banchangbob Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 Looking to raise a small amount of capital.....about 350,000-500,00 is there any (reputable) private finance available for farang......in the same way as you'd go to a loan shark in N.America. I do understand the pitfuls of this, but I'm just investigating as it seems too hard as a farang to raise capital for main stream thai banks. I'd be interested in any thoughts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bojo Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 Looking to raise a small amount of capital.....about 350,000-500,00 is there any (reputable) private finance available for farang......in the same way as you'd go to a loan shark in N.America. I do understand the pitfuls of this, but I'm just investigating as it seems too hard as a farang to raise capital for main stream thai banks.I'd be interested in any thoughts A friend of mine (UK) loaned 3M baht and paid 3% interest a month from a wealthy Thai. Expensive but as a short term bridging loan,so to speak, it did the job. I've often thought a good way to raise capital would be to offer 7 or maybe 8% (per annum)to investors. Especially now as interest rates are so low worldwide, I would imagine with the right security(title deeds) many foreigners would go for it. After all if they we're to invest in real estate, a developer might offer about 7/8% yield over a few years. I'm not sure of the legal issues but any decent lawyer worth his salt, would have the answers. Regards Bojo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farma Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 If you require that amount to purchase a building etc and as an alternative to using loan sharks, one method I’ve seen Thais using is to work out a payment plan with the seller. Usually there’s no reduction in the sellers asking price but also no interest is charged on the money owing. They write up a contract which includes an initial payment followed by X number of payments maybe 6 months apart until the full amount is paid off. On completion the deeds are turned over to the buyer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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