I would want to build it on stilts so I could park the Bike or car or both under the house and have a work shop down there too. I think this would be great out in the provinces of Thailand.
I don't think the thumbs down is personal. I can only assume it's youtube analytics and this vlog has popped up on your feed and isn't to your personal taste. Therfore you give it zero on your care factor!
I got response from other TH-cam guys that simply because they are American. There is no reason for it on this video, he wasn't giving an opinion on something just showing us different things, but like i said there are unfortunately people who don't like Americans and doing well out there.
Why on earth have the thumbs in the first plac, vloggers know they are on the right track with the viewing count, I never give an up or a down, I think it is childish.
The one GREAT advantage of renting a condo or appartment is that when your lease is over you can just up and leave . Say that life throws you a curveball , you might lose your income or ending up in a divorce or you have to relocate or move back to your original country for some reason then you can just up and leave.... With a house you are locked down and need to sell the house and might have to do so with a loss and so on
I was talking to a friend about this recently. Its unlikely that you can quickly offload a home. Real estate values don't increase like they do in Australia. My apartment has doubled in value over 12 years. Yes much easier to rent and much more choice about where you live.
The overhead lines in Thailand are crazy... It appears that everyone on the block has their own feed... If you rent a hotel room on the second floor in some towns, your view could be blocked by a cluster f**k of wires... I presume it's from a lack of enough transformers.
At least they don't use the antiquated American electrical system of 120v and metal conduits everywhere, we've moved on from having cables that require that in most of the world - the insulation that's part of the cable is enough so it's much easier to work with
@@americanational366 most of those wires you see on the poles are phone and internet lines because they don't have underground pits in most of the country. The power system at least in Bangkok is generally quite neat and tidy and they're starting to put them underground in city centre.
Love the vids. I'm looking at early retirenent in southeast Asia at age 52. (I'm 43 now) These homes are pretty sweet, but I have to agree with the condo thing. I know I'd be paying twice the amount every 10 years, but I think the freedom of moving to 2 or 3 locations a year is ideal.
Wouldn't catch me getting into someone else's car, especially if everybody didn't have a mask on. But I would much rather live in a tiny house on land than live in a freaking apartment/condo any day. Among other things, it would be a lot better deal for having a pet.
Like most Thai construction, its look nice, but after a few years things start to fall apart, constantly need maintenance. Over 10 years it might cost almost the same as renting a condo, but you forget to add the maintenance cost to maintain the property (any property in Thailand including if you owning a condo constantly need maintenance ). Renting is the way to go, and it cheap. If you don’t like your neighbor, you can move, but why anyone wants to be stuck in the same location for 10 year (unless it a beachfront property). Thailand have no zoning law, that lady could build a mini market, a restaurant if she wanted to. You wouldn’t get peace and quiet in any Thai subdivision.
They are cute, very pretty, exotic to us and very simple. Maybe there's not allot of termites where you are, but here in Chaiyaphum, I've seen the swarms and seen their damage, treated wood would be a must. I'm a city person and so is my Thai wife, so maybe not for us. Mobility and rent in Thailand goes hand in hand I think, yet my Thai wife (and I think all Thai GF's and wives) will always want something to house them after we've gone. They take care of us all our (and their) lives, so buying something for them to retire to isn't unreasonable at all. I see allot of Thai companions looking for such small places to grow old in. I've always loved the look of these types of houses, but in the end, my searches through them have ended and I'm looking for something more substantial, but not much more. I think with the new corona economy, that we may see a buyers market and renters market for homes, apartments, condos and just about everything over the next few years. *Great Vid Thx* ;)
I agree with you Michael. There are hazards other than termites that produce the same outcome. Also, wood does not fare well in SE Asia. There is a reason for brick and mortar in that part of the world. Plus, the home shown here would not stand up to a tropical depression never mind a typhoon. The premise of buying a structure and leasing land is a good one if you have no ties to your home country. But how many people fall into that category?Life changes quickly and pre-paying for housing is a bit risky. Renting housing (and other things) at later stages of life is best.
Horrible deal for you. Bathroom extra. No kitchen. No insulation. No air-conditioning. You'd sweat your balls off in the heat/humidity. Plus, it's illegal for foreigners to own a house or land in Thailand, only an apartment or condo. Your WIFE can own land/house but only if she is Thai, and you'd obviously have to marry her. If you did rent land, as soon as your contract expired, the landowner would own your house. Great deal for a Thai who loves 95F and 100% humidity, but not for anyone else. But... it would almost be worth it for the food, beaches and women!
This is where due diligence comes in. A foreigner cannot own land, as you say, but a foreigner CAN own structures built on leased land. If the lease is written up correctly, the structures can be removed from the land at the end of the lease, which is one very significant benefit of having a wooden house.
no trailers? campers, Rv's? I have a friend that has fun making campers to sell, he is retired & does this to pass the time, but around here some people live full time in campers, & RVs, but can use truck of car to move easily.
Perfect for hot climate living. Why would anyone want a big 'indoors living' western type of apartment living in Thailand, crazy behaviour.👎 You can only ever sit in one room and kip in one bed anyhow ffs!😏
It could be a good and not a good idea to have a tiny house at the same time. As you mentioned its 390 thousand Baht for the house + 600 thousand baht for the rent of the land for 10 years. So almost 1 million Baht. The question is for how much I can buy a nice new condo similar to the one you are renting now in Bang Saen or even a little bigger? 🤔 The Pad Thai looks tasty and cheap as well 😍 especially the cutting of the MANAW 🍋
I rent the same in korat with air conditioning but has a separate kitchen and bathroom, with bills cost 3,000 baht a month, set in 1 rai of land surrounded by coconut, mango and lime trees, be lucky of I spend more than 15,000 a month to live here, amazing..
jesus christ that was ignorant.. pagoda is a multi tiers religious build found in china japan or korea.. that was a Thai gazebo for chilling out if i think what you were refering to..
Asia doesn’t have mobile home parks but if they did it would be huge because the foreigners would be able to live in a nice modern home with air conditioning and relocate as needed....
If you shop around you can purchase a small studio condo furnished for about 15,000 baht. I picked up a few in Sriracha, these are certainly not resort type condos but they are located near the water. I did some painting and modernized the bathrooms and kitchen, makes a nice place to lay your head plus I dont pay rent. I plan to retire in Sriracha with my Mom and Dad might as well buy instead of renting. Hope to see you once i return.
I would make a deal with a good hotel for a minimum of 100 days a year in the hotel. I am sure you could stay in someplace like the Initial in Hua Hin or the Siam @ Siam Design in Pattaya for $40 or less a night. I used to travel to Sing and worked out a deal with the Hyatt for $100 a night 100 nights guaranteed. They even stored my stuff when I was not there and moved it back into another room when I arrived. If you want to travel guarantee 50 nights in Pattaya and another city. Worked for me and I paid up front.
Tell little cottage at it a whole lot of character to that neighborhood... once again that food is just too much I can't handle it anyway you guys stay safe from the US
I'd say they're called knock downs because they're a knock down kit. Built offsite, then assembled at the block of land. They're called prefabricated homes here in Australia and are quite popular in rural areas. They also look similar to granny flats we get here where you buy one for your grandmother to live in on the land of your house out the back or to rent out.
Great video Loucous... Been waiting for someone to cover this option... Foreigner Joe (th-cam.com/video/iggDEkIYsy8/w-d-xo.html) touched on this a little while ago using the same company (I believe) in Prachuap... Only difficulty was it arrived damaged... And he finished the inside.
I really liked the second one. Would be better if it had one more room. I could see living in something like that, especially if I could park it on a beach somewhere...if that's possible and if I could afford it. The porch on that second one is great though.
They are building many of these in Bangsaray for use as short term holiday rentals. Many blocks have sprung up with 4-8 of these on site. There are little concrete houses as well - I think flat panel concrete construction.
I love to look at those wooden Thai houses. As for owning one? I can only see year after year of sanding and varnishing, over and over again. :-) I'll take concrete any day. 555
In Thailand, the job of a firefighter is vastly different to most western countries. A Thai firefighters job mostly consists of driving to homes and removing snakes from them. Thailand is home to a few different kinds of cobras, all of which can kill you, and a bunch of different vipers, all of which can kill you. I want my home to be as far from the ground as it can be. I've seen two wild snakes in Thailand, with my own eyeballs, that have the ability to kill me, and one was inside a beachfront bungalow we were trying to rent for the night. I will take a condo, on the fourth floor or higher please. K, thanks.
Many people have a tank system for water, they are big stainless steel or even plastic looking tanks, very cheap to get them filled up with water. If they are up off the ground a bit, the whole house is gravity fed. Very common here.
Rides 4 Kickz Sounds similar to life in central Africa. Life is sweet if you’re prepared to make the commitment to the way of life with all it’s perceived shortcomings.
I agree with you on having one of those in front of a beach would be awesome. Actually not bad idea if you can lease land somewhere nice. Shrimp pad thai favorite. Enjoy bro
Another interesting video. I'm thinking a condo would be a much simpler way to live and you could just pick up and move when your lease term expired if you wanted without losing the investment of a home you had built. Thanks for the information!!
@@MrShnazer Which is also why it's a problem getting new wood - because cutting down teak trees is very heavily controlled. (Don't get me wrong - it's available, but it's definitely not the cheap option because of the difficulty of getting the appropriate paperwork.)
Certainly an option Will and one that would appeal to many expats. It would mean that your reasonably anchored down to the region/neighborhood that you place this house on. I know it can be moved but not as easy as moving from one condo to another in a different part of the country... Just a consideration not a criticism. 👍
Condos are usually feet of concrete so you'd save on electricity a/c bills compared to a wooden house. Think of the advantages in a condo in terms of the ability to cut your losses and move any time you liked. Noisy neighbours, problems with ex-girlfriends, a need to go back to the West... People think buying means no expense, but it's bad accountancy that allows them to believe that. For folk who're desperate for a house as a condo alternative, the standard single storey Thai 40 sq metre terraced house seems to be the same price, or cheaper, than a condo. A nice condo in Udon is 3,500. Across the street a house is 2,500. The houses look gloomy and likely to be hot as hell. I suppose putting a load of balanced lighting flourescent tubes in, sealing the place, and running AC, could work. But condos have a lot going for them. Get up and away from the traffic, and plenty of glass.
Some of that recycled house wood could very well be teak wood. Teak is very common in old Thai homes. The Thai government recently lifted domestic ban on teak wood sales.
A very interesting option. When I retire in Thailand, I would like some land around me/ backyard. Knocking down old houses to make these new ones out of aged seasoned wood is smart. That Pad Thai looked delicious.
SiamLars Yes and no. You own the house as long as your land lease is in effect. Once the lease expires, if the landowner doesn’t renew your lease, he owns the house unless it’s a portable dwelling and was built specifically to be moveable. Otherwise it’s an improvement to the “real” property and becomes a part of that real property which is owned by the land owner. I looked at buying a house in Thailand recently and was thwarted by this very thing.
Thais (and southeast asians in general) don't really do insulation, and especially not at the lower cost end of the market. AC is expensive, so they let their houses breathe instead. I get it, its rough for us Europeans, who are used to much lower temperatures. I am certain you could negotiate with the builder to add insulation, but that's going to come at significant added cost.
Since YOU can NEVER actually OWN Property in Thailand. It would be MUCH Better for YOU to Rent, BUT It would be MUCH better for the lady YOU are with to OWN. Thanks for the Video.
Very cheep alternative I have a solar power company in Australia we do off grid solar power systems that's the way I would go power why's a lot cheaper than paying for power in Thailand the power there is expensive for $10.000 Australian dollars we would build a system were you would have more than enough power every day plus Thailand get a lot of sunshine as well so no problem charging the lithium phosphate battery bank every day
IMO Its better to rent as the economy can turn to crap. Its quite possible that air travel will be restricted ( e.g. you can not leave Australia for probably 6 months at least ) so tourism may not return . Lots of people in other countries will have no job once this shutdown stops. We could also have another Virus next year or the second stage of this virus could hurt Thailand much worse than it has . Things are very bad outside Thailand , so stay safe and just rent for a while .
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Condo all day every day
I would want to build it on stilts so I could park the Bike or car or both under the house and have a work shop down there too. I think this would be great out in the provinces of Thailand.
why on EARTH would someone give a thumbs down to this excellent useful vlog? Give him a break! His vlogs are always of a high standard.
I don't think the thumbs down is personal. I can only assume it's youtube analytics and this vlog has popped up on your feed and isn't to your personal taste. Therfore you give it zero on your care factor!
I got response from other TH-cam guys that simply because they are American. There is no reason for it on this video, he wasn't giving an opinion on something just showing us different things, but like i said there are unfortunately people who don't like Americans and doing well out there.
@Jeff Lee hahaha, you know it!!
It's because we are not cheap and always have fun.
The best blog on Thailand out there... this is ALWAYS a must see
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Why on earth have the thumbs in the first plac, vloggers know they are on the right track with the viewing count, I never give an up or a down, I think it is childish.
Renting is the best way who knows what they will build next door and as a farang you have no rights
Thailand looks cool, but why would you retire in a place where your rights are not recognized? Why not a cheaper EU country like Portugal or Romania
The one GREAT advantage of renting a condo or appartment is that when your lease is over you can just up and leave . Say that life throws you a curveball , you might lose your income or ending up in a divorce or you have to relocate or move back to your original country for some reason then you can just up and leave.... With a house you are locked down and need to sell the house and might have to do so with a loss and so on
I was talking to a friend about this recently. Its unlikely that you can quickly offload a home. Real estate values don't increase like they do in Australia. My apartment has doubled in value over 12 years. Yes much easier to rent and much more choice about where you live.
@roguemale TheOne&Only Are you joking. There are so many of these types of videos.
good points
I have this reoccurring nightmare that I'm an electrician in Thailand. 2:20
Conduit.... What is a conduit??
The overhead lines in Thailand are crazy... It appears that everyone on the block has their own feed... If you rent a hotel room on the second floor in some towns, your view could be blocked by a cluster f**k of wires... I presume it's from a lack of enough transformers.
At least the cables are insulated, in the west they're bare wires.
At least they don't use the antiquated American electrical system of 120v and metal conduits everywhere, we've moved on from having cables that require that in most of the world - the insulation that's part of the cable is enough so it's much easier to work with
@@americanational366 most of those wires you see on the poles are phone and internet lines because they don't have underground pits in most of the country. The power system at least in Bangkok is generally quite neat and tidy and they're starting to put them underground in city centre.
Love the vids. I'm looking at early retirenent in southeast Asia at age 52. (I'm 43 now) These homes are pretty sweet, but I have to agree with the condo thing. I know I'd be paying twice the amount every 10 years, but I think the freedom of moving to 2 or 3 locations a year is ideal.
Me personally i would be renting a condo just for ease of movement.
I wouldn't want to live by that main road, and I'd be worried about being burgled. Nowhere to park the bike, either. At least, not securely.
Wouldn't catch me getting into someone else's car, especially if everybody didn't have a mask on.
But I would much rather live in a tiny house on land than live in a freaking apartment/condo any day. Among other things, it would be a lot better deal for having a pet.
Love the content! Keep it up!
Non citizens are not allowed to own land. I wish America would enact the same type of law.
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Australia too !! Its been bought up already @!
I'm sure the native American Indians would also like that.
Ya, well, welcome to unbridled capitalism
You can buy through company name, lease or marry a fantastic Thai person. There are plenty of good ones. You only hear about the bad ones!
knockdown house woud be great if you could avoid being connected to the power grid lol
Like most Thai construction, its look nice, but after a few years things start to fall apart, constantly need maintenance. Over 10 years it might cost almost the same as renting a condo, but you forget to add the maintenance cost to maintain the property (any property in Thailand including if you owning a condo constantly need maintenance ). Renting is the way to go, and it cheap. If you don’t like your neighbor, you can move, but why anyone wants to be stuck in the same location for 10 year (unless it a beachfront property). Thailand have no zoning law, that lady could build a mini market, a restaurant if she wanted to. You wouldn’t get peace and quiet in any Thai subdivision.
Called knockdown cause when farang go home, cheaper to knockdown than move. 😎🤣🤔
Ride for kickz, if you want to come for a ride too visit my wooden house after the virus is gone you and Vee will be welcome.Just let me know.
They are cute, very pretty, exotic to us and very simple. Maybe there's not allot of termites where you are, but here in Chaiyaphum, I've seen the swarms and seen their damage, treated wood would be a must. I'm a city person and so is my Thai wife, so maybe not for us. Mobility and rent in Thailand goes hand in hand I think, yet my Thai wife (and I think all Thai GF's and wives) will always want something to house them after we've gone. They take care of us all our (and their) lives, so buying something for them to retire to isn't unreasonable at all. I see allot of Thai companions looking for such small places to grow old in. I've always loved the look of these types of houses, but in the end, my searches through them have ended and I'm looking for something more substantial, but not much more. I think with the new corona economy, that we may see a buyers market and renters market for homes, apartments, condos and just about everything over the next few years.
*Great Vid Thx* ;)
I agree with you Michael. There are hazards other than termites that produce the same outcome. Also, wood does not fare well in SE Asia. There is a reason for brick and mortar in that part of the world. Plus, the home shown here would not stand up to a tropical depression never mind a typhoon. The premise of buying a structure and leasing land is a good one if you have no ties to your home country. But how many people fall into that category?Life changes quickly and pre-paying for housing is a bit risky. Renting housing (and other things) at later stages of life is best.
When I need my wood treated in Pattaya, I go to Soi6. keep up the good work and stay safe.
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Horrible deal for you. Bathroom extra. No kitchen. No insulation. No air-conditioning. You'd sweat your balls off in the heat/humidity. Plus, it's illegal for foreigners to own a house or land in Thailand, only an apartment or condo. Your WIFE can own land/house but only if she is Thai, and you'd obviously have to marry her. If you did rent land, as soon as your contract expired, the landowner would own your house. Great deal for a Thai who loves 95F and 100% humidity, but not for anyone else. But... it would almost be worth it for the food, beaches and women!
This is where due diligence comes in. A foreigner cannot own land, as you say, but a foreigner CAN own structures built on leased land. If the lease is written up correctly, the structures can be removed from the land at the end of the lease, which is one very significant benefit of having a wooden house.
Tripp On Two Wheels maybe ok for thais since the can sleep on mats as 10 per room but we still like our comfort and privacy.
no trailers? campers, Rv's? I have a friend that has fun making campers to sell, he is retired & does this to pass the time, but around here some people live full time in campers, & RVs, but can use truck of car to move easily.
Here's a challenge for your friend. See if he can make a tiny home/camper that can fit onto a motorcycle. lol
@@peaceonearth8693 They've made motorcycle RV/Campers for years now.
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Perfect for hot climate living.
Why would anyone want a big 'indoors living' western type of apartment living in Thailand, crazy behaviour.👎
You can only ever sit in one room and kip in one bed anyhow ffs!😏
I suggest you to marry a thai girl.
So you can live in their house.
It could be a good and not a good idea to have a tiny house at the same time. As you mentioned its 390 thousand Baht for the house + 600 thousand baht for the rent of the land for 10 years. So almost 1 million Baht. The question is for how much I can buy a nice new condo similar to the one you are renting now in Bang Saen or even a little bigger? 🤔
The Pad Thai looks tasty and cheap as well 😍 especially the cutting of the MANAW 🍋
thanks for sharing these houses. i envision dropping a few of those in the future along with 2-3 RV pads w/ hookups up in the North.
I rent the same in korat with air conditioning but has a separate kitchen and bathroom, with bills cost 3,000 baht a month, set in 1 rai of land surrounded by coconut, mango and lime trees, be lucky of I spend more than 15,000 a month to live here, amazing..
It's only "an option" if it's hard wood..........the most important issue for anything wood in Thailand. ( anything else will be eaten in no time )
jesus christ that was ignorant.. pagoda is a multi tiers religious build found in china japan or korea.. that was a Thai gazebo for chilling out if i think what you were refering to..
That's 70 years old I would go for the condo. I'm attracted to the thought of security.
I don't see any plumbing to feed water pressure for bath & kitchen. And is there a sewage line?!
Asia doesn’t have mobile home parks but if they did it would be huge because the foreigners would be able to live in a nice modern home with air conditioning and relocate as needed....
Amazing place wanted Nakhon Phanom
I’d have the guest house as my little man cave/studio.
If you shop around you can purchase a small studio condo furnished for about 15,000 baht. I picked up a few in Sriracha, these are certainly not resort type condos but they are located near the water. I did some painting and modernized the bathrooms and kitchen, makes a nice place to lay your head plus I dont pay rent. I plan to retire in Sriracha with my Mom and Dad might as well buy instead of renting. Hope to see you once i return.
Correction not baht but dollars.
You are wearing 100 baht sunglasses hope they protect your eyes.
I'd have something like that in my back garden. Probably be double the price here though 🤣.
no good in order to own it you got to marry a local..which is ok by me but my wife would not like that
The small construct at the entry is called a gazebo.
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I would make a deal with a good hotel for a minimum of 100 days a year in the hotel. I am sure you could stay in someplace like the Initial in Hua Hin or the Siam @ Siam Design in Pattaya for $40 or less a night. I used to travel to Sing and worked out a deal with the Hyatt for $100 a night 100 nights guaranteed. They even stored my stuff when I was not there and moved it back into another room when I arrived. If you want to travel guarantee 50 nights in Pattaya and another city. Worked for me and I paid up front.
Why rent the land? Why not buy the land?
I live in Phuket for 4000thb per month. I have own room, big bed, aircon, TV, closet, refrigerator and toilet. 😊
Tell little cottage at it a whole lot of character to that neighborhood... once again that food is just too much I can't handle it anyway you guys stay safe from the US
I guess I should check my replies.. Hope you figured that out
I'd say they're called knock downs because they're a knock down kit. Built offsite, then assembled at the block of land. They're called prefabricated homes here in Australia and are quite popular in rural areas. They also look similar to granny flats we get here where you buy one for your grandmother to live in on the land of your house out the back or to rent out.
Very interesting choice! I'll look into that. Of course the name "Knock Down Houses" doesn't imply sturdiness. 555
Great video Loucous... Been waiting for someone to cover this option... Foreigner Joe (th-cam.com/video/iggDEkIYsy8/w-d-xo.html) touched on this a little while ago using the same company (I believe) in Prachuap... Only difficulty was it arrived damaged... And he finished the inside.
I really liked the second one. Would be better if it had one more room. I could see living in something like that, especially if I could park it on a beach somewhere...if that's possible and if I could afford it. The porch on that second one is great though.
full old style wood house cost normal 5x expensive than brick/concrete normal thai house. or build own western style house.
Condo has A/C, right? Tiny home's didn't appear to. That would be a determining factor for me.
They are building many of these in Bangsaray for use as short term holiday rentals. Many blocks have sprung up with 4-8 of these on site.
There are little concrete houses as well - I think flat panel concrete construction.
Thinking "shotgun shack"
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Love it
Condo for me
Your cost breakdown doesn't factor in furnishing and maintenance so I think it's hard to say the price will be similar.
Very interesting video. Getting ideas. - Awwwwgh! I love thai food.
I love to look at those wooden Thai houses. As for owning one? I can only see year after year of sanding and varnishing, over and over again. :-) I'll take concrete any day. 555
Yet another silky smooth adventure, just forgot the price of the 2nd house, and boy did that pad thai look delicious 👍
Might appeal to someone like Simon Los .. to add a guest house to land he and his already have. Personally I would rent a condo or a house
Security would be my concern. Condo all the way. Interesting to learn about aged wood.
A bar is calling for you Luke with a couple of floors with rooms or guestrooms to rent out and a speedboat business to islands and back.
Amazing choice, thank you great job
"the ODOR wood" ..that Maryland accent hahahaha
It's ok but I would prefer to rent so you can move around after 6 or 12 months if you don't like the area etc
In Thailand, the job of a firefighter is vastly different to most western countries. A Thai firefighters job mostly consists of driving to homes and removing snakes from them.
Thailand is home to a few different kinds of cobras, all of which can kill you, and a bunch of different vipers, all of which can kill you. I want my home to be as far from the ground as it can be.
I've seen two wild snakes in Thailand, with my own eyeballs, that have the ability to kill me, and one was inside a beachfront bungalow we were trying to rent for the night.
I will take a condo, on the fourth floor or higher please. K, thanks.
@alphadawn2015 lennon lol, they do. They are like ninja eyeballs.
What about the well water? Septic tank?
Many people have a tank system for water, they are big stainless steel or even plastic looking tanks, very cheap to get them filled up with water. If they are up off the ground a bit, the whole house is gravity fed. Very common here.
You are right I forgot stay at my ex Bangkok gf home. They are all on the roof
Rides 4 Kickz Sounds similar to life in central Africa. Life is sweet if you’re prepared to make the commitment to the way of life with all it’s perceived shortcomings.
I agree with you on having one of those in front of a beach would be awesome. Actually not bad idea if you can lease land somewhere nice.
Shrimp pad thai favorite. Enjoy bro
Knockdown: Because you can knock them down and move them somewhere else.
I saw little houses at Kanchanaburi, nice
Another great video. Thanks
How much was the second smaller house?
I would only rent anything in Thailand.
Another interesting video. I'm thinking a condo would be a much simpler way to live and you could just pick up and move when your lease term expired if you wanted without losing the investment of a home you had built. Thanks for the information!!
in a house you can build a shed and work on your bikes =)
Termites would have a field day with all that wood.
Jimmy Berry termites do not eat Burmese teak, which the houses are made of.
@@MrShnazer Which is also why it's a problem getting new wood - because cutting down teak trees is very heavily controlled.
(Don't get me wrong - it's available, but it's definitely not the cheap option because of the difficulty of getting the appropriate paperwork.)
Michael Leiper you will never need new wood, the house will outlive you.
Certainly an option Will and one that would appeal to many expats. It would mean that your reasonably anchored down to the region/neighborhood that you place this house on. I know it can be moved but not as easy as moving from one condo to another in a different part of the country... Just a consideration not a criticism. 👍
anyone got any ideas of lease prices for land ?
I'd be you can figure on it doubling within years.
Guzzi Jack what ????
@@guzzijack9714 I thought you agreed the price of a 30 year lease at the beginning
Condos are usually feet of concrete so you'd save on electricity a/c bills compared to a wooden house.
Think of the advantages in a condo in terms of the ability to cut your losses and move any time you liked. Noisy neighbours, problems with ex-girlfriends, a need to go back to the West...
People think buying means no expense, but it's bad accountancy that allows them to believe that.
For folk who're desperate for a house as a condo alternative, the standard single storey Thai 40 sq metre terraced house seems to be the same price, or cheaper, than a condo. A nice condo in Udon is 3,500. Across the street a house is 2,500. The houses look gloomy and likely to be hot as hell. I suppose putting a load of balanced lighting flourescent tubes in, sealing the place, and running AC, could work. But condos have a lot going for them. Get up and away from the traffic, and plenty of glass.
The little resting spot is called a 'salla'. Great vlog keep these coming I'm going to build a long term let resort for the over 50's in near Rayong
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Thanks Mate
Some of that recycled house wood could very well be teak wood. Teak is very common in old Thai homes. The Thai government recently lifted domestic ban on teak wood sales.
When I was stationed in Aranyaprathet (70"s) I had a bungalow like those, about 8 feet off the ground
and I loved it.
I WOULD DO the condo rather the house you can walk away the needs a buyer
You and Vee looking at houses? Prediction for future R4K video title. "How to plan a Thai wedding". 😂
I think I'd rather rent at least you can walk away at the end of lease
A very interesting option. When I retire in Thailand, I would like some land around me/ backyard.
Knocking down old houses to make these new ones out of aged seasoned wood is smart.
That Pad Thai looked delicious.
Might have to adjust a bit. It's illegal for a foreigner to own a house or land in Thailand. Your only options are condos and apartments.
@@trippontwowheels Like he says in the video you could lease the land. You can own a house on leasehold.
@@trippontwowheels Incorrect. Foreigner can own a house, not the land it sits on.
SiamLars Yes and no. You own the house as long as your land lease is in effect. Once the lease expires, if the landowner doesn’t renew your lease, he owns the house unless it’s a portable dwelling and was built specifically to be moveable. Otherwise it’s an improvement to the “real” property and becomes a part of that real property which is owned by the land owner. I looked at buying a house in Thailand recently and was thwarted by this very thing.
@@SiamLars Agrred thanks
I’ve noticed those places on the side of the road sometimes. Often wondered about them. Now I know.
now thats a lot of chang he has on hand
yeah, i said the same thing to him off camera, he was definitely hoarding during the drought 😂
Foreigners can long term lease/rent land like in USA for manufactured or mobile homes, they cannot own land in Thailand.
Make them legs 6 feet longer and you have a bike garage too...
Flood proof also
Yeah, many of these are built up higher.
I like the idea of using recycled/seasoned wood. But I would of liked to see some more insulation.
Thais (and southeast asians in general) don't really do insulation, and especially not at the lower cost end of the market. AC is expensive, so they let their houses breathe instead. I get it, its rough for us Europeans, who are used to much lower temperatures. I am certain you could negotiate with the builder to add insulation, but that's going to come at significant added cost.
I’d call it the “Mother-in-law” outhouse
great
If the wood is teak, you have a great deal.
Cool video - nice to get these info videos. :)
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Since YOU can NEVER actually OWN Property in Thailand. It would be MUCH Better for YOU to Rent, BUT It would be MUCH better for the lady YOU are with to OWN. Thanks for the Video.
Very cheep alternative I have a solar power company in Australia we do off grid solar power systems that's the way I would go power why's a lot cheaper than paying for power in Thailand the power there is expensive for $10.000 Australian dollars we would build a system were you would have more than enough power every day plus Thailand get a lot of sunshine as well so no problem charging the lithium phosphate battery bank every day
IMO Its better to rent as the economy can turn to crap. Its quite possible that air travel will be restricted ( e.g. you can not leave Australia for probably 6 months at least ) so tourism may not return . Lots of people in other countries will have no job once this shutdown stops. We could also have another Virus next year or the second stage of this virus could hurt Thailand much worse than it has . Things are very bad outside Thailand , so stay safe and just rent for a while .
No indoor toilet and bathroom is a deal breaker for me. And for what you get the price seems high.