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Thanks Mate, ill give them all a shot when im in town again in the next few days. Cheers

To answer a few questions raised, yes i have a car, i visit down Pattaya way atleast once every 10 days or so as it breaks the boredom of Bangkok. I did, only yesterday drive arround for a good few hours in the residential areas looking for signs and ringing them. I would have found 20-30 homes that looked like prospective places for me to reside for the next few years, i called the number and believe it or not every one of them were linked to a realestate agent. Even when a thai answered the phone i put my wife on who told me directly that the house was also linked through an agent as when she started negotiating prices their comeback was "the realestate people take 15% so they couldnt drop their prices. Im sure with a few more trips down there and some more calls i will eventually find a house without the inflated realestate prices attached. I dont need a house until mid to end of april so i still have some time up my sleeve. Thanks for the advice but still if anyone knows of a property then please let me know. Cheers

under the 30,000 Baht range. Would go for partly furnished but then it raises the question, where do i put my furniture? or the house needs to include an extra room so some furniture could be stored.

Can anyone help. I currently live in Bangkok with my Thai wife whome i married 6 months ago. She is due to have our first child (Her 2nd and my 3rd) in about 10 days. Whilst living in Bangkok is ok, there is nothing to do to break the boredom and apart from that the outskirts of thailand appear to think that expats are a zoo exhibit as im always stared at, (maybe because my wife is very beautiful but im guessing its because im a very handsome man) also to strike up a conversation here is virtually impossible, partly my fault as i dont speak thai i know. The guts of this is we have decided to move down to Pattaya or its outskirts for a few reasons, 1 the expat interaction that i need to keep me sane, 2 something to do as its close to the beach etc etc. Ive looked at many websites and there are many nice appealing homes on it, im sure the realestate agents want their cut and have inflated the prices. Also all of the homes i have seen are fully furnished which poses a problem for me as i have all the furniture i need for a 3 bedroom home. The question, Can someone please reccomend a nice unfurnished 3 bedroom home (Pool would be nice but not essential) at a reasonable price. I am looking at a long lease, 1 year minimum (will pay for whole year up front) with possibility of extending for 1 more year. (this will give me the time required to buy a property in this area) Any advice would be appreciated Thanks