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[pepsi666]

What's the best location to live in Pattaya, taking in to regard proximity of shops, transport, night life (occasionally), security, areas prone to flooding in the wet season, access to motorway/roads, not too bothered about schools, my kids are all grown up now

Edited April 7, 2007 by pepsi666

[JimmyTheMook]

What's the best location to live in Pattaya, taking in to regard proximity of shops, transport, night life (occasionally), security, areas prone to flooding in the wet season, access to motorway/roads, not too bothered about schools, my kids are all grown up now

Do you want to live in a house, condo or rent an apartment?

Pattaya has many options these days.

[pepsi666]

What's the best location to live in Pattaya, taking in to regard proximity of shops, transport, night life (occasionally), security, areas prone to flooding in the wet season, access to motorway/roads, not too bothered about schools, my kids are all grown up now

Do you want to live in a house, condo or rent an apartment?

Pattaya has many options these days.

preferably buying a house/bungalow, been looking at this long stay program (anyone know any more about it?)

[raro]

Look around Maprachan Lake.

10 min to Highway 36, 10 min to the city, plenty of restaurants around the lake and still very quiet.

[monty]

Lovely area around the lake, and judging by the amount of people residing here quite popular as well!

You would need to have your own transport though, public transport IS available cheaply, but stops pretty early in the evening!

[begsaresponse]

One thing you can do is to hire a car if you don't already have one. Get a map of Pattaya and devide it into areas then spend a few days just driving around. Get a feel for the areas make notes if you want to. Remove from your preferred areas those that don't give you a positive feel.

Its all horses for courses.

Even when you think you have the area you want its a good idea to rent before you buy. This way you will know for sure if you want to buy or not, if buying is what you want to do.

Happy hunting

[pepsi666]

Thanks for the replies they're appreciated, what is the average price in the lake area ? 3 bedroom house/bungalow ?

Anyone know anything about the Thai Long stay program ?

Does it cost anything to join it ?

Any estate agents know about it ?

Can anyone recommend anyone who could help/advise me about it ?

Edited April 8, 2007 by pepsi666

[monty]

I have been through the whole Thai Longstay website, and to me it looks to be a very expensive "assistance" package...

They offer nothing you couldn't get yourself!

They boast 1 year visa's etc, but on closer look you need to be retired (over 50 years old) and have either 65,000 Baht pension or 800,000 Baht in the bank.

This visa is the easiest of all to get here in Thailand, anybody can do that for the princely sum of 1900 Baht, plus an additional 3800 Baht if you want to have a multiple re-entry stamp with it....

And in now way I would entrust my property to be registered in a company like that. Lord knows what'll happen when they go broke...

As for the houses at the Lake area, 3 bedroom anywhere between 3 and 15 million

[pepsi666]

I have been through the whole Thai Longstay website, and to me it looks to be a very expensive "assistance" package...

They offer nothing you couldn't get yourself!

They boast 1 year visa's etc, but on closer look you need to be retired (over 50 years old) and have either 65,000 Baht pension or 800,000 Baht in the bank.

This visa is the easiest of all to get here in Thailand, anybody can do that for the princely sum of 1900 Baht, plus an additional 3800 Baht if you want to have a multiple re-entry stamp with it....

And in now way I would entrust my property to be registered in a company like that. Lord knows what'll happen when they go broke...

As for the houses at the Lake area, 3 bedroom anywhere between 3 and 15 million

Thanks Monty,

I've been swapping emals with Marc Holt in BKK,(he wrote an article in the property trader about it) been qouted half a mil baht to join this long stay program, seems a lot to me, and I'm not exactly sure what I would be getting, anyway, I reckon I qaulify for the retirement visa thing, I'm well past 50, and I dont have a problem with the money side of things (depends on the wife tho )

Any chance you could PM with more details and anyone you could recommend to handle things ? would really be appreciated

Edited April 8, 2007 by pepsi666

[ThaiBob]

I have been through the whole Thai Longstay website, and to me it looks to be a very expensive "assistance" package...

They offer nothing you couldn't get yourself!

They boast 1 year visa's etc, but on closer look you need to be retired (over 50 years old) and have either 65,000 Baht pension or 800,000 Baht in the bank.

This visa is the easiest of all to get here in Thailand, anybody can do that for the princely sum of 1900 Baht, plus an additional 3800 Baht if you want to have a multiple re-entry stamp with it....

And in now way I would entrust my property to be registered in a company like that. Lord knows what'll happen when they go broke...

As for the houses at the Lake area, 3 bedroom anywhere between 3 and 15 million

Thanks Monty,

I've been swapping emals with Marc Holt in BKK,(he wrote an article in the property trader about it) been qouted half a mil baht to join this long stay program, seems a lot to me, and I'm not exactly sure what I would be getting, anyway, I reckon I qaulify for the retirement visa thing, I'm well past 50, and I dont have a problem with the money side of things (depends on the wife tho )

Any chance you could PM with more details and anyone you could recommend to handle things ? would really be appreciated

Be very careful. The Long Stay Program was discussed in the Real Estate Forum and the consensus was it's misleading and worthless. Remember as a foreigner you can not buy land/house in your own name. The housing market is dead ever since legality of Foreign/Thai companies with Thai nominees is being scrutinized. You best consider a condo until the real estate mess is all sorted out.

[pepsi666]

I have been through the whole Thai Longstay website, and to me it looks to be a very expensive "assistance" package...

They offer nothing you couldn't get yourself!

They boast 1 year visa's etc, but on closer look you need to be retired (over 50 years old) and have either 65,000 Baht pension or 800,000 Baht in the bank.

This visa is the easiest of all to get here in Thailand, anybody can do that for the princely sum of 1900 Baht, plus an additional 3800 Baht if you want to have a multiple re-entry stamp with it....

And in now way I would entrust my property to be registered in a company like that. Lord knows what'll happen when they go broke...

As for the houses at the Lake area, 3 bedroom anywhere between 3 and 15 million

Thanks Monty,

I've been swapping emals with Marc Holt in BKK,(he wrote an article in the property trader about it) been qouted half a mil baht to join this long stay program, seems a lot to me, and I'm not exactly sure what I would be getting, anyway, I reckon I qaulify for the retirement visa thing, I'm well past 50, and I dont have a problem with the money side of things (depends on the wife tho )

Any chance you could PM with more details and anyone you could recommend to handle things ? would really be appreciated

Be very careful. The Long Stay Program was discussed in the Real Estate Forum and the consensus was it's misleading and worthless. Remember as a foreigner you can not buy land/house in your own name. The housing market is dead ever since legality of Foreign/Thai companies with Thai nominees is being scrutinized. You best consider a condo until the real estate mess is all sorted out.

Thanks Bob,

wont be for a while, I got 3 years before I move out there permanently, its just I'd like to 'get my feet under the table' before I do, we would probably rent for a short time, just to make sure we fit in with the Thai lifestyle, before we made the full move, having a months holiday isnt exactly the same as going there full time and it'll give me a bit more time to 'suss' things out, anyway

[pepsi666]

I have been through the whole Thai Longstay website, and to me it looks to be a very expensive "assistance" package...

They offer nothing you couldn't get yourself!

They boast 1 year visa's etc, but on closer look you need to be retired (over 50 years old) and have either 65,000 Baht pension or 800,000 Baht in the bank.

This visa is the easiest of all to get here in Thailand, anybody can do that for the princely sum of 1900 Baht, plus an additional 3800 Baht if you want to have a multiple re-entry stamp with it....

And in now way I would entrust my property to be registered in a company like that. Lord knows what'll happen when they go broke...

As for the houses at the Lake area, 3 bedroom anywhere between 3 and 15 million

I've browsed the forums about this longstay thing, it seems a lot of money to shell out with very little benifits, yeah, they offer other add ons, but there are some parts I can get my head around, Can anyone recommend a decent solicitor or legal advisor ?

Are Sunbelt any good ?

Anyone had dealings with them ?

[Mobi]

Pepsi, next time you're over, send me a PM and I'd be only too happy to show you around Pong and my area of Mabprachan.

You could do a lot worse - it's really nice out here, and Pattaya is just down the road.

[pepsi666]

Pepsi, next time you're over, send me a PM and I'd be only too happy to show you around Pong and my area of Mabprachan.

You could do a lot worse - it's really nice out here, and Pattaya is just down the road.

I will, could have done with your advice and help while I was there but will make it a date for next time

never knew you lived out that way

had a look at a few places while we were there, but cant do anything until things are sorted out over there, as you know, its a bit up in the air with regards to us 'johnny foreigners' over here,

I cant be the only bloke who would like to live there, not having a Thai wife, we seem to let everyone own and live where they like here (UK) and if they cant afford a house, we'll give em one, and help out with any money shortfall