TotallyOz Posted April 4, 2006 Posted April 4, 2006 I have spent the better part of 2 weeks looking for a house in Pattaya. It has been a truly pain in the ass experience. I found one place that the guy wanted to rent but when I offered him his asking price, he said he thought he wanted to sell instead of rent. I then proceeded to look at other real estate agents in the area. What I found was that no one listens to you. I was very specific in what I wanted. I told them I wanted a 3 bedroom house with a large swimming pool that someone could swim laps in. I met with 4 agents who set up times with landlords to show me different properties. Not one agent took me to see a property that I wanted. None met with the qualifications of what I told them I wanted. Finally, I found one that was nice and exactly what I wanted. The price was way more than I wanted to spend but it was the perfect house. I made an offer. It was accepted and I went to sign the contract. The price then changed to include pool and garden fees, which I was told, was part of the rent when I looked at the place. I told them forget it. They came back and said, OK, we will take the offer. That was less than 2 days ago and I have not made my decision. I am not sure that taking the place will not lead to other problems. But...... I wish there was a way to find a place here without it being such a pain. Quote
TotallyOz Posted April 6, 2006 Author Posted April 6, 2006 As of today, I finally found the house I want. I found a great company that was nice to deal with and very professional. I reccomend them to you. http://www.seaboard-properties.com/ They made the process very smooth and easy and they were great to work with. Quote
Guest hajuthai Posted April 6, 2006 Posted April 6, 2006 Maybe the Estate companies have too much to do. I had the same experience last year when i did look for a house. Some agencies did not respond, other did show me one house, but did not follow up. I found at last what I was looking for. Used the agent Diamond estate, veryrelyable. I have a filling that the same problem is for the travelagents here in Pattaya. 2 days ago I contacted 4 travelcompanies on email asking for a fligthprice to Europe. One did answer, have not heared from the other. Quote
Guest Martelly Posted April 7, 2006 Posted April 7, 2006 Im also looking for a house to rent. 2 bedrooms with swimming pool. Have no idea of price range. Any ideas would help. Quote
Guest ReneThai Posted April 8, 2006 Posted April 8, 2006 Im also looking for a house to rent. 2 bedrooms with swimming pool. Have no idea of price range. Any ideas would help. Check out Pattaya Pages with a lot of Real Estate links . Rene Check out Pattaya Pages with a lot of Real Estate links . Rene The link doesnot seem to work http://pattaya.startpagina.nl/ Rene Quote
Guest stef Posted April 8, 2006 Posted April 8, 2006 Not sure about those Agents.. but always good informations : http://www.thaiwebsites.com/propertiespattaya.asp Quote
TotallyOz Posted April 9, 2006 Author Posted April 9, 2006 Thanks guys. I have found the house of my dreams. So to say. It is all I had asked for and more. The real estate agent I used was great and made it a smooth process. I don't have Internet at the house. So, I will have to wait till I get ToT to put in a phone line. It may be a painful process. So, others will monitor the boards for a while. I will swim, relax and enjoy. A much needed peaceful time after the house hunting process. Quote
Guest GayPattayan Posted April 10, 2006 Posted April 10, 2006 I don't think you should worry about waiting for a phone. Get a wireless modem and line from the local dealers who handle wireless. True, Hutch, and probably others. No longer expensive. (When Hutch first came to town, wanted 18,000 for starters; now a modem is a little over 5,000 baht and monthly fees for unlimited use about 1,000 baht. ) For those without easy phone access (and even for some who have phone service), wireless is worth considering. G.P. Thanks guys. I have found the house of my dreams. So to say. It is all I had asked for and more. The real estate agent I used was great and made it a smooth process. I don't have Internet at the house. So, I will have to wait till I get ToT to put in a phone line. It may be a painful process. So, others will monitor the boards for a while. I will swim, relax and enjoy. A much needed peaceful time after the house hunting process. Quote
Guest TOQ2 Posted April 10, 2006 Posted April 10, 2006 Hello, Are True and Hutch wireless high speed and if so , do you have any contact info. Thanks, john Quote
TotallyOz Posted April 11, 2006 Author Posted April 11, 2006 Are True and Hutch wireless high speed and if so , do you have any contact info. I have an appointment today to get a Hutch USB. I'll let you know how it is and all the info when I test it. Quote
