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[Middle Aged Grouch]

Other posts are well documented so here a few common sense basic points.

 

As a falang in Thailand, keep in mind that you will rarely get justice in any court on minor house litigations. House that may be bought on freehold (only for a Thai spouse for ex) or on freehold to a foreigner (you own house but land is leased for 30 years, renewable I guess).

 

Then come the developpers. Most can be also westerners who will deliver lovely finished houses with pools at bargain prices. But very often, there are issues in the hidden specs like the electricity, plumbing, wall plastering, locks and mainly the leaks in the roof.

 

Most houses have concrete walls but the ceilings are just hard plaster boards. As for the roofs, just take a ladder and open the technical area trap door (usually in a ceiling of the house) and you will see the roof exposed and if there is light visible, it means potential leaks.

 

Minor issues of course, but you better watch this at first, as once delivered, the developpers usually will tell you to go to h... as soon as they get their money.

 

Go to any developpment you like and talk to the real home owners living full time if any (not the people who rent for holidays). You will get some fine horror stories for sure.

 

Also have in mind that in many leasehold developpments you will pay the utilities (water, electricity) directly to the developper who will charge you much more then the official government rate.Even if the price may seem reasonable, it can be upto 10 times more.

 

With all this in mind, go ahead and buy. But only put in what you can afford to loose. And don't fall for oversized pools that the developpers will try to push in at the same price. As a bigger pool means more monthly expenses you will have to pay to them