Do Association Assessment Fees Change with Inflation?

There are some flaws in the article. Renting out a place will give you more interest AND you have property. It’s not a flaw, because only after you recoup your investment do you start to make a profit. And even then, you need to factor in inflation. Currently my bank gives me 0,15% interest. Even if the value goes down a little bit, the bottom line can potentially be better. When renting out a place it’s not about “getting your money back in X years”, it’s about the return you get from your investment.

So a seemingly good investment today may seem like a nightmare one a few years down the line. May you help me please? Why not Samui or Krabi area? Hi. I really want to keep in touch with you before investment. I read that most foreign investors prefer Phuket. That link you posted is from a Phuket real estate agent, so obviously they have self-interest. At least you have retained the luxury to be able to move, and to negotiate. Thank you for detailed information. Can you tell me why this island?

Where are the other 200 plus owners of the rest of these rooms? Tennis courts with weeds growing on them etc. Sure if you have money to burn then go for it but $6k a year to rent is probably a better bet. At around $500 a month to rent, thats a lot of payback time, not to mention the older ones start to look shabby very quickly. Yes i did buy an off the plan condo in Makati in 2012, 2.4kmill pesos off the plan, 10 years later worth maybe 4 mill, but after being forced to go “in house” for the loan amount i will have paid 4.5mill to own an empty shell.

Usually when I traveled I was either taking a boat to the other islands in the area or I was traveling by plane to places like Chiang Mai or Bangkok. Lets face it, nobody takes a road trip from Bangkok to Phuket, particularly considering how cheap it is to fly there. And the main reason non-Thais cross that bridge in the first place is (or was) to do visa runs to Myanmar.