advancebooking Posted September 10, 2016 Share Posted September 10, 2016 The wife might have to do a 1 to 2 year course in C.M next year part time. We are thinking of moving there. How much on average is a 2 or 3 b/r house to rent in a central location. Are there cheaper options on the outskirts. What about condos? What are the average rental prices per month? Do they have furniture included? We have our own furniture but it might be a hassle to transport it all just for a year or two. Finally, what is the rental market like at the moment? Is supply greater than demand or other way around? thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malt25 Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 How long is a piece of string ??? Try........ Thailand Real Estate Forum Real Estate, housing, house and land ownership Real estate, housing, buying a condominium in Thailand. Ask all your practical and legal questions here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
advancebooking Posted September 11, 2016 Author Share Posted September 11, 2016 2 hours ago, malt25 said: How long is a piece of string ??? Try........ Thailand Real Estate Forum Real Estate, housing, house and land ownership Real estate, housing, buying a condominium in Thailand. Ask all your practical and legal questions here. what a daft response. I predicted someone would reply like this. Obviously Im looking for an member who currently lives and rents in Chiang Mai at the moment. Not a guy sitting on a bar stool in Pattaya. Local knowledge is the key for accurate information on this topic. thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naam Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 8 minutes ago, advancebooking said: Obviously Im looking for an member who currently lives and rents in Chiang Mai at the moment. Not a guy sitting on a bar stool in Pattaya. Local knowledge is the key for accurate information on this topic. right you are! because somebody who lives and rents in Chiang Mai checks daily what opportunities he has missed and this therefore always well und up-to-date informed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiang mai Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 The full range of options exist, condo's or houses, central or out of town, figure 10k a month for a centralish western style condo rising to 50,000 for something very push. Ditto houses, 10k for an OK house not far from the centre up to 100k plus. There's an over supply of both at present so it wont be hard to find. If you must have an average figure, try 20/25kk for a nice two bed two bath western style condo in a mostly farangs/Japanese building, near the centre. Perhaps google property rental Chiang Mai for some specifics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malt25 Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 51 minutes ago, advancebooking said: what a daft response. I predicted someone would reply like this. Obviously Im looking for an member who currently lives and rents in Chiang Mai at the moment. Not a guy sitting on a bar stool in Pattaya. Local knowledge is the key for accurate information on this topic. thanks Daft, don't think so. You give No idea of your budget. Are you looking for something smart, modern or not too fancy. Actually sitting watching the rain fall in Sakon Nakhon. Long, long way from Pattaya. Haven't been to Patts for ages. Not my scene. I would have thought after 400+ posts you might have some idea of how to search the real estate adverts & forums. Here's an idea for you. http://property.thaivisa.com/ if it's a bit complicated for you, let me know & I'll give you word by word instructions how to find the site & how to find what you're looking for. Cheers...... Mal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante99 Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 Yes, actually the OP is daft asking so many questions over such broad areas without being specific about his wants or needs. So he wants somebody here to write a book for him or more likely a set of encylopedias. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadMac Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 Get an apartment somewhere close to the daily commute. If possible walking distance. Should set you back not more than 10k, without all the hassle that comes with a house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worgeordie Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 From 5K - 65K, hope that helps, regards Worgeordie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1FinickyOne Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 Really, plenty of shopping to do on the internet... just look through the listings of some of the agents... there is plenty available and has been for a long time... you might want to start by looking near where your wife will be going to school... good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordblackader Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 the Chiang Mai metro area has a population over 1 million, you really need to do some research on where you want to live and what sort of facilities you want as houses can range from 5,000 through to hundreds of thousands of baht a month. One thing though: most places that cater to falangs will come furnished so don't bother bringing your things with you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadMac Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 The problem is not the price to pay but the place to stay. Get an apartment nearby your daily activities, perhaps a nice one and pay 10k more, rather then a house outside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mesquite Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 Supply is definitely greater than demand. CM is getting like Bangkok so yes get a place near to where your wife will be taking the course. Agree with Worgeordie, expect to pay between 5k and 65k. Bring your ear plugs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naboo Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 Agree with Worgeordie as well, though you could find something for less than 5k, and you could find something for more than 65k. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmtg1 Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 silly question ! How long is a piece of string? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinnieTheKhwai Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 7 hours ago, cmtg1 said: silly question ! How long is a piece of string? If you cut it in the middle it'll be about double the length of each half. Anyway we just rented a house downtown (300m from the moat) for 15,000 Baht. And we found tenants for a more modern 3BR house in a compound out of town for 17,000. Both mostly unfurnished, but furniture is not terribly expensive. Location doesn't always matter too much, especially not when renting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyawm Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 (edited) you can rent 2-3 bedroom home just 2-3km from old city approx 10,000-15,000THB check Hang Dong road, have 3 department store (Makro, Big C, Tesco Lotus), Mae Hea market, an many local shop On Koolpunt Ville 6 we rented before 3 bedroom home just 12,000THB. 3 minute on highway to Big C and Makro, 3 minute on village road to market. Good location, im think Edited September 13, 2016 by crazyawm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaseTheBass Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 Saw a place for rent for 280k a month the other day. Bit rich for me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFishman1 Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 small two br 5000 to 8500 condo 7000 to 15000 Bht per month Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jobin Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 I rent a 2 bed/2bath clean well constructed house in San Sai, near the 121/118 intersection, for 6K baht per month, unfurnished. Utils total under 1K per month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balo Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 Believe it or not but you can rent some nice houses for 6-7000 baht , just outside of CM. With kitchen and everything you need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmtg1 Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 3 hours ago, jobin said: I rent a 2 bed/2bath clean well constructed house in San Sai, near the 121/118 intersection, for 6K baht per month, unfurnished. Utils total under 1K per month. so u live in a house with no furniture and spend less than 1,000 baht a month for utilities. Do you bathe or cook. It sounds dreadful. Who cares how well constructed it is if you live like that. It doesn't seem like it even meets minimum sanitation codes (if we had them) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jobin Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 Hey, CMTG, cram you stoopid comments. You are just arrived off the boat, 45 posts, and don't know shit'e. I offer zen meditation classes and the place is filled with cushions and yoga mats and so i keep a spartan house. We have all we need or want. Go back to Orlando if that is your standard of 'the good life'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarnicaleBob Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 (edited) If you are going to be in Chiang Mai for that long, you may also want to consider living outside of the city. Places like San Sai, Hong Dong, Doi Saket and a few others have large numbers of westerners living there. The home rental prices are less expensive than in the City and the people seem a lot more friendly. Of course you need to think about transportation and it would be a good idea to purchase a used car (they are safer than motorbikes). Having a car will not only make your trips to and from the City easier but will afford you the opportunity to take weekend trips to nearby places of interest such as hot springs, mountain parks, temples or wats, tribal villages and so on. Prices: Used cars can be found from 100,000 baht on up. Really good ones in the 300,000 baht range. Rental housing in the outlaying areas can range from 5,000 baht a month on up. For example, I live in a Doi Saket area moo baan (housing development), a nice furnished 2 or 3 bedroom 2 bath house, with AC, and a western style kitchen rents on average between 6,000 and 10,000 baht a month. Edited September 17, 2016 by BarnicaleBob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmtg1 Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 12 hours ago, jobin said: Hey, CMTG, cram you stoopid comments. You are just arrived off the boat, 45 posts, and don't know shit'e. I offer zen meditation classes and the place is filled with cushions and yoga mats and so i keep a spartan house. We have all we need or want. Go back to Orlando if that is your standard of 'the good life'. Is your harsh reply to my innocent observation an example of your zen meditation classes. Sign me up for name calling (cram my stooped comments-i don't know <deleted>-go back to Orlando) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
augustwest Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 Saw a place for rent for 280k a month the other day. Bit rich for me...That place must be in Laguna Homes. Some houses there are over 60 million baht Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
augustwest Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 I rent a 2 bed/2bath clean well constructed house in San Sai, near the 121/118 intersection, for 6K baht per month, unfurnished. Utils total under 1K per month.I live in the same area but I bought for 1.1m. Tv Internet and power is usually 5000 a month. 3 a/c 2 fridges and 3 TV's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaibeachlovers Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 Wondering if I can find places by just riding around and looking for buildings with lots of ACs and asking at reception, or better to use the internet? Agents are obviously going to be putting their places in as good a light as possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaibeachlovers Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 On 16 กันยายน 2559 at 11:25 AM, TheFishman1 said: small two br 5000 to 8500 condo 7000 to 15000 Bht per month Can you rent by the month most places, or do you have to rent for a minimum period, like 6 months? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob9 Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 (edited) 6 hours ago, BarnicaleBob said: If you are going to be in Chiang Mai for that long, you may also want to consider living outside of the city. Places like San Sai, Hong Dong, Doi Saket and a few others have large numbers of westerners living there. The home rental prices are less expensive than in the City and the people seem a lot more friendly. Of course you need to think about transportation and it would be a good idea to purchase a used car (they are safer than motorbikes). Having a car will not only make your trips to and from the City easier but will afford you the opportunity to take weekend trips to nearby places of interest such as hot springs, mountain parks, temples or wats, tribal villages and so on. Prices: Used cars can be found from 100,000 baht on up. Really good ones in the 300,000 baht range. Rental housing in the outlaying areas can range from 5,000 baht a month on up. For example, I live in a Doi Saket area moo baan (housing development), a nice furnished 2 or 3 bedroom 2 bath house, with AC, and a western style kitchen rents on average between 6,000 and 10,000 baht a month. Edited September 17, 2016 by Bob9 double post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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