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New Build Homes In Southern Thailand

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One of the great things about Thailand (and there are many) is that property prices are very affordable. Being able to buy a house that you couldn't afford to buy in your home country is one of the biggest benefits of living in Thailand. Of course, foreigners can't own any property that includes land in Thailand, but that's another story ...
There is constant property development where I live and new houses continue to spring up in places where there was previously nothing. Here's a quick look at some new builds. Town houses for Bt2.3 million (US$64k), semi-detached houses for Bt3.9 million (US$108k) and detached house for Bt7.1 million (US$197k).
How I Book Hotels In Thailand And Elsewhere
Having lived in Thailand since 2003, I have booked many hotels while travelling around the country. Occasionally, I have spent an enormous amount of time trying to find the best deal. However, I almost invariably end up booking through Agoda. Not only are Agoda rates almost always the lowest, but it is a company I have learnt to trust over the years. In 2023 there were stories about another large online hotel Booking company (whose name I won't mention) who failed to pay accommodation hosts and whose customers turned up at hotels to find that they did not have a reservation. I have never had any such problems with Agoda, and the few minor issues I've had have been dealt with efficiently by their customer service representatives.
Agoda is a company I trust and recommend. Use the following link to book your next hotel room!
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Disclaimer. I am an Agoda affiliate and will receive a small commission for any completed bookings that are made through my links. However, I only promote goods and services that I am happy with and use myself.
Are You Interested In Learning How To Read Basic Thai?
Being able to read enough basic Thai so that you can negotiate menus and read signs is incredibly useful, and it's not that difficult. It's not like Japanese or Chinese, where you have to remember thousands of characters. Like English, it's just consonants and vowels. Yes, there are more characters than English, but phonetically Thai is a lot more consistent. English vowels and vowel combinations change sound in different words (cough, rough, through, thought, bough, etc). In many ways, Thais is actually easier to learn than English. If you are interested, try the tutorials on my other RU-vid channel. With some effort and dedication, you will be able to read quite well after around six months.
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29 авг 2024

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@aseantravels8772 Месяц назад

Looked up the location on google maps, its locataed just outside if Hatyai (south-west) about 7km from the airport. nice and quiet area. The town house for Bt2.3 million is a steal, its impossible to find that kind of prices for terraced/linked houses in Kuala Lumpur. Sadly foreigners arent allowed to buy landed properties afaik, maybe if the land is leased or usufruct from a thai spouse. Condo options in Hatyai is a bit limited. Saw a new development near central festival around the same price range, maybe those are more attractive for people wanting to stay near haytai city.

@expatlivinginthailand Месяц назад

@aseantravels8772 Yep, it's a quiet area and not too far from downtown. Property prices in so many countries are ridiculous. My house in the UK is about a third of the size of my house in Thailand, but it's double the price. There are a lot of condos in Hat Yai these days. When I first arrived, there was just one - Napalai Place. There are ways that a foreigner can buy landed property, but they all have risk attached. My house is in my wife's name. If you go down this route and are married to the wrong person, you can lose everything. My wife wouldn't do that to me, and even if she did, it wouldn't matter. I would still be able to live a good life, and all I'm concerned about is that the house will eventually go to my kids. If she did throw me out, which she won't, the house will still go to the kids eventually. I'll try to find a condo building that will let me look around and take a video.

@gangsom Месяц назад

Nice house But what was the point of that room in the middle. Maybe a prayer room? That second woman was friendly 😂

@expatlivinginthailand Месяц назад

Lol! The first lady was lovely. The second one really didn't want me there! That room upstairs surprised me. It could have been a prayer room. Also, quite a few Thai homes I've been in have a separate meditation room. The nice thing about having the space is that you can use it for whatever you want. It always interests me to see what is available and for what price.

@Kevin-zz9nc Месяц назад

@@expatlivinginthailandmost farang use it to dry their clothes. Kudos for learning Thai mate.

@expatlivinginthailand Месяц назад

@@Kevin-zz9nc Thanks!

@lianjs5305 Месяц назад

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@expatlivinginthailand Месяц назад

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@trashbox4807 Месяц назад

Hello you are doing good job, keep it up ! Can we buy studio apartment or very small house (equiped with very basic facilities only) for 1.5M Baht or so, around Hat Yai ?

@expatlivinginthailand Месяц назад

Thanks! Land is very expensive in Hat Yai, and this makes houses expensive, even small ones. Finding a house for Bt1.5 million might be tricky these days. However, there are now many high-rise condo buildings, and I have seen condos advertised for just over a million. If I know that this kind of video is useful to people, I can do some more and also look at some condos. Knowing what to do is never easy. My viewership mainly seems to be from Malaysia, and Malaysians are mostly interested in short trips to Hat Yai, not buying property and making a permanent move to Hat Yai.

@trashbox4807 Месяц назад

Oook . . But yes please have a look for some Condos (if possible) also, it would provide options for low budget individuals to invest & live there peacefully.

@expatlivinginthailand Месяц назад

@trashbox4807 I'll have a go. It's been a while since I looked at any condos, so I'm also interested to see what's available. Regarding investing, I have never looked at the property market here as an investment. There are houses here that have had 'For sale' signs outside for years. The only houses I know to have sold were sold very cheaply at a loss. Thais always seem to want to buy new houses, rather than those that have already been lived in.

@trashbox4807 Месяц назад

@@expatlivinginthailand Investment not in a sense for business intent but for residential. Even the old houses might be good choice as long as they are cheap.

@expatlivinginthailand Месяц назад

@trashbox4807 That would work. Whatever you buy now will be more expensive in the future, so if buying just for a place to live, that's a good idea. The housing market here is different to many other places. In other parts of the world, you can make a lot of money by buying and selling houses, but from my observations, it's not the same here.

@visitstomyneighbours Месяц назад

'Palm Springs' seems to be a very popular name for housing developments.. there's one just a stone's throw from where I live now, and one back in my hometown too. This (6:49) seems unusual.. no fence 🤔 Is that normal? Or are homeowners supposed to get those built themselves? A(n unrelated) question if you don't mind.. I've known for some time what สุขสันต์วันเกิด sounds like and what it means, but only recently came across it in written form. The ต์ makes me wonder.. is the phrase transliterated from another language?

@expatlivinginthailand Месяц назад

They're everywhere! I don't know how many, exactly, but I think around 15 Palm Springs just in this area, maybe more. All built by the same developer, AFAIK, Supalai. I was also a bit surprised at the lack of a fence today. In many places, there are walls separating the house, or at least a fence. Whenever you see some unnecessary letters, and especially when words use the การันต์ symbol, it's normally an indication that the word has been borrowed from another language. When Thais borrow words, they like to follow the original spelling, but because of how Thai works, this would result in a very strange pronunciation. For example, with words borrowed from English that have an 'r', they will include ร in the transliteration, but this will have a strange pronunciation. To fix this, they simply write ร์. For example: คาร์แคร์ (car care) With your example for Happy Birthday, these words probably come from Pali or Sanskrit, but the rule about following the original spelling stays the same.