Friends --

I'm retired and looking for a place to settle down in Thailand. I've been here in Chiang Mai for a month and although the city is comfortable, I'm choking on the air and I miss the ocean. So I thought I'd do a swing through the South for a look-see.

What's the long-term housing situation in or around Krabi town? Do most long-timers buy? Build? Rent?

I'd like to rent -- bungalow, condo, not sure what -- for about 10 - 15K TB. Is that realistic?

I did a search on this forum and didn't come up with much.

Is there a kind soul who could fill me in?

Thanks.

Shido

Friends --

I'm retired and looking for a place to settle down in Thailand. I've been here in Chiang Mai for a month and although the city is comfortable, I'm choking on the air and I miss the ocean. So I thought I'd do a swing through the South for a look-see.

What's the long-term housing situation in or around Krabi town? Do most long-timers buy? Build? Rent?

I'd like to rent -- bungalow, condo, not sure what -- for about 10 - 15K TB. Is that realistic?

I did a search on this forum and didn't come up with much.

Is there a kind soul who could fill me in?

Thanks.

Shido

Shido the best is to be there and look around.

But the fifth one down on this page http://www.propertyinkrabi.com/Krabi-Longs...ation/index.htm

8,000thb with aircon sounds like a bargain.

huggybear, thanks for that. Actually, a lot of the stuff on that site looks interesting to the likes of me. I will definitely poke around in Krabi.

Shido