Piet969

I am considering to invest in condo's in South Pattaya for rental income (studio and 1-bed) Can you share your views: - Is it easy to find tenants for 1-bed / studio condos in South Pattaya? - How to find tenants when not being around all times ? - What is the occupation rate I can expect for real estate in South Pattaya? - Is real estate for rental income as easy as all advertisements suggest ? - Would you encourage or discourage this initiative ? - What do I need to know as an outsider ? thanks for your views, Piet

This is a question to expats in Pattaya. Hello, I'm 42 years old - have visited Pattaya for 7 years now, and I want to invest in property in Pattaya the coming 10 years so to build up a rental property portfolio - and ultimately live from rental income in Pattaya. I'm looking to invest in property which is very common and very well suitable to rent out full 12 months. Given this focus - my questions are the following: 1. In what area of Pattaya should I invest to have most chances on long-term / 12 months occupation for a good average rental price (high season + low season) and why ? (Wong Amat - Central Pattaya - Pratumnak Hill - Jomtien) ? 2. What type of property is most comon for permanent rental occupation (studio - 1 bedroom - 2 bedroom) Why ? 3. Would this be a succesful plan (rental property portfolio in Pattaya) ? Why or why not ? 4. Is it easy or hard to find tenants in Pattaya ? How to doit the smart way for long-term tenants ? 5. What is important for me to know (which I don't find on the internet as only insiders know) ? I appreciate all your answers and views...