eating dead bodies long ago.

a friend decided to spend the next year in Namibia, got a great deal with immigration over there, he had decided Thailand but changed his mind because the stupid regulations. think about Namibia!!!

On 12/15/2020 at 5:44 PM, gamini said:

I am 90 years old and don't expect to live too long. I have been in Thailand for over 40 years and I'm a writer. I have published five books. I'm thinking of writing a very long post on Facebook detailing a lot of people and their corruption. And post it just before I die. Does anyone think it would create problems for my family. My wife doesn't have Facebook or a computer. Our children live abroad

send it to wikileaks! they already got dark stuff from this country, one or two more will just increase the threshold of face losses. do not post on Facebook, it is rigged they will remove the post as soon the thai bells ring.

"might be to damage the authority’s image."

laughing hard.

4 hours ago, lovethai123 said:

I would rather learn russian and try my luck with girls around russia and its neighbours

bon voyage to mother Russia.. ????????

2 hours ago, lovethai123 said:

2.5 times actually. ????????

 

I have one personal incident. A girl broke my bag while I was sleep. Stole 370 USD. 

 

Discussed it with 2 friends. All said there is no proof she stole. Stay quiet. Forget it. Enjoy your stay in Thailand. There are a lot of girls. ????????

 

I think the girl who stole my money was the real loser coz that time I was looking for a long time girlfriend who could stay in her village while I am in my country and come visit me whenever I visit  Thailand. After this incident , I found the girl I am still with. She got to study, got to learn computers, got to learn English , etc. Her debts cleared. got a second hand motorbike(purchased from a farang's wife ), got some gold etc ... Basically everything I would do for a real wife. 

 

She is doing a small job now but at least she is far away from the " entertainment "industry. And yes I do have to support her financially.

 

And the girl who stole my money is still waiting for customers. 100 baht for a foot massage. 

 

Eventually these fallen girls seek someone who can support them. Not all of them want huge wads of cash. Some of them are happy if you can support them and love them truly. But money needs to come in regularly.

what sort of wife is that? you may be looking in the wrong hole mate. just saying. 20 years with my wife, when i broke my neck and was in bad shape and lost my work, she supported me, no questions, believe or not you merry a woman not her family, make this clear from the very beginning and don't let the guard down. stay away from the entertainment avenues, only lost souls in there.

18 hours ago, lovethai123 said:

I never even tried to nor I need to.  I don't need to live there. I am happy in my home country. I started going there as most people from my country visit Thailand for holidays. Fell in love and started visiting frequently. That's all. 

 

I agree there are many good things about thailand like natural scenic beauty and easy availability of women. But apart from that, I don't see anything so good. I come from a democratic and developing nation and we are the oldest civilization in the world. Thailand is good for holidays. But a family over there. A wife , a child, a home. No never. 

 

I would always be scared when my wife's brother turns as her real husband and they throw me out. 

 

 

learn thai and it can easily go away. oh boy, do not forget to buy your gun license as well. i am not kidding, only this 2 details rise your respect by 100%.

Don't be soft, they exploit it.

1 hour ago, bkk_bwana said:

You have to be working and earning money to get a credit card. That's pretty much the same the world over. It's nothing to do with being a foreigner.

nah. anyone can get CC online, no need for anything, visa, master, your choice after all they're all the same <deleted>. pre-paid cards.

jesus, who wrote this stupid article. ????

38 minutes ago, TooBigToFit said:

One who is no business woman at all but rather the product of a rich family and connections that allow her to exploit opportunities others can't access. Corrupt nation. Thieves stealing from thieves.

they are ting tong panjiauu

3 hours ago, Bradmeister said:

Good Point, and we know how much we love to be entertained. 

 

Then again, I read in business insider how Disney just posted its first loss of 2.75 billion in 3rd quarter 20.

 

First loss since 9/11 attacks. Not to mention the 40000 employees about to be laid off...

 

Movie theaters? Does anyone go to those anymore? 

 

Cheers

full plandemic package, welcome to the new BS.

i boycotted cinemas several years ago when they started to push their stupid agendas into art. the same goes for music. the good stuff was buried many decades ago, for me it can all go away, i would not even notice.

7 hours ago, Traubert said:

Source? Particularly on the 65mn people.The rest will be interesting though. Provided its not western propagada.

you will have to ask the sauce, a chinaman. Americans think they know so well each and every country in this world, that they decided to write their own history of the world. Don't fall for it, research, study, from the source, not from amerikans.

4 hours ago, wolf81 said:

In The Netherlands there was this business woman Nina Brink from WorldOnline who often visited a medium. I'm sure she paid quite a bit of money for advise. Didn't help much with WorldOnline though.

never heard such names.. nowadays everyone wants some celebrity glimpse for themselves. dreamers.

the same BS in many countries. only the desperate fall for it. ingenuity at most.

24 minutes ago, chainarong said:

The only thing China will understand is when they're turned into a ash dump ,and they're sure pressing the right buttons,  other than that you're wasting your time talking to them, Africa is now finding this out how great China is not being able to pay their silk road re-payments.

the chinaman once walked with a bag full of cash leaving behind only promisses.

10 hours ago, Bradmeister said:

Let's all forget about the economic crisis, the skyrocketing unemployment, the pandemic and fears of Covid 19, and the Student Protests..... 

 

Let's mint new bank notes? 

 

Seriously?  

 

 

 

 

why not? it is entertainment after all.