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Yeah, me too. But I think that he means (not putting words in his mouth) that as the starting point in bargaining for a proper price, it is not such a bad price. But then the issue becomes why are so many businesses for sale so over priced on the first offer. FatherMojo

Man, too bad Thailand is years away from proper 3G. I saw a live broadcast of a truck driver on the road somewhere in the States. I was completely surprised at the quality of the stream. It was very smooth. FatherMojo

Kleyshay, You seem to have a pipeline with the owner which sounds nice. Why not just post the Income Statement for 2009 showing us the actual information for the year and then the people will be able to give a better estimate of a proper price for the business. Also, let us know the area this place is located. The profit might be too high as I am not sure of the taxes/accounting charges along with the usual repairs and maintenance typical charges. I think the proper rent would be nearer to 40k baht per month with key money of around 1.5m baht. FatherMojo Edit: ed

Here is the number I have for them. Give it a try. +66 38 422120-2 FatherMojo

5m Key money is a deal breaker for lots of folks. Basically the true monthly rent is (5m/120 = 41,666 + 65,000) = 106,666 which is quite a bit of money for rent. And it would be very difficult to get it back from the next buyer as all the furnishings would need to be replaced. If I were to pay 5m + replace the furnishings after a few years for say 2m(?), I would be looking for at least 7m when looking to sell the place... Who would pay me that? Good luck to your friend the owner, but I think he should rethink the key money and the monthly rent amount. FatherMojo

Ahhh the best of customer service in Pattaya. Maybe we all should carry this guide: FatherMojo

Actually, after I posted I thought about that. So apologies to all for classifying Chili & Pepper with the other dud items out there. The place does look nice, but I am not sure of how much of a winner it would be. Personally, I think it is on the wrong side of the street for a restaurant, as most foot traffic is on the TukCom side. But for a room rental business the location is fine. Last night I passed by the place on the baht bus and one of the upper floors had a light on. Maybe one of the owners' use the place from time to time. FatherMojo

Here is a taxi with the kilometers increasing, along with the fare while it is getting gas. Not sure how to embed so here is the link. FatherMojo

I have seen that type of thing before. Silly me even sent a note asking them to amend their website because the math was wrong. I went by this guesthouse a few days ago at about 7pm. Just 1 person in the restaurant... a bored looking staff member. FatherMojo

Always thought that for flagrant things, they should be fined a percentage of their salary. Forget the USD 50k fines, that is peanuts for them. Go for the percentage of salary as penalties and things would calm down. FatherMojo

During my roams through the streets of Pattaya there seems to be a recurring theme... Sale, sale, sale. There seems to be more businesses than usual on sale these days. Here is a brief pictorial of some of the things seen... First is Soi Lengkee. There is a new, empty complex which looks very nice from the outside. .. I like the part about time wasters. Then you should post the price! Then there is The Pier, located above the beer bars just before Walking Street. Looks like the owner or whoever is really going to try to get the second floor going this time

There are so many things in Pattaya on sale and I have always wondered how these small guesthouses can make any money or at least breakeven. Maybe they think that the bar/restaurant will provide the actual profit side of the business and the rooms would pay the rent(?) Hopefully the buyer will be able to negotiate on these costs and use some realistic revenue projections. I was bored... Annual rent per year should be around 200k-250k baht and no key money. Anything more is just pissing and laughing at the buyer. The buyer will need to have pre-established customer

I did a stroll around there as part of my personal "get out of the rectangle (Pattaya Nua, Beach Road/Walking Street, 3rd Road) campaign." It is a very nice hotel and all the staff were very polite. Like Evil says, it is not really a guest friendly place and is a little out of the way. But if you are coming with family and want to feel like you are in a posh place, within the limits here, it seems like a nice place to visit. FatherMojo

Just curious, what is the markup (money in your hand) on electricity/water. I thought the electricity charge from the electric company was 3.5, but not sure about water. Thanks! FatherMojo

Yeah, it is a pain to email a hotel for the rates when they have a website advertising the place and when so many of their competitors have their prices listed. Consumers want to know things and they want to know them now. Not overnight, not in a few hours... But now. That is why I said it was a pain. Also it seems like poor planning to me. Make a website, throw up a map, a few pics and not announce your prices... How much pain would it have caused them to include that information. FatherMojo

Pretty crappy website with limited information. Kinda a pain to email a hotel for their rate. If anyone is on friendly terms with them, give them a kick in the pants to improve their website. There are plenty of off the shelf hotel booking packages which can be had for a modest price. FatherMojo

Not sure if this is a good price or not, but the exterior looks nice. Good luck with the sale. FatherMojo

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Q1... How much do you want to pay? FatherMojo

I'll be there!!! In spirit... FatherMojo

14-year-old boy charged with child prostitution TOKYO — Police on Tuesday sent prosecutors papers on an alleged case of child prostitution involving a 14-year-old boy in Kanagawa Prefecture who paid 60,000 yen to have sex with a 13-year-old girl he met on an online dating site. The boy, a third grader at a Tokyo junior high school, paid out of the more than 100,000 yen he had saved in cash allowances from his parents, Kanagawa police said. They sent local prosecutors documents on the boy’s ‘‘indecent act’’ in a railway station toilet in Sagamihara on March 1, when the girl was a

Alright Dr Mick. Glad to see that you got a good one!

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I stayed at one of the Fragrance Hotels. It was clean and located right in the middle of the area. The only bad part was when the fire alarm went off at 3 or 4 in the morning. Other than that it was fine.