Building a home in the Songkhla/Hattyai region.

[yopf]

Hi Guys. Admittedly we are not presently residing in Thailand, but when we do in a couple of years time, we want a retreat in the Kingdom. No renting, no Condo, no Walking Street - a humble abode. We would be grateful for any advise on construction companies in the south. We have land and (hopefully!!) good connections in the local building department.

Many thanks in advance!!

[kingofthemountain]

5 minutes ago, yopf said:

Hi Guys. Admittedly we are not presently residing in Thailand, but when we do in a couple of years time, we want a retreat in the Kingdom. No renting, no Condo, no Walking Street - a humble abode. We would be grateful for any advise on construction companies in the south. We have land and (hopefully!!) good connections in the local building department.

Many thanks in advance!!

Hi

first let me correct you, it's not ''we have land'' it's ''my wife\gf has land'' 

i presume you are not thai so you can not own land in Thailand

then you are going to build a house with your money on her land

My advice it's don't  do it, or at least rent first for some months\years

in this specific place before to take a decision

About the ''good connections in the local building department''

if it's  your wife\gf family or friends you are probably going straight for a good ride

I dont develop here but if you bother to do some researchs (You probably will not) it's a classic situation

 

Of course it's your money and your life, and of course as a lot

of others (Me included) you are going to do it anyway

maybe you can get lucky and you will have a nice retreat

or maybe you will be unlucky and you will end losing your ''investisment''

i know, i know, your is different (Of course) but still, it's a bet

good luck anyway

 

 

 

[gunderhill]

Pardon my cynicism, you do not  have good  connections, advice, if you have no experience of construction  don't do it, even with experience you  will need to be on site  all day every day, they will try to take any shortcut  possible, they are not  like Swiss builders.