What is the Rental Market in Pattaya and District Like Now?

[Pilotman 18,139]

Are there many rental properties  around ( but not in) Pattaya, out to about Ban Chang area, say 40km, so a large area?   A friend is looking for a 2/3 bed house (not town house) with a reasonably sized garden for a small dog or two. for a long rental period, 12 months plus.  Rents seems soft at the moment, but I have no real knowledge of the market to pass on.  Any info appreciated, by PM, or on the forum page. 

[scubascuba3 10,452]

Better to put an ad on Facebook Marketplace, you'll get loads of responses, need to specify a price

[Peterw42 13,447]

31 minutes ago, Pilotman said:

Are there many rental properties  around ( but not in) Pattaya, out to about Ban Chang area, say 40km, so a large area?   A friend is looking for a 2/3 bed house (not town house) with a reasonably sized garden for a small dog or two. for a long rental period, 12 months plus.  Rents seems soft at the moment, but I have no real knowledge of the market to pass on.  Any info appreciated, by PM, or on the forum page. 

Condo rents are certainly down, 50% down is not uncommon, I can only presume that carries over to houses.

I think the further away from pattaya etc, there will be less of an impact from no tourists.

A  lot of property around pattaya in this Facebook group

 

https://www.facebook.com/groups/PattayaCondosForSaleOrRent

 

People also post requests in the group

Edited December 5, 2020 by Peterw42

[Pilotman 18,139]

The World seems to revolve around FB, neither my friend, nor indeed I,  have a FB account, thank goodness. 

[scubascuba3 10,452]

6 minutes ago, Pilotman said:

The World seems to revolve around FB, neither my friend, nor indeed I,  have a FB account, thank goodness. 

Missing out, great for buying and selling, never mind

[Pilotman 18,139]

2 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

Missing out, great for buying and selling, never mind

Bit off my own topic, but not for me thanks.  Too insecure by half and why do I want to know what others are doing and seeing thousands of their silly selfies. If I want to know, I ask. Or indeed tell them what I am doing. None of their business.  Online retail is fine for me, I don't need FB. 

[Peterw42 13,447]

7 minutes ago, Pilotman said:

The World seems to revolve around FB, neither my friend, nor indeed I,  have a FB account, thank goodness. 

You may want to consider an account, for things like real estate it is most of the marketplace nowadays.

Agents dont have webbsites anymore, they have a FB page, they dont advertise/list in traditional media, they list on FB. 

 

[Pilotman 18,139]

Just now, Peterw42 said:

You may want to consider an account, for things like real estate it is most of the marketplace nowadays.

Agents dont have webbsites anymore, they have a FB page, they dont advertise/list in traditional media, they list on FB. 

 

Maybe just ask a friend with a FB account to look for me, may be the answer. I asked here, just in case someone knew someone who had such a property for rent.  Worth a punt. 

[bkk6060 12,970]

29 minutes ago, Peterw42 said:

You may want to consider an account, for things like real estate it is most of the marketplace nowadays.

Agents dont have webbsites anymore, they have a FB page, they dont advertise/list in traditional media, they list on FB. 

 

Most reputable agencies do in fact have websites.

Search for properties their websites pop up first, not Facebook.

Edited December 5, 2020 by bkk6060

[bkk6060 12,970]

1 hour ago, Pilotman said:

Are there many rental properties  around ( but not in) Pattaya, out to about Ban Chang area, say 40km, so a large area?   A friend is looking for a 2/3 bed house (not town house) with a reasonably sized garden for a small dog or two. for a long rental period, 12 months plus.  Rents seems soft at the moment, but I have no real knowledge of the market to pass on.  Any info appreciated, by PM, or on the forum page. 

I don't have FB either although I own the stock.

If you just do a search on Ban Chang properties, several agencies come up with various options.

 

To add I just searched BC properties for rent.  Many listed in 20,000 b range or under.

I will PM you the website.

 

Edited December 5, 2020 by bkk6060

[CorpusChristie 7,884]

37 minutes ago, Pilotman said:

Bit off my own topic, but not for me thanks.  Too insecure by half and why do I want to know what others are doing and seeing thousands of their silly selfies. If I want to know, I ask. Or indeed tell them what I am doing. None of their business.  Online retail is fine for me, I don't need FB. 

 

  You can make a facebook account without adding any friends , just join some groups or visit marketplace  .

   Facebook is a good place to find property being sold/rented by the owners and without going through an agency 

[NanLaew 22,601]

1 hour ago, Pilotman said:

1 hour ago, Peterw42 said:

You may want to consider an account, for things like real estate it is most of the marketplace nowadays.

Agents dont have webbsites anymore, they have a FB page, they dont advertise/list in traditional media, they list on FB. 

 

Maybe just ask a friend with a FB account to look for me, may be the answer. I asked here, just in case someone knew someone who had such a property for rent.  Worth a punt. 

 

It's easy enough to firewall yourself from your FB account. Spare laptop or smartphone or different, dedicated user account on the PC, alternate email address, etc..

[Pilotman 18,139]

12 minutes ago, NanLaew said:

 

It's easy enough to firewall yourself from your FB account. Spare laptop or smartphone or different, dedicated user account on the PC, alternate email address, etc..

I had one bad experience, a FB account, then I was stalked by an ex through a FB friend of a friend.  I changed the account and she eventually found it through someone else and it all kicked off again.  It took a change of phone number, e mail address, dropping FB and a move to Thailand to solve the problem. Never again. The security settings and firewalls are by no means infallible. 

Edited December 5, 2020 by Pilotman

[NanLaew 22,601]

1 hour ago, bkk6060 said:

Most reputable agencies do in fact have websites.

Search for properties their websites pop up first, not Facebook.

 

And few reputable agencies bother to keep their website listings anything close to current.

[NanLaew 22,601]

33 minutes ago, Pilotman said:

I had one bad experience, a FB account, then I was stalked by an ex through a FB friend of a friend.  I changed the account and she eventually found it through someone else and it all kicked off again.  It took a change of phone number, e mail address, dropping FB and a move to Thailand to solve the problem. Never again. The security settings and firewalls are by no means infallible. 

 

You missed out the sex-change didn't you?