In search of a condo rental

[Bruce Mangosteen]

OK, we're now just under a month until relocation to Thailand.  We'll be based in Thailand, returning to the US for a month or so once a year while my mother is still on this side of the veil.

We'll be looking for a condo to lease/rent a full year at a time.  Soliciting suggestions on where to look.

Desired specs:

- Condo/apartment, not a house.
- Location preference 1) Jomtien 2) Pratamnak 3) Pattaya
- One bedroom (not a studio).
- Rent ~12K - 20K/month.  Year's advance OK if the landlord is trustworthy.
- Sea views a big plus.
- 4th floor or higher preferred (wife worried about floods).
- Walk to beach 10 minutes or less if possible.
- On premise gym preferred but not mandatory.  Swimming pool also a plus.
- Shops and bars:  Ground floor of building optimum, short walk preferred.  Prefer nothing requiring transportation.
- Near baht bus route preferred (obviously this is at odds with most of Pratamnak but...).
- Farang ownership a plus, if already acquainted or friend a big plus.

We're in no rush, and have a dedicated place to stay in the Ayutthaya area.  

Please suggest specific buildings and even units if possible.  Contact info for owners/landlords would be appreciated.

Also, please reply if you've used an agency and have gotten a good result.  I realize these will be a bit more expensive but if they're good they cut down on the hassle.

Thanks in advance.  See you soon!  

[LordFlash]

Tudor Court on Pratumnak was the development i was selling at the time. Ticks most of your boxes.

I drove past it earlier this year and it still looks good.

Sorry I don't know the contact now as my old boss sold off all his interests in it a while ago.

[Bruce Mangosteen]

Cheers, I'll check it out mate.

[Bruce Mangosteen]

OK, sorry for the radio silence.  Been here for a couple of weeks, not spent much time on the internet.  

It looks like we have found a place.  It's actually two adjacent studio apartments on a low floor in VT2 with a locking door between, owned by a friend.  The plan is to modify one of the rooms into an office/TV room with a folding bed for visiting grandchildren.  15K/month complete, rent to buy option under discussion, which I thought was a good price.

It's currently unoccupied so needs some cleaning up, and there's also a problem with one of the bathrooms he's working on getting fixed.  We're hoping to be in there around or before October 1.  Fingers crossed.

I'll update this thread occasionally.

Thanks to all for your suggestions.  See yas around town!  😃

[Kev]

Hey Mr radio silence how is the new condo going?

Inquiring minds like to know 😁

[Bruce Mangosteen]

Ha, the clamor of the crowd has reached our ears!  😆

The condo was repaired and we moved in the 21st of last month.  Life has been a blur since.  Family visiting, prepped for and attended the wife's daughter's wedding in Kanchanaburi where I was honored to stand "father of the bride" and give the bride away, back to Ayutthaya for a few days featuring a couple of drunken nights at Cowboy Bar and a photo session in Thai formal garb at a couple of old temples, then 4 grandchildren accompanied us back to Pattaya.  They went home yesterday, groaning under stacks of new books and pastel pencils. 

Wife and I are now decompressing from all that with some well-deserved downtime. 

Just set up my computer for the first time since I got here.  Managed to keep my world turning until now with my S24Ultra and its "Dex" desktop feature and a portable monitor, but some things still need Windows unfortunately.

Next hurdle will be the visa.  Working with a Thai friend who has some experience with this to try to avoid the extortionate prices the services now charge due to the present visa situation.  Might have found a work-around, which I'll post if it works.  Otherwise, I might have to leave Thailand for a spell and apply for an O visa.

Negotiating with a customer for some remote work.  Might have sold him a monthly "subscription" for a few hours' work at a reasonable rate.  He's on holiday I think so waiting for him to break his radio silence.

To be continued...

[Kev]

Good to hear yes the Thai family reunions do take it out of you 😂

Enjoy the down time

Thanks for the update and to be continued lol