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Originally Posted by ahtecklim
My problem is the condos are sooooo fucking small! If I move to Thailand , I would expect living in a place with more elbow room! Turn around to go back kitchen will need a 3 point turn!
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Bro, If you stay in a small cuntdo of course no place to move around lah... teow boh? Whether Thailand or Sinkiepoor now developers are building smaller units because land is getting expensive but they want to maximize profits. Also now we slowly all talking about quantum rather than PSF unlike in the past. Even you look at HDB flats. Last time so spacious now it's shrunk. A new 5RM now is equivalent to a 4RM built in the 70's/80's.
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Originally Posted by ahtecklim
I cant be bothered with property in Thailand la. Rent and be mobile better. One month stay in room , next month stay landed with private pool!
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Originally Posted by Kawaiisoi6
Precisely my thinking. Now my electricity bill up from 7 baht to 8 baht per unit and water up to 35 baht per unit.. Basically it means if I use on average 5 hrs AC per day my utilities bill will be abt 2000 baht per month.This is daylight robbery as far as Thailand is concerned.Normal rate is 4 baht. Thinking of moving to a house in East Pattaya. More space to make soap.  |
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Originally Posted by naemlo
Talking about electricity, I am surprised to receive my bill for Nov n Dec are about 500 and 300THB....  Every night air con on from 10 to about 6. During summer, the bill will hit 1500thb. |
If you want to move around Thailand fucking as you go from city to city or you don't plan to settle down here or don't want the hassle of maintaining a property then by all means rent.
Some people want to park their money into property as they give better returns in the long run rather than let it sit in the bank or speculate in more risky investments like FOREX or shares. To each is own risk appetite, long term life plans and investment goals.
Just like some like dark skin Isaan ladies others like fair skin Thai-Chinese hybrids. Some like to chiong AGG. Some like to chiong bar beer. To each his own bro.
Electricity costs dependent on price of petrol, gas etc... it will only go up unless u install your own solar panels/wind generators. Petrol in Thailand not that cheap even though PTP is drilling in the Gulf of Thailand. Petrol in SE Asia still cheapest in Malaysia where their government still subsidizes heavily but that is gonna change soon.
But what ever the case Thailand electricity is still cheaper than Sinkiepoor. U run your a/c 10pm to 6am everyday and your bill minimum $200/month guaranteed.