Sparkles Posted June 18, 2005 Share Posted June 18, 2005 I have,for 3 years, been renting a very pleasant town house in the Bangkapi area and would now like to purchase one as I am about to be married. Ringing agents and looking at "For sale" magazines has so far been a waste of time and some places are madly overpriced. I know the value in my own village, for example, but seems to be that you have to have an ear to the ground when one becomes available. Does anyone have a reputable agent they could recommend or is it true ,as it appears , that Thais do not go through Agents. I am enlisting my girlfriends asistance as initial contact so the price does not get inflated when they hear a falang but as yet no luck. The preferred area is Bankapi , Lad prao. A large apartment or condo would be considered but the size ratio makes ,for me , the town house a better proposition. Budget is up to 1.5 million . The town house I live in was purchased for 1.2 milion 4 years ago and the latest sale in the village a steal at 1 million 200,000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expatinasia Posted June 18, 2005 Share Posted June 18, 2005 The biggest help you will need is how to keep control of the townhouse...it's considered "real" property and, as a non-thai, you can't own it. Your wife can own it, and I suggest that you search the discussions about trying to keep real estate after you and your honey go your separate ways. You can form a company, which owns the townhome - check with Greg Lange @ Sunbelt Asia for details. Many Thais use agents, others do not. I suggest using a reputable firm (fort example, Plus, CBRE) - that have thousands of property listings and have lots of contacts. There are a lot of much smaller companies (many owned by farangs) that, although nice and friendly, couldn't find a needle in a stack of needles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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