Condo Rentals in Bangkok Have Changed 

Will there be a RU-vid channel dedicated to apt and Villa tours?

Wrllcome to the r1p0ff Central

Thanks for this. I am seriously considering Bangkok. Don’t want to stay in Pattaya. Rather Bangkok. Would like to see about a one bedroom in a nice building. Rent. I am now in Los Angeles.

Guys, jeez I just asked for a lower budget accommodation to match my needs. Totally was not attacking Chris at all. And I didn’t realise he already has some vlogs out. Not sure how it got bigger than Ben Hur lol

@@shadowfilm7980 New condos in Thailand, unfortunately, have no bath tub. I am Thai who happen to find 29sqm with a separate bedroom (glass door) and with jacuzzi bathtub with a Japanese style toilet!! Look for ORIGIN brands. They have many high end condo under ORIGIN but each branch has different decor style. Knightsbridge Origin is for luxury. Plug and play is more LOFT style etc. And all ORIGIN condos have bathtub.😍🥰🌈💫

Absolutely, low cost of living is the main highlight of staying in Bangkok long term and expensive condo defeats the purpose

not our fault u retired poor

izzmizzle. Asshole. I'm actually not retired. I am university professor at the top university in Thailand, Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok.

To give you some context, there are 5* hotels, including the biggest chains, where the average day rate across the year is in the 3k to 4k range and where routinely you can get 5 for 4 deals, making the effective range 2.5k to 3k a day. But that is just for a week or two. When you get to multiple months, you are hugely discounted again and the monthly is not 30 x 3k = 90k but rather somewhere in the 50/60k range though some are 80k I agree. You also don't need to sign for a year, maybe 3 months and then monthly. Then you have serviced apartments, which are larger than these overpriced shoeboxes and where the TV is more than 1m from your head. I don't say expats are on 40/60k. Poor retirees perhaps but I've been an expat and a real working expat would be looking at 500k plus a month and in finance, much more than that. Still, you wouldn't get much of a youtube audience showing the slums of 5k a month would you :)

Your absolutely correct! With all due respect they are hurting Thailand with this Western greed attitude.

People can pay. If you cannot then you are poor

You can get a high-rise apartment in Miami or Chicago for not much more. Why would anyone move to Thailand and pay comparable prices and handicap themself to far less opportunity. Go for a visit.

I agree thai people going totally unrealistic.

Don’t forget Thailand has harsh visa restrictions prepare for the unexpected

You must not live in big cities. For example, In Long Beach, CA the high rise luxury apartments go for around $4k-$5.5k per month. And the amenities are not as good as what you saw in this video. Long beach has a population of 500k.

Thank you for your thoughtful comments and experience.. I'm looking to retire in SE Asia, havent decided on a country yet but I intend to rent wherever I am.

@@alangreenspun179 Same here. Maybe 2 years or a little more from now. Leaving the US and heading _somewhere_ else. Thailand and PI are the only two I've really been looking at much, but the info either shows off tiny places or crappy places that are much cheaper than I need, or way too pricey. For those of us with closer to $3K USD per month than $2K (and plenty of money in US and some to be deposited in wherever I settle), I'd like to know what life looks like to similar people. Heck, I think I'm going to copy and paste what I just said in a few places and see what kind of responses I get! Best of luck on your search!!!

I guess I don't see the beauty of looking at sky Scrapers and a transport train ??? I would rather look at some form of nature. The inability of not being able to own does not sit well with me as well. I would like to visit to just visit the older Muay Tai Kick boxing schools, but seeing these videos demonstrates a place I would just as soon not live. I watched some of these videos and have come to the conclusion that the narrator has made a great business for himself, his family and friends. Many of the charges are excessive, in 4 prior year evaluation, but not in todays market. I think I'll keep looking.

@@alangreenspun179You might want to consider the Philippines? Just like bangkok, the capital city, Manila, is a bit expensive but there are a lot of smaller provinces that has a cheaper way of living just like in Thailand. The only key difference in the Philippines is that it’s foreigner-friendly in a sense that people can at least speak basic English, the signs are in English, and it’s easier to communicate compared in Thailand. People are also warmer and kinder. I heard Thailand is called the Land of Smiles but I didn’t really feel it when I visited (maybe I should visit other smaller cities or provinces?). The Philippines on the other hand has more people who will willingly help you out with a smile compared to my experience in Thailand. Just throwing that out there😊 Hope you find the best SE Asian country for your retirement!

thx for the heads up

Maybe check out the retirecheap channel on YT with JC.

@@gothops2632 pardon me if I'm wrong but he hasn't posted anything for 10 years. I guess inflation is not a thing in Thailand.

I agree, I pay less then that and I live in San Diego. Looking for a cheap place to retire without a car!

@@trevr1969 JC just posted last week and he has not stopped posting every couple of weeks for years. R u sure you went to the correct channel?

@@Databhoy you're correct. My apologies. I was looking at one of his playlists 'housing and accommodation' and the earliest one on that playlist seemed to be 10 years ago.

It’s an international city of 8 million people…not the suburbs.

@@tvtriviachampion yeah hence my request.

i've done several condo tours of cheap units, and will do more again one day. will also do even more expensive than this.

I prefer Australia if it is more affordable.

@@louis20122 Don't pay any attention to these prices! for 8...10,000 Baht per month you can get a very good condo with similar facilities in Pattaya and even in Bangkok!

Can I have the name of the building?

@@ffarsaiz4190 It's Villa Sathorn.

How do you find it on AirBnB? I usually have to contact the host to find out what building the rentals are but honestly never used AirBNB as often I find I need a proper working desk and the furnishings look kind of cheap.

@@GL-ls1eo If you just go into Airbnb, type in Bangkok as the destination, then look at the map and zoom into the area around Phrom Phong BTS and a little south on Sukhumvit 22, you can see if there are any available ones popping up. Last time I checked in early October, there were several units from that complex. There will usually be pictures of the pool, fitness room, and the outside of the building in the pictures, so you could recognize it from that. Sometimes the description also mentions that it's Park 24 (sometimes called Park Origin Phrom Phong instead). The rooms I booked were studios, so it was smaller than the 2-bedroom unit showed in this video. Usually about $30-40 per night-not bad IMO. No proper working desk in the room, but there is that co-working/library space up by the fitness area.

I Airbnb here also the last time I visited Thailand. Love the condo but the free shuttle don't allow baby stroller which was ridiculous because we need the shuttle more than anyone else.

I was going to leave a similar comment most luxury high rise don't allow Airbnb but I've also always managed to rent them. Pattaya is the same.

f airbnb

have you been to bangkok? there is almost no nature and it's really dirty when you do get it

You pay $1,400/month in rent in a country where the average salary is higher than $300/month.

​@@fractalehuit9112Thank you for your comment, would you advise me how much it cost at the address Asoke ? Is 18k BHAT high price for one bedroom?

15 or 20 minutes on the BTS, especially east towards Bang Na will get you a 2 or 3 BR house with a garden for what those places cost. Or you could get a really nice comfortable 2 BR condo around On Nut close to the BTS for half what those cost.

That room would cost $30k a week in America…

$1400 is very reasonable for a retired couple. It's only $350 per week, after all. Even on an age pension that's very doable. Two people each on $400 per week pension easily covers it - leaving them $500 a week to live on. That's fantastic! Of course this requires that you come from one of the civilised countries like Australia, New Zealand, or Canada. Tough luck if not.

Bangkok is for yuppie foreigners

Uuuuhhh That's because nobody wants to live in Manila. You can't compare Thailand to the Philippines, you live in the region so I'm sure you know the difference

@@winstonwolff whats wrong with manilla?

these are jacked up prices...paying for sales and profit of agents

It is this is bullshit and a sad attempt to fool Americans from leaving that place is no more than 600usd a month

@@kurtsims the prices for these places are crazy. for what they are charging, there should be at least two meals a day provided, a metro pass and electricity included. not that i'd want to ever live long-term in a high rise.

You thought right. This video is nonsense - it's purely marketing for his business. ฿80,000 for that last one? 10/10 for comedy value.

​@@anthonyr8050 What's a more realistic price? Thanks.

basically, never a buy a condo in Thailand

Bullcrap. You get your deposit just fine.

To put things in contrast, I've rented 5 apartments with Thaï landlord in the last 10 years in Bangkok and always got my deposit back. Never been true an agent (totally useless imo and most not reliable when contact them..). One landlord even upgraded the A/C unit at her cost due to noise complaints without asking much question. Defect from the room unit are often the following : painting / spotlight position / cracks/ doors adjustement... And some furniture easy to fade, yes. Often technician available at the juristic office isn't better than the builder who build that building about finition. Don't ask them to cover a crack or paint a wall... Advice i can give to anyone looking for a condo in Bangkok is to make sure there is no new construction or vacant land beside the building or one day you will have to deal with noise pollution. Beware that most of those apartments are poorly insulated from noise. Also depending of the street your condo stand by, make sure of no stray dog presence on your way to 7 eleven at night and street food seller to ruin the pavement with waste. About amenities most recent building for the last 5 years seems to have very correct gym equipment you can really use, not like 10/15 years ago were everything was crap. Also in my opinion all condo amenities i have visited except mine (friends/airbnb...) were well maintained. I guess most of people having issues with that part renting low budget condo like ''Regent', Lumphini...''. Also lot of people rent older buildings to get cheaper bigger surfaces (Sathorn/Silom/Sukhumvit...). Once renovated this is look awesome but their swimming pool and other amenities are often in ugly condition... Also avoïd to rent anything in the phra khanong district (Onnut to Samrong ) this area is easy to get flooded in low season.

@@naknet_agency reading your comment seems to suggest that maybe it's the agent stealing the bond?

@@method341 i've seen quiet few cases in expats facebook groups but some landlords are also tough to deal with once you have signed the contract. It's probably 50/50. I also think it depends on your relationship with your landlord (i always pay on time and communicate regularly by LINE app if issues.) and honestly if you have a Thaï girlfriend or boyfriend at the moment to sign i do think it probably discourages some landlord to act badly. Also what i observed after so long in that country is Thai people in general are more confident to annoy a foreigner for small scratches, or minor, normal use damages as they would not do with a Thai tenant :) like many other things :)

You can rent a Park 24 apartment on 22 floor for around 41,000 baht per month on airBnB right now!

Thank you so much. I have seen this complex on several channels and wanted to stay there once, but nobody was willing to give up the name. Did you go in person to get a booking or got any website/app to recommend?

@@Psykrom I booked the apartments through Airbnb.

@@samsularefin7682 That was quick. Thank you! :)

What is so bad about Silom? I have no experience inthe area and thinking of travelling.

These are grossly overpriced condos even for Bangkok! I am paying 12,000 for a brand-new 1 bedroom apartment in Pattaya with direct water views on 22 floor. 46Sq Meters. Gym, pool, sauna, club lounge, co-working space, cinema with a projector.

@@alblack9869 agreed looks like they are getting a bit off the top on the rental prices.

@@alblack9869 Pattaya is not Bangkok...

@@teresalehtonen8499 You can rent a Park 24 apartment on 22 floor for around 41,000 baht per month on airBnB right now!

@@teresalehtonen8499 The prices are very similar in Pattaya and Bangkok

awesome comment, thanks!

Really…..tears lol

@@jz3689😂 omg

Thanks! Hope to see you out here someday soon!

My pleasure 😊

@@RetiredWorkingForYou We come February to Koh Samui hope we can meet us. To talk about the future of us.

For which unit and floor?

amazing.......not long now!

Rad

I always stay in AirBnBs, all around the world, and never had any serious issues! Make sure you read the reviews from non-Thai guests about any apartment you are about to rent through AirBnB!

@@alblack9869 How much would you expect to pay for a 1 bedroom airbnb apartment in a nice area of Bangkok for 1 month?

@@gothops2632 Look it up yourself

I've also had issues with AirBnB and find it better to use an OTA (eg Agoda). No service fees or bs cleaning fees. Can find serviced apartments. But lately the monthly rents are a bit higher then I was expecting.

@@gothops2632a lot

No cheapos 😂

I would say more 'realistic' prices and not farang prices....lol.

Thanks for the tip!

Thank👆for watching my RU-vid videos You won PS5 messages me with the Telegram above for prize 🎉

Yes

Much appreciated

Such a useful comment. Why are you even watching Thailand videos, Mr Cranky?

Exactly... What people don't see in these youtube videos is that the weather is horrible. Very hot and humid and the air is way too polluted to be healthy. I was there four days and was happy to return to Germany where I pay 600€ mortgage for a two rooms apartament 🙂

Same here in SF,CA. For this kind of luxury high-rise living it's very expensive here. Hell, for $1500/month you're lucky to get a room in a shared 4 bedroom older place with one BA! There will be literally dozens of applicants for that room. So, I do think that these prices are high for Bkk but I don't have as much sticker shock because of where I live.

Yeah, I’m Bangkoker I can confirmed that. The highend ranges probably start around $3,500 USD/month 😅

These places at these prices are great deals for where they are in the city. And... not even close to the top end of what is available in Bangkok. Not even close.

I liked to see these Chris - not all of us want to live in a 30 sqm shoebox after all. Please do show more 🙂

@Avi Kushner Don't be ridiculous. I'm not even in Thailand currently. From looking at the comments, it appears to me that you and your alt account "Al" are trying to convince viewers to rent properties in Pattaya. I suspect that you are a property agent in Pattaya and are spamming this video with your repetitive waffle.

@@globalpropertyinvestment No I am not! AND IT APPEARS TO ME THAT YOU DO WORK FOR CHRIS PARKER!

i have done many of these already, and will do more in the future.

@@RetiredWorkingForYou Thank you.

Does anyone know how much those are costing now ? Studio / one bedroom

@@lorencodarim9137 500-1000$, i use Airbnb to check prices.

It's all Greed. if you look around you can find much better prices in BKK with similar amenities. Dont fall for the hype.

Yes, when you see the prices are higher thsn in Germany you realise sth is wrong lol

What is in oversupply and what is in supply shortage?

These prices 50-60k per month for 70 m2 are ridiculous. You can build a 70 m2 apartment for less than 2 M Baht. The interior is mostly low grade materials. Rent should be around 10k for this.

You can spend anywhere between 2 and 20 million THB to buy a 70-sqm apartment in Bangkok, and from

@@basedpatriotLT It can get pretty specific. Just an example: a well-decorated mid-sized 1br dog-friendly apartment close to Ekkamai BTS will fly within a week of availability with high rental yield while a tiny studio apartment in Phrompong could remain listed for as long as a year if not longer. Customers searching in different areas do have demands for different products.

@@avikushner9022 exactly. seems like they are catering to people who have no clue.

@@avikushner9022 Yeah how big, for me anything less than 500 sqft is way tooo small. 750 would be better..

@@avikushner9022 I view those places like luxury condos in Manhattan NY or San Francisco so by that standard for a major international city like Bangkok it is a pretty good deal. But I agree...you can also find great deals for $500/month.

depends on how much AirCon you use. if you use a lot, could be another 10,000 baht per month.....but most likely less.

👍🙏

I pay around 1,800 Baht per month for electricity and water. 1 bedroom 500 Sq Ft apartment. I run aircon all the time day and night.

If I would run Aircon all day I will have 1000 Euro bills... I am running less than 3 hours daily of 1000W heat, and that's around 100 Euro, no fridge, no big lights, no TV... congratulations to how we are f*cking ourselves here 👍 sorry...

good idea.....one day i will!

@@RetiredWorkingForYou amazing, thank you so much, i'll keep a look out for that video ☺

@@dreamygirl1994there is not special girl areas 😂

Take it down to the cleaners they do it for you for a very low cost.

Everything dries super fast in BKK!

They have it set up to hang on the balcony usually. Saves money and doesn't wreck your clothes as much.

@@swhiting100 Interesting. Seems it would take long to dry when Thailand is typically humid. Hard to dry clothes when the air is already saturated. Plus I would rather not air my Spiderman underwear for everyone to see.

These are grossly overpriced condos even for Bangkok! I am paying 12,000 for a brand-new 1 bedroom apartment in Pattaya with direct water views on 22 floor. 46Sq Meters. Gym, pool, sauna, club lounge, co-working space, cinema with a projector.

@@alblack9869 I mean the Condos are very big and uber modern and also 2 bedrooms... so ok i can see the price being what it is.. But I just don't see how this is a good indication of condo prices that the average Joe can afford. Definitely not for your average retiree. Be good to see more moderately priced units for say 1 retiree.

@@LukeLoewen The reason why I KNOW that these prices are inflated is very simple: I am a Real Estate Professional and I know market prices in Bangkok and Pattaya, not to mention for two bed condos in these particular buildings! As an example, you can rent a condo in "Park 24" right now for 40,000 Baht per month!

@@alblack9869 Maybe I should contact you when I move to retire there? :)

@@LukeLoewen My best advise to you is to do your own research and try to rent a condo directly from the landlord on Fase Bouk Merketplece (I deliberately wrote it like that because Google sometimes deletes comments which mention certain competitors)

15-17,000 for a 1BR unit is very doable in BKK and I’m talking about excellent buildings here next to the BTS.