well, we hope for appreciation, true, but we will also be asking B15000 a month for each apartment
that seems achievable based on our experience recently
well, we hope for appreciation, true, but we will also be asking B15000 a month for each apartment
that seems achievable based on our experience recently
I think a rebuild, vice knocking it down and building anew, is a far better idea. I love funky older houses. If the interior is all new, there's no difference, and the exterior still looks a part of the neighborhood.
^^That is a very decent rental income - did not expect it to be that high in CM.
This is what we intend to do with the house
This is the existing plan, no walls downstairs, single entrance, two open terraces upstairs
and this is the approx. final plan (we have already changed it a bit!)
My wife likes fairly open plan so has put arches in wherever possible (green)
The two upstairs terraces will be enclosed to make more rooms
anyone can work out the sizes from the plan; the bedrooms are quite small but sufficient, the living spaces are fine
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Plans looks lovely, best of luck!
also a lot cheaper! this place is only 23 years old and has been neglected, but is basically soundOriginally Posted by Davis Knowlton
I had a second house here before I finally managed to sell it. It was newly renovated by me, and a nice-looking one-story house on a small lot in a great location. Three bedrooms, decent size living room, dining room and kitchen, one bath, water tank. Problem was that since there are no foreigners down here, I ended up renting it to Flips. In 5 years renting it, I had one good year (older American guy with Flip wife). Every single Flip, without exception, was a hassle - from having to chase down the rent every month, to trashing the place, to skipping out in the night, to paying the bills with rubber checks, etc, etc. Finally, I fixed it up (again) and let it sit empty for 18 months until I finally unloaded it. The rent income just wasn't worth the never-ending bullshit.
yes, rentals can be a pain; hopefully we can find responsible tenants
not really, we could have a guessing game; the winner gets a beerOriginally Posted by draco888
ok, total shot in the dark 2 million with the termites thrown in for free.
^
Nah far too much
550,000 baht
379,000b
Andy is CM getting a lot busier.?
my guess 450,000
Good luck to the enterprising MrsAndy
Not available in Thailand?Originally Posted by DrAndy
It is not available in Aussie so it is one of the things I smuggle back from Thailand. I put it in empty shampoo and sun cream bottles so customs don't crack on. Just have to remember not lather my lovely locks with Termidor in the shower back home! (at least I won't get a termite infestation in my brain while sleeping)
The sell it in HomePro for 1500 baht.
News to me, Looper, thanks
not available in the UK either
seems like good stuff but quite toxic so you must be very careful when using it
You guys who live in the sticks don't really have much idea of property prices
It is very difficult, if not impossible, to find anything under a million in the city
The old wooden house I bought for a million 10 years ago I have just sold for 3m, although it was renovated nicely
Draco is nearest so far
yes indeed, cosmetically awful, that is all part of the development game. Most people cannot see past the crud and visualise what can be made of a place
the ceiling was going to be taken off anyway: we will render the concrete smooth, thus giving more height to the rooms
Yesterday we went to the secondhand woodyard and bought some nice teak doors for a good price.
Similar sized house with parking space in need of minor repairs was sold in Phrae city centre for 300,000 bahtOriginally Posted by DrAndy
so, for all the doom and gloom merchants
they are cracking on building the walls for the new rooms downstairs
these are the two bedrooms, quite small but good enough
the ceiling will be rendered except where the pipes go across, that will be boarded
Inside a bedroom, big enough for a queen size and furniture
This is the downstairs kitchen/diner, about 3 metres long, less the fridge space
so a sink, a small hob and working space against the wall
I do have the option of making an L shape kitchen but then life becomes more complicated and expensive
To the left of the pic is the patio area
This is the upstairs front; we removed a wall and will shift it back to the column, then that outside terrace will become a bedroom. The room in front will be a living room
The upstairs rear; to the left a bedroom - that door will be blocked and the door will be at the end.
Where the guy is standing will be the kitchen/diner
the plumber and electrician are working full blast too
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