info about moving and setting up bar needed

[debbie findlay]

hi folks, im new to this forum.but my father is interested in buying a 3 roomed house and also thinking about setting up bar possibly in samui.my parents are in there early 60,s and me husband in 30,s also son of 5 we will also be moving if all goes well.i,d be very grateful if anyone could give me some wise advice.need to know how long moonsoon lasts,also idea about prices of property also bar. thanks.debs

[LivinLOS]

Can be anything from 100k to many mnay millions of baht..

The questions your asking are just way to vague.. Come here and live for at least 6 months or a year in rented accomodation.. Travel round the country a little.. Get a feel for how visa regs, local areas, tourist towns v less so all feel like to you..

Otherwise you will be lambs to the slaughter..

[stevem]

If you have a bit of a search through the board, you'll find some past posts which give some quite good and detailed info. In particular I think take a look through the expat forum.

For an idea on what on offer take a look at http://www.sunbeltasia.com/ and also at http://www.thaivisa.com

[Mr Floatplane]

Hi Debs, just wondering how much time your family has spent in Thailand/Samui so far?

I simply wonder why so many falangs seems to think that they can make money by simply turning up to a county and culture they do not know and there buying into a buisness in which they have no experience??

Probably the best advice anyone could give you is to forget about owning a bar, at least until you have been here some time and have spoken at length with numerous bar owners.

I know of one bar here in Samui that has changed owners 6 times in 12 months! The majority of bars here seem to average only 0-3 customers in them at any one time. A couple seem busy and must be turning over some good cash, but how 9 out of 10 bars here survive, who knows?

A decent '3 roomed house' here will cost you at least 5 million b and prove to be a much wiser investment than a bar...Property in Phuket is less expensive than Samui.

It has been raining here most days for the last few months. Should clear up around December - so I am told!

[LivinLOS]

You feel property is cheaper in Phuket than Samui ?? Every time I go to samui I am stunned by cheap(er) land prices and house and villa prices.. Finding a nice villa with pool for <8 mil here is tough.. 4 - 6 in Samui... A largeish place would be 12 here and 8 Samui.. Coastal superb seaview prime land on Samui in the 2 - 3 mil range (nearly bought 3 rai) where seaview west coast land on Phuket is 8 - 15..

[andy50]

she never did reply!!shows she wasn,t serious
just a waste of time

[stevem]

Guy,

So you took that job on Samui then?? Hows things working out??

[Mr Floatplane]

[stevem]

Originally Posted by Mr Floatplane

That good.