April 16, 200917 yr Author Since 2004 Thanks dutch that brings the total to nine but I was hoping for a better showing. Come on guys show us your house.
April 16, 200917 yr <br />tb86<br />Looks like your in-laws are planning a large contribution, from you, to their gene pool. With plenty of room for the kids, maids and nannies and such. Hope you get on well with your wife's family. Forum pages are normally filled with horror stories of living with poor relatives and overlook what can go wrong when the in-laws have more.<br /><br />My taste runs toward single floor dwellings and lots of open space but with a large family you may need the separation of three floors. You definitely have a nice place there. Thanks for sharing.<br /><br /><br /><br />well we are not planning on having kids, the old lady can't stand them so I may be off the hook, as far as the family goes they spend most of their time in chiang rai.
April 16, 200917 yr johnnyk Sounds like you found a good workable solution for you and your tenant. Obviously you chose a good expat friendly location to build. Not everyone would have that same option, however. Well I was tipped off to HH some years ago and when I went I really liked the feel of it within 5 mins of getting off the bus. I've spent time in moobans in Kalasin and Lopburi and enjoyed them but only for very short spells. I'm not a DIY guy and I like to read and yak with other falangs now and then. I do want some falang stuff around, not too mutt like pattaya but I like to get a falang paper with my coffee etc My friend is retired and got sick of the pattaya zoo. Just luck that he asked me about HH and condo rents there so I offered him a whole house with garden and pool for less. He's very happy there with his Thai wife and I'm happy because I know him and I'm not renting to a revolving door of drunk holidayers. Edited April 16, 200917 yr by johnnyk
April 16, 200917 yr Author <br />tb86<br />Looks like your in-laws are planning a large contribution, from you, to their gene pool. With plenty of room for the kids, maids and nannies and such. Hope you get on well with your wife's family. Forum pages are normally filled with horror stories of living with poor relatives and overlook what can go wrong when the in-laws have more.<br /><br />My taste runs toward single floor dwellings and lots of open space but with a large family you may need the separation of three floors. You definitely have a nice place there. Thanks for sharing.<br /><br /><br /><br />well we are not planning on having kids, the old lady can't stand them so I may be off the hook, as far as the family goes they spend most of their time in chiang rai. Nice house, no kids, relatives away! You've got great karma kid. If you love your wife and what you do, then your life is pretty near perfect.
April 16, 200917 yr Our little shack. is that a angry neighbor giving you the finger in the background?, nice place by the way
April 16, 200917 yr Not a finished house but 2 car parks that I own, along with my apartment at Potts Point, Sydney. I can park accross, all mine. If I could sell them (they must go with the condo) it would be 2.2-2.5 mil baht. No sell, no car, the rental to the nearby restaurants (their vallet parking) at about 2,000B per month. (The car was sold back in 2004.) Edited April 16, 200917 yr by think_too_mut
April 16, 200917 yr donxI'm sure that is a peaceful location with a view of the river and temple. I would be worried about what happens during the rainy season, however. This bungalow was built higher (4 steps?) that my in-laws existing house which was built several years ago to replace their old wood house that was lost during a flood. Before their existing house was built, the land was raised higher than the street level. The floods have never risen to that level before so I think our bungalow is safe.
April 17, 200917 yr This my home and it cost me 2,000baht. What a double pricing ripped off ! It should cost me 800 Baht including land ownership max !
April 17, 200917 yr Avante. Location Location Location Thats what you have paid for I dont think you were Ripped Off. Looks like A Nice Spot How much Land ?? Freehold or Leasehold ??
April 17, 200917 yr This my home and it cost me 2,000baht. What a double pricing ripped off ! It should cost me 800 Baht including land ownership max ! You pay too mutt becod you stay fah nort' Thailan', no hab beet.
April 17, 200917 yr I don't seem to be able to upload my pictures from browser don't know what I am doing wrong. Randell
April 17, 200917 yr Author First click browse, search your computer for the picture, click open, then click the UPLOAD button. After the upload you need to click "Manage Current Attachments" and click the green button on the left to have it inserted into the text box above. If you use something like photobucket then you can try the insert picture button from the toolbar. Edited April 17, 200917 yr by villagefarang
April 17, 200917 yr Naams's hut: Nice hut Naam, looks like you can see the sea. How's yer pond? Arnold Judas Rimmer of Jupiter Mining Corporation Ship Red Dwarf
April 17, 200917 yr This my home and it cost me 2,000baht. What a double pricing ripped off ! It should cost me 800 Baht including land ownership max ! One Bed One bath is it? It's the silver birch trees they will push the price up wherever you buy Arnold Judas Rimmer of Jupiter Mining Corporation Ship Red Dwarf
April 17, 200917 yr Just a small 2 bedroom 2 bathroom bungalow with a nice kitchen. All windows are upvc Double Glazing. Regards Scotsman
April 17, 200917 yr This is what we built for when we visit my wife's family.It's small and simple, but it's comfortable with a nice view of the river. On the other side of the river is the local Wat. How much did this handsome little house cost to build? i like it
April 17, 200917 yr This is what we built for when we visit my wife's family.It's small and simple, but it's comfortable with a nice view of the river. On the other side of the river is the local Wat. How much did this handsome little house cost to build? i like it My wife had it built in early 2004. Total cost (excluding land) was 330,000 Baht. One room (bedroom with ceiling fan and airconditioning), built-in closet, Western bathroom with sit-down toilet and shower stall (no bathtub) and balcony.
April 17, 200917 yr Our Teak house out side Vien Durm, Chiang Rai . We recycled a very old house and built Village style. Randell
April 17, 200917 yr I just checked my picture upload and I will try and compress next time .It took me a while to figure the upload procdure but think I have it in hand now. Randell
April 18, 200917 yr Naams's hut: Nice hut Naam, looks like you can see the sea. How's yer pond? no more seaview except for a tiny section. my hut is the only single story one. full panoramic seaview only if i climb on the roof was contemplating to add a "viewing room" up but i am scared of an army of locals taking my peace away for weeks or even months pond is doing OK after reducing it by two thirds, water clear but no kois (yet). latest picture of pond (old pond size clearly visible):
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