We made a conscious effort to make the home feel reasonably modern, but keep some of the historic charm, which is appropriate for this neighborhood.

This is for the most part, there are some wholesale deals but they are very rare and are usually tear downs for new modern construction.

love it. looks modern, clean... exactly what people want!

However areas In strong locations have been updated through the years to meet modern expectations.

Im thinking of putting maybe half of it in stocks and other half in real estate.In bangkok, a newly built mid-end condo, with modern facilities, carparks,for a 1 bed, 40 sqm in good location, fairly near sky train and fully furnished is maybe around 3m-4m baht. agency says i cud get around 22k-25k baht a month but im guessing its prob more like 15k-20k baht. most Thai wages will not be able to afford the rent, but its ideal for expats working in bkk. so the return is maybe around 6% before all costs, vacancy periods and appreciation/depreciation.ive been reading a lot of negative and pessimistic views about condo as a buy-to-let especially in bkk. there r so many condos in bkk and many being built as land is not scarce yet cos old buildings can be cleared and new projects started easy. and other factors i dont know. also traffic is a nightmare and the condos that are centrally located (and most expensive) have one of the worst traffics (altho it wud prob be near sky train or underground which would be ok for expats.keep in mind that i ll be paying in lump sum, wouldnt mind to gain some real estate exposure (im fairly interested in the industry),do you think its worth it to buy a condo in bkk as a buy-to-let?

This could approximate a true market discount rate of real property for valuation purposes.If you are not running a REIT and writing a whitepaper on modern portfolio theory for alternative asset classes like real estate, you'll likely find more success as a small real estate investor using "3. comparable sales" and talking the capitalization rate jargonIf you do take on the task of determining the market discount rate, please post your methodology and assumptions; I would be delighted to review and provide feedback

Something modern like this would be super cool to drop on tiny little lots.

I've been using American Modern for DP-1 and Liability, but they jacked up my rates a good amount this year.

Newer, modern complexes, full of amenities, most are move in ready, and a couple just need carpet and paint. 

It's stunning how little thought and research goes into modern day journalism.The worst is Motley Fool articles on Yahoo news..