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Rent a house in Bangkok

Rent a house in Bangkok need of repair and maintenance, and the
When I first moved to Bangkok, I rented really nice ones are located way out in
an apartment like most newcomers to whoop whoop district.
Bangkok do, but as I became more familiar I don't care as long as rent is cheap.
with my new home town, I decided to be a Where do I look?
little more adventurous and rented a Again, you won't find any agents to help
house. Having lived in houses over the you there and finding that perfect yet
past five years now, I've found that cheap and nice house is undoubtedly the
renting a house in Bangkok not only hardest step. It usually takes months of
offers more space and privacy, often it driving around moo baan after moo baan,
is also much better value compared to which would mean having your own
apartment living. More often than not, it transport and knowing your way around.
is also a cheaper option (per square The word "Moo Baan" translates to
metre) compared to renting an apartment "village" in Thai, but the term "housing
or condo, which are getting smaller in estate" would be far more accurate. These
size these days! If you enjoy wide open usually have a guard posted at the
spaces, appreciate some green in your entrance and are situated all over
life - a garden perhaps, have pets, a Bangkok. These houses usually offer much
large family or simply want to maximize better value than stand alone houses, and
your budget, consider renting a house are a good place for the house hunter to
instead. start his/her search. Try areas like On
Another advantage in renting a house is, Nut between Sukhumvit 77 - 103, Bangna,
apartments tend to put a high surcharge Rangsit, Ramintra, Phayathai, Mo chit
on your electricity and water bills. Many etc.
apartments have a minimum charge of 1000 Concerns and other issues
bht for water alone. That is a 1) Security
significant amount considering my water Honestly, I know of many farangs,
bill never cost me over 500 bht living in including myself who have lived in single
a house with a family of 5, and we do A houses and existed peacefully without any
LOT of washing! Electricity can be disturbances or trouble for years. I also
anything between 5 - 7 baht per unit do not know anyone who has been burgled
compared to the actual 3.75 baht charged personally because they were living in a
by the MEA. Living in a house can save house. Do you?
you up to half your utility bills If you are considering renting a house
compared to living in an apartment, and and security is a main concern, rent a
believe me it is A LOT of difference! house in popular areas like Sukhumvit,
Thailand is cheap! Silom and Sathorn where there are many
As you may already know, Thailand (more nearby apartments and condos with
accurately, "Bangkok") is not the cheap security. That way, you can benefit from
haven many foreigners once thought it to the dense security in the neighbourhood.
be, especially when it comes to housing. Another option would be to opt for houses
Property prices and rental have gone up or townhouse within a "moo baan." There
considerably and that's the way it goes are plenty around and majority of them
everywhere around the world. The very have tight 24 hour security. Common sense
same 2 bedroom unit I rented 5 years ago would also tell me to explore the
(in Silom) has gone up by 30% in rental neighbourhood a little and have a chat
and hardly any refurbishment has been with shopkeepers and a neighbour who
done to it since! "That's ridiculous" you might be willing to share some
say and believe it or not, I agree! But information with you. I'm sure you'll
hey, I don't make the prices and if you have no problems getting a friendly
think agents benefit from that higher neighbour to spill the beans on the
commission, that's only true when clients house, its previous tenants and probably
actually think these houses are worth the things you don't need to know about your
price and that isn't always the case. landlord. Welcome to Thailand!
Renting a house in Sukhumvit, Silom or 2) Air conditioners
Sathorn. Check to see how many rooms have
If you are looking to rent a house in the air-conditioning; and how old the
the Sukhumvit, Silom or Sathorn area, air-conditioners are. If you are looking
then the very minimum rental you are at an older house, chances are it will
looking at is 30,000 bht for a BASIC 3 have those big, old blocks that rumble
bedroom house. Even then, they are few every time you turn them on. These old
and far between in that range, and more air-conditioners consume a lot more
often than not are above 15 years old, energy than a new one, and would greatly
with dark parquet flooring and lots of increase your electricity bills. It is
wooden built-ins which many people find also unlikely that the landlord will
dark and depressing. install new air-conditioners for you
Most people prefer something a little unless they are completely dead (even
brighter and contemporary. That would then they will always try to revive the
mean newer houses between 1 - 5 years old monster before even considering replacing
and these start around 45,000 bht. it), so make sure that they are serviced
Depending on the location, size, décor, and cleaned before you move in or if you
facilities etc. these can go up to got a good deal on the rent, invest in
anything from 150,000 - 250,000 baht per some new airconditioners!
month. For that price, please do not 3) Water Pressure
accept anything less than a spectacular, Now this is important. Always check that
resort-like villa with a private pool! there is a water pump. Then check the
No, but seriously, you do get what you water pressure on the upper floors to
pay for so be realistic when it comes to make sure the pump has enough power to
expectations and budget. If you want deliver a decent jet of shower. I've
something new and modern but lack the learnt from experience that size does not
budget, then move further away from the necessarily mean power when it comes to a
city centre. Which also means further water pump, and sometimes a 2nd pump
away from the BTS line. Unfortunately, we needs to be installed to ensure constant
cannot have it all and something's gotta deliverance of water into the house.
give. 4) Telephone lines
Generally, if you go further towards the Again, from experience it is in your best
end of the BTS line and beyond i.e. Mo interest to check the phone lines to make
Chit, Phayathai, Phrakanong, On Nut, sure that 1) you have one and 2) it is
Bangna, Srinakarin, Rangsit etc. prices working, because some areas (and this
drop significantly and you get much includes many areas in the Sukhumvit,
better deals which are sometimes worth Silom and Sathorn) do not have anymore
the extra time commuting. available numbers and you will have to
Is it possible to find a house for 15,000 join a looong waiting list to apply for a
bht? new one. Also, older houses above 10
Not many agencies deal with houses below years old tend to be on the old, analog
25,000 bht. Just search the various system which when faulty, cannot be
property website in Thailand and you will replaced unless the whole area is
see that the minimum range for houses are re-cabled. No telephone lines = no
25,000 - 30,000 bht, where the search internet. You don't ever want to be
usually returns 0 - 5 results. Several caught in that situation!
reasons for that: 5) Maintenance
1) There are a lot less decent and Houses within a secured compound will
rentable houses at < 25,000 bht than have what they call "moo baan fee" or
there are at say, 50,000 bht. "community fee" which goes into the
2) If there is, it is usually way out of maintenance of the estate i.e. security,
town, far from any BTS/MRT station. pool and garden maintenance etc. This is
3) Most people want to live in town, usually included in the asking rent.
close to the city centre, CBD or near a However, if you try negotiating on the
BTS/MRT station. rent, then more often than not, the
4) Apart from location, houses below landlord will exclude this from the rent
25,000 bht are usually older (thus old and make you pay for it, so check to see
fashioned) and not very well-maintained, what your rent includes when you are
which makes it very hard to rent. signing the contract. This ranges between
5) If a house is nice and decent with an 20 - 45 bht per square metre. Thus, the
asking rent of 25,000 bht or less, some larger your house the more you pay! I
agents mark it up! currently pay 3,500 baht per month for my
Thus, it's hard to find nice, decent "moo baan fee" (I got a 5000 bht
houses at 25,000 bht or less... reduction in rent, so it works out) and
Regardless, there are plenty of cheap we have 24 hour security, a
houses as low as 12,000 bht for rent, but well-maintained common garden and a
remember, and I stress again - you get superb pool that is regularly cleaned, so
what you pay for! And most 12,000 bht I am happy.
houses I've seen are usually in serious




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