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I pay $3500 a month for rent and have no desire to own. Nor do I think owning a condo is a smart idea here. I know some guys who have made money on condos but far more who have lost money. There is an incredible glut of condos in Bangkok and they keep building more.

For $1k you can still get a house in a gated community in the outskirts, about half an hour drive to downtown, so even on a budget you don't necessarily need to slum it if you require a large place for some reason.

Real estate ownership is mainly for the few rich thais to stash their (ill gotten) gains and not necessarily a way to make a resale profit for average joe.

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09-05-2017 , 04:12 AM

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Raven

grinder

Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 625

Yeah capital controls in thailand artificially inflate real estate prices because rich thais dont have much options on where to put their money sadly

if you look at condos prices and mortage rates in Bangkok at least renting is pretty cheap, ie real estate returns are low

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09-05-2017 , 04:49 AM

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MojoAG

journeyman

Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 305

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Originally Posted by iLiveInAsia

Fair enough but I have no desire to live on the outskirts. I live near Asok and like the location. I used to live Silom/Sathorn and that was nice but I prefer Asok.

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09-05-2017 , 04:52 AM

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Raven

grinder

Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 625

Almost everyone i know live around thong lor and pay 1.5k to 3k in rent as well

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09-05-2017 , 07:10 AM

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5 south

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 6,687

Always struck me as crazy that there is no such thing as a fixed mortgage rate/loan in Thailand. Everything is variable rates. lol 3rd world country banks

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09-06-2017 , 09:05 AM

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dudu

journeyman

Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 236

Hi

Need baht(6-8k), can send stars or neteller. Anyone reputable in CM?

Thanks

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09-06-2017 , 09:24 AM

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LostInParadise

stranger

Join Date: Sep 2017 Posts: 4

Is it normal for a thai girlfriend to threat to leave her boyfriend if he don't buy her a new mobilephone? She's telling me that I should respect her and treat her like a queen, which I agree. So I told her I m gonna buy her a new Oppo A37 (the pink one) this weekend but she gets mad, she only want new Iphone, the 8.. I don't want to loose her, need advice, what do?

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09-06-2017 , 09:32 AM

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marcro

centurion

Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 107

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Originally Posted by LostInParadise

Buy her the iPhone. They also like gold jewellery - neck chains and bracelets are popular so throw those in too. She sounds like one in a million so well worth the money.

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09-06-2017 , 11:42 AM

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GoinGreen

old hand

Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 1,739

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Originally Posted by LostInParadise

BGP pls ban this fcktard before he spams the entire thread again

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09-06-2017 , 12:38 PM

#63611

GentlemanJack

adept

Join Date: Sep 2015 Posts: 949

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Originally Posted by marcro

Buy her the iPhone. They also like gold jewellery - neck chains and bracelets are popular so throw those in too. She sounds like one in a million so well worth the money.

Oh I see what you did there . . .

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09-06-2017 , 01:08 PM

#63612

dudu

journeyman

Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 236

Traded Neteller vs baht with GoinGreen no problem thanks man.

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09-06-2017 , 04:18 PM

#63613

jspill

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 8,405

Would've waited til iphone 8 is actually released to post that troll... Sep 12 and Thailand release probably a while behind the West

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09-07-2017 , 03:24 AM

#63614

brokeinasia

newbie

Join Date: Dec 2016 Posts: 15

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Originally Posted by brokeinasia

Is anybody interested of buying Samsung u28e590d (28" 4k)? Bought it 2 weeks ago and it have been in use maybe total of 24 hours. Everything looks like brand new and works as well.

Bought it for 19900 from JIB.

Reason of selling: At the moment need money more. Could do few hundreds off of initial price.

Location: Bangkok.

Can do 19000 if someone is interested.

By the way is it possible to pay electricity bill using credit card? 7/11 is cash only.

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09-07-2017 , 12:02 PM

#63615

GentlemanJack

adept

Join Date: Sep 2015 Posts: 949

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Originally Posted by brokeinasia

Can do 19000 if someone is interested.

By the way is it possible to pay electricity bill using credit card? 7/11 is cash only.

Screen name checks out

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09-08-2017 , 02:29 AM

#63616

BlackHorsey

centurion

Join Date: Nov 2015 Posts: 138

Has anyone used Grab (or something similar) on Phuket? Can't get it to work.

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09-08-2017 , 04:08 AM

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Steamy Kangaroo

journeyman

Join Date: Oct 2014 Posts: 335

I've used it but only 1 time and like 1 year ago. It was without any problems.

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09-08-2017 , 04:12 AM

#63618

tysfm

stranger

Join Date: Sep 2017 Posts: 3

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Originally Posted by brokeinasia

Can do 19000 if someone is interested.

By the way is it possible to pay electricity bill using credit card? 7/11 is cash only.

If you can somehow use something like Paypal to send yourself a payment and transfer it to a bank, or if your credit card company allows cash advances, or if you buy Bitcoin with Coinmama or similar and transfer it to Coinbase, then to your bank account... Any solution other than the first two are going to take time.

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09-08-2017 , 06:17 AM

#63619

AceCR9

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 8,357

Moving out of my condo early. Its a nice 1 bed 35sqm at pattanakan soi 10 near rankamhaeng ARL. I normally pay 14k/mo+ utilities. Available for now-forever(my lease ends nov1 but can be extended) . Open to renting short term or whatever. Pm me for pics

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09-08-2017 , 06:45 AM

#63620

BlackHorsey

centurion

Join Date: Nov 2015 Posts: 138

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Originally Posted by Steamy Kangaroo

I've used it but only 1 time and like 1 year ago. It was without any problems.

Finally got it to work after hours of frustration, apparently I just had to select 'grab taxi' instead of 'grab car'

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09-08-2017 , 02:21 PM

#63621

Pooter

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 6,907

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Originally Posted by AceCR9

Moving to a bigger place?

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09-08-2017 , 10:56 PM

#63622

iLiveInAsia

grinder

Join Date: Apr 2017 Posts: 468

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Originally Posted by AceCR9

Is it this one: Pattanakan Condominium, ซอย พัฒนาการ Alley, Suan Luang, Bangkok 10250, Thailand

Idk why anyone would pay 14k to live that far out in the sticks tbh.

Jspill paid that at Nana.

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09-09-2017 , 06:21 AM

#63623

AceCR9

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 8,357

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Originally Posted by Pooter

Moving to a bigger place?

Moving to a 5k/month room. Times are tough

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09-09-2017 , 06:21 AM

#63624

AceCR9

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 8,357

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Originally Posted by iLiveInAsia

Hi harvie. Why would anyone want to live in the cesspool that is nana?

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09-09-2017 , 07:51 AM

#63625

Jeff W

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 9,556

How risky is it to fly in on tourist visa right now if you have multiple back-to-back visas? What can I do to minimize risk of being refused entry besides 20k thb cash, onward ticket, Fast Track Service(not sure if this helps), etc. I'm planning to get an edu visa next time--should I just do a land run this time or is the risk manageable?

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