Pattaya (73)
Joe Lizzerd wants our potential customers and clients to be happy in their new home in Pattaya, so we encourage our readers to carefully consider your reasons for wanting to retire overseas
If any one or more of the following conditions apply to you, then by all means, start making plans now.
Staying in Thailand longer than 90 days? If so you will need to report to immigration.
Any foreigner that stays in the Kingdom of Thailand longer than 90 days needs to notify immigration of this, and needs to report this for each 90 day period.
90 Day Reporting at Immigration Pattaya
New Pattaya residents and visitors need to know how to get to and from the new Suvarnabhumi Airport to Pattaya, and if interested, into Bangkok. Joe Lizzerd shartes with our readers, the latest updates of schedules and strategies for making your trip uneventful.
Roong Reung's Blue and White coach service departs from the airport bus depot to Pattaya Nua station at the following times: 8 AM, 11 AM, 3 PM and 7 PM. The Ticket office window is in the airport bus station. Price 106 Baht.
There are some stunning properties on the market right now and some great opportunities for investment in apartments of excellent specification and price..
Although there are a number of area's with property for sale to foreigners in Thailand, the focus is on Pattaya and Jomtien because of the convenience of location, exceptional micro climate, value for money, well developed services and infrastructure and ease of access to both the capital city of BKK and International airport.
MR.BOND at THE BEACH, STUDIO, 1BED-DUPLEX - JOMTIEN
The most secured and durable investment is real estate property. History has proven that although real estate prices may have fluctuated from time to time, over the long-term real estate property has appreciated in value. The security for a mortgage is real estate property.
Private mortgages provide a regular income stream, tangible security and a real return to the investor that is superior to bank deposit, GICs and bonds.
Scuba diving in Thailand is very popular. Thailand has some reefs and a number of shipwrecks. The number of divers coming to Thailand continues to increase year after year.
The under sea visibility in some places of Thailand is up to 30 metres with coral gardens, undersea rock formations, hard and soft corals, whale sharks, silvertip sharks, manta rays and shipwrecks.
The traditional customs and the folklore of Thai people in the 20th century was a time when modernity changed the face of Thailand and a great number of traditions disappeared or became adapted to modern life.
Still, the strife towards refinement, rooted in ancient Siamese culture, consisting in promoting what is refined and avoiding coarseness is the main emphasis in the daily life of all Thai people and topmost in theirscale of values.
Naturally Joe Lizzerd’s potential customers and clients want to know how much it is going to cost to live in Pattaya, especially when compared to their buying power in their own country.
If you are eating out in Thailand then you will find it is very inexpensive to do so. A meal in a cheap establishment for one person will cost around 78 THB, while a meal for two in a mid-range restaurant will cost on average 460 THB. A meal at a fast food restaurant costs around 145 THB. A bottle of imported beer will cost on average 73 THB and a small bottle of Coke or Pepsi will cost around 18 THB.
STUDIO FOR SALE 3.5MLN: METRO JOMTIEN CONDOTEL
Investing in the Pattaya home market is absolutely nothing new. All big customers of the international hotel field have invested billions in Pattaya, however there is nevertheless a scarcity of hotel and condominium rooms in the superior season.
Investors are from Japan, Hong Kong. China and Australia as well as large a tourism contingency from the Thai current market and are the major investors of the industry currently.
FOR SALE: VIEW TALAY 5 STUDIO ROOM JOMTIEN SIDE
Tourists are continuing to flock to Pattaya, with the popular Eastern Seaboard resort destination set to accommodate over 8 million hotel guests in 2012. If this figure is achieved, it will be the highest ever for any Thai resort destination.
The boom in tourism is partly driven by a rediscovery of Pattaya by Thai nationals, especially the quick-growing ranks of Thailand’s middle class, as well as a continuing influx of tourists from Russia, China, and India, plus big improvements in transport infrastructure and accessibility.
FOR SALE: VIEW TALAY 2B, 2 BEDROOMS - JOMTIEN SIDE
Pattaya identified as key destination worthy of investment.
“The Thai condo market is booming at the moment. The country’s new infrastructure project has helped transform the condo market in cities like Bangkok and Pattaya”, says Lee Chettoe, Sales Manager at Knight Knox International.
These infrastructural plans, which are expected to improve accessibility across the country, are set to aid Thailand’s already-thriving tourist trade. The Ministry of Tourism and Sports reported that over 22 million tourists visited Thailand last year, holidaying mainly in the popular regions of Pattaya and Bangkok.
FOR SALE: THE SKY CONDO STUDIO-3BED, JOMTIEN.
Pattaya has all the things to give the vacationer and expat resident with rising investment possibilities in the condo market place, offering an improved return in investment for those in world wide markets.
Pattaya Residence Market Place: Positive Aspects
Thailand is considered to be one of the largest growth areas in Asia -a true emerging market. The country has recently attracted significant foreign investment and has become one of the Asian economic leaders. Real estate experts predict that Thailand will continue to be amongst the leaders in investment growth. A list of favorable factors support this belief:
According to the Bank of Thailand, there will be no significant knock-on effect from the downturn in the US economy.
Pattaya foreign residents sometimes need a break from all of the amenities of living in a beach town with 24 hour entertainment and things to do. And, believe it or not, it’s easy after living in Pattaya for a while to even become inactive and bored!
Today Joe Lizzard shares with our readers a list of local clubs and organizations, what they’re about, when they meet, and how to contact them. Get involved in any of the dozens of opportunities here!
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