INTJ

I suggest keeping it for a while.

I have land in Phralap just across the road.

The land is rising at about 1 million baht per rai per year!

I paid 1.5 million for 124 talang wa about 1.5 years ago and now it's worth about 2 million.

That's an ideal place to build a dormitory because of all the Unis/colleges nearby - Rajamangon, Thai/German etc

I'd say the land is worth about 2-3 million, depending on ho near the main road it is. If you like I can ask my wife , who is a realtor - maybe she can sell it for you.

Thanks for this helpful post, PM sent.

Hi,

Thanks for taking the time to go and have a look and post a picture. At least I know it's still there! You did really well to find the location from the information given, I can never find it whenever I go up there.

The land has legal right of access via the track (government not privately owned) which is marked on the second page of the chanote (copy attached). There is also right of access from another point to the rear of the land. I would have never bought the land in the first place if there was no legal right of access. The access is fairly narrow, but there are some concrete posts that could be removed to significantly widen the path in. We had no problems getting a large tractor down there without removing the posts.

I have periodically cleared out the land and entrance with a tractor as you can see in the pics on my first post, but I have now been back in the UK for over 2 years - the last time it was done was in May 2012 when the land office surveyed the land (all measurements confirmed and new marker posts). It is just too much aggravation trying to organise things from this end and I have no desire or ambition to return to Thailand anytime soon.

But one thing is for certain - I'd rather forget about it for a few more years, leave it advertised at 2.5m and see what the future brings than sell land 5 mins from KK centre for 400K a rai.

Cheers

Hi, thanks for the replies.

I forgot to mention that I had the land surveyed by the Land Department in May 2012 and the general consensus then between the surveyor and a gaggle of interested locals was that the land would sell for approx 1.5m baht. I know land values have risen sharply in the last couple of years, but was surprised to have it valued 18 months later at almost double that! At that time I had no interest in selling.

That said, the person that valued the land at 2.5m earlier this year is one of the biggest property brokers in the region, and they probably have a reasonable idea of land prices - there would not be much point in them giving an unfeasibly high valuation when they are paid on commission would there?

Perhaps I should adopt the Thai approach and just "fuggedaboutit" until someone comes along and pays the price as I don't really need to sell?

It would be good to know what prices have been actually achieved for similar land recently etc. rather than subjective opinions.

The truth is out there lol

Cheers

In a few words I suggest the land is way over value.

I doubt you paid anywhere near that.

Ask yourself who would want to live there?

The fact you have had no feedback tells it all.

Everything has a value, and that is what I'm trying to determine.

Please explain the relevance of what I paid for some real estate many years ago to todays value?

Do you have anything constructive or helpful to add?

Best Regards

Thai at Heart -

Many thanks for the helpful reply, PM sent

Best Regards

Hi,

Could anybody with some local KK knowledge please help me out?

I have 2.5 rai (1000 talang-wah) of land in Tambon Phralap, Amphur Muang, Khon Kaen that I bought a good few years ago. This piece of land no longer forms part of my future plans, so through the internet I contacted a real estate agent in the city to ask if he could help me find a buyer and assist with a valuation.

The broker (Thai) was very professional and courteous, with very good English (all communication was by email as I am now back in the UK). He sent someone to value the land, and came back with this reply

"My appraiser has visited your land at Pralap.
He told me that this land is a little-bit hard to tell the market price because of two reasons.
First, it is located in the dead-end shallow road, which makes it suitable only for residential purpose.
Secondly, it has a huge pond, which may be pleasant for some buyer but considered flawed by most speculators.
He said to me that, in order to sell it, the price has to be around 2 to 2.5 million bath. (2500 per sq wa)
If you want us to sell it at the recommended price please e-mail me so that I will e-mail you the brokerage contract (in English or Thai).

Sincerely Yours"

So I duly filled in the forms, and the agent has supposedly been marketing the land at 2.5m baht for the last 9 months (with 5% commission if he finds a buyer). The problem is that there has been little communication/feedback. Now when I email for updates I receive no reply .From looking at similar land for sale this price doesn't look unreasonable? But with no sale after 9 months there is clearly something wrong. I don't want to sit on it for years Thai style.

I'd be really grateful if anybody with any current knowledge of land prices In Khon Kaen could help me out with how much I could reasonably expect for this piece of land, and how best to go about selling it within a reasonable timeframe? I am currently in the UK for the time being so the usual method of putting "for sale" boards up around the area is not possible.

I'd be happy to provide any more information as necessary.

Many Thanks

"Thank goodness the DEA got involved and now we are safe from the ranting green hulks"

Yes, I too feel much safer without these ranting green hulks around, good job USA

Who wants to extradite who to where and for what crime ?

http://www.mesomorphosis.com/blog/redicat-extradited-to-united-states-and-arrested-at-lax/683/

"Ashley Vincent Livingston, better known as Redicat in the world of black market androgens, was extradited to the United States for prosecution last Tuesday after spending eight months in a Thailand jail. Redicat was taken into custody by Thai police last March 2008, along with British Dragon co-founder Edwin Richard Crawley, in Pattaya (Thailand) as part of an international sting operation involving the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA). During his detention in Thai jail, he allegedly cooperated fully with Thai police in response to torture providing law enforcement with extensive information about his customers and business associates (“Spilling the beans on the Big Thai Bust,” December 14).

Redicat was officially arrested on December 9, 2008 by U.S. Marshall Special Agent Jason Sherrell upon arriving at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on a flight from Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi International Airport. His extradition was delayed by the Thailand airport closures at the end of November.

Ashley Livingston was transferred to a facility in Seattle, Washington where awaits trial facing multiple steroid distribution, steroid conspiracy and money laundering charges along with his co-conspirator Edwin Crawley in the United States District Court in the Western District of Washington as part of massive Operation Raw Deal investigation"

He is back in Pattaya now, or was last month, time served

????

Rubbish unclear reporting from the Nation as usual.

Carrefour car park seems to be the place to spot strange Mitsubishi variants.

Saw this 3 years ago in the same place.

Any ideas what this is ?

The only badge was on the back, I think it said "Shamrock Bar" - sounds about right

The all new Mitsubishi Triton was unveiled in Carrefour car park today

I think it looks good, certainly a big improvement over the old one.

The question is how often does one want to be driving faster than 80 on Thailand roads?

The answer...

Whenever I can!!!

Ride On!

Tony

Nice vid Tony but I think you need to show the speedo maxed out at 299 on the Bang Na -Trat at 5pm if you want the 'Thai Ghost Rider' accolade

Is your mia noi called Helga and an old, overweight German well past her prime ?

Hi,

Does anybody know of a clinic/lab in or around Pattaya that can do blood work for

Total testosterone

Free testosterone

Bio AT

SHBG

LH

FSH

TSH

PSA

and Estriadol (E2)

Without charging me the 7000 baht BPH wanted

Thanks in advance

Without the Thai-Chinese work ethic and business acumen Thailand would be like Laos.

Cheers

narcissist

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nar·cis·sism

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–noun

1.

inordinate fascination with oneself; excessive self-love; vanity.

2.

Psychoanalysis . erotic gratification derived from admiration of one's own physical or mental attributes, being a normal condition at the infantile level of personality development.

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Narzissismus. See narcissus, -ism

—Related forms

nar·cis·sist, narcist, noun

nar·cis·sis·tic, nar·cis·tic, adjective

non·nar·cism, noun

non·nar·cis·sism, noun

non·nar·cis·sis·tic, adjective

un·nar·cis·sis·tic, adjective

—Synonyms

1. self-centeredness, smugness, egocentrism.

Sound like anyone here ?

Cheers

"I don't care whether or not anyone agrees"

"if you haven't competed in all drives and been successful then you have no way to argue the point"

"How to win friends and influence people" the WarpSpeed way

Even if it is resprayed by the insurance company the quality of the finish will be nowhere near that of the original paint from the factory, especially in black. I would insist that it is at least painted by the Mitsubishi dealer - don't let them outsource it to a private contractor.

Cheers

"FWD cars, small bore and turbo cars teach you how to drive more so then any other.."

I too am interested to know your reasoning behind this.

Cheers

Warp

Why don't you build a car and race it here and showcase your skills?

Then it would be more than just "hot air" on an internet forum

Perhaps you haven't done so well in life as you claim you did on the track and can't afford the 300K for an entry level car ?

Success is measured in many different ways.

There is something quite boring, pathetic and sad about people who "bask in the shadow of yesterdays glory", like old people and their war stories.

Cheers

Alex ignore all the negative comments from the pessimists, its a trait of this board. People trying to be smartars*es but with no real clue and nothing useful to add.

You should have no problem, there was a big drift event I went to in BKK last year with cars from all over the world, including Mad Mikes 4 rotor RX-7, 30 or so cars all on temporary import.

Cheers and good luck, please post up a pic of your car and specs etc.

There is an indoor place between Thepprasit and Chiayapreuk full of old (60's and earlier) Mercedes-Benz, it has only appeared fairly recently - not sure of the cars are for sale or being stored, place always looks locked up, will try to snap a pic next time I'm passing.

Cheers

as long as you are aware of large repairs coming.

Coming when ? In 400,000km time ?

Cheers

Excellent post Monty, I was hoping someone would do those calculations.

Everybody can keep pouring 95 in, I'm off to spend the 300,000 baht I've saved

And I've never repaired an engine because of LPG damage. And if I had to, I could replace the whole engine for 15,000 baht.

:lol:

"Or someone could rent a car for oune day to swap the auto tranny"

That's a good idea