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In Topic: House Or Condo?

2012-01-11 00:37:21

View PostPattayaPhom, on 2012-01-06 13:27:58, said:

View PostDarrel, on 2012-01-05 22:34:29, said:

The main advantage of condo ownership is that you can.

The main disadvantage of house ownership is that you cant.

Many people with an axe to grind (agents, lawyers, vendors) will tell you that you, farang, can buy a house and land here, but the truth is that you cant except by legal trickery that may backfire on you one day.

Other advantages/disadvantages?

In a condo you probably wont need to think about security, alarms, getting someone to do the pool, repairs to the building structure or roof, mowing the lawn, termites, snakes, dogs barking, karaoke bars, flooding.

But of course you will be sharing your surroundings and pool with a few hundred other people, and your immediate neighbour may be the world's noisiest drunk. But if he is then he will probably be annoying several other people as well as you, and by the time you have all complained to the building management it may well turn in your favour. Good luck trying to do the same in a house.

I'm sure some other posters will have a few ideas of relative merits also.

Many posters with an axe to grind against property ownership in Thailand. Hundreds of Thousands have bought land and houses and are very happy...differences between a house and condo are obvious really.


Umm.....The best information we have is

http://www.siam-lega...in-Thailand.php

about 50 thousand condominium units in Bangkok the major investment area. Do you have an update on this? And if so please demonstrate it via some form of web link.

In Topic: House Or Condo?

2012-01-06 00:51:11

View Postguzzi850m2, on 2012-01-05 22:57:28, said:

I live in a house with my family.

If I lived alone I would properly live in a condo but with a family, no thanks.

My 2 year old son can play in the garden (no pool) and he can drive in his small electric car around in the fenced/gated village very safely (with either his mom or me off course).

My 10 year old daughter can go swim/play in the communal pool with her friends.

Family = house. We have a app. 300 m2 house so lots of room which everybody likes and we grow mango and papaya and other stuff in the garden. I can go tinker with my car/motorbikes, have tools in a small outside room next to the car port. Lots of washing of clothes going on so nice to have space for hanging it (covered or in the sun).

Alone = condo. Maybe great sea views and close to restaurants and bars.

My 2 cents.

Your wifes house - lets be blunt here.

In Topic: Buying A Condo

2011-12-20 23:58:11

mijan24

That is as an excellent question - I think the answer is you have to have your will translated into Thai and 'notarised' by your embassy.

That process protects you and your partner.

But I could be wrong here…


In Topic: How Big Is Big?

2011-12-01 13:53:46

View Posttrogers, on 2011-12-01 10:14:37, said:

View PostGers1873, on 2011-12-01 09:51:55, said:

Does size really matter :whistling:

:lol: hope this question refers specifically to the topic in hand...

Hi Trogers - at  The Park a two bedroom is 140 sm and that's the smallest unit on offer.

My best guess is that as Thaiand grows they will experiment with smaller units, which will of course go out of fashion.

In Topic: Condo Pricing Set To Surge

2011-11-21 17:20:59

View Postpkrv, on 2011-11-21 16:26:15, said:

Just having returned from Central  Bangkok after a fortnight holiday yesterday I noted the following:

1)      No flooding whatsoever

2) Caio and part of the Veranda (restaurants at the Oriental Hotel on the chao phraya river ) were closed for precautionary measures

3) Sand bags were ubiquitous over all Bangkok.

4) The sandbags were a bit of an eyesore.

5) Bangkok seriously steeled its self for potential problems. In the UK a single leaf falling on a rail track or indeed a snow flake (it's always the wrong type of snow) will bring the nation to a grinding halt.

6) Singha beer instantly turned over its production facilities to bottled water production – though one factory had to be shut down due to flooding.

7) I could not buy Singha beer at most retail outlets – dammmmmmm……

8) The shelves in many retail outlets were denuded of some products simply because of Thailand's logistical infrastructure and the responsibility of fear of water contamination took priority. In the UK 'Mad Cows Disease' meant British beef did not sell well, my god we got over that one before the problem had gone away – it's sort of related to money not the welfare of the people,

If you do not think Thailand is growing and maturing fast and also learns from the past – You are a moron!

Sorry interrupted by a phone call.

9) The chao phraya river was running fast, the ferry boats turned off their engines to head downstream, and were at full power when going upstream.



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