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?

Houses in my neighborhood are just not selling for the price I can afford to sell at.I want to get a lower percentage of 4% if possible to make renting it more profitable but if I do manage to sell the place I don't want to lose money on the refinance.I am checking out the internet but I feel I can't find a site that will educate me without them wanting my personal information or me feeling like I might be falling into a scam site.Any direction would be great, thanks

You might be able to sell it, but you might not.It can't hurt to try and sell it and list it now, just be ready for what I call 'tire kickers' (people who are looking for low ball offers or can't afford the house to begin with).

If possible, anything you used that helped you get started.There is just so much on the web and so many different avenues to choose from that it gets frustrating not knowing where to start.

If I could afford or otherwise not place my family in jeopardy I would quit my "job" in a second, to pursue this burning desire to succeed in this biz.

Well for an example I put in 1500 dollars and the service came back and said the person can afford the rental.

definitely right. short sale is a symptom. the cause is easy borrowing and people buying houses that they can no longer afford, which results in massive selling regardless of what they owe on it."

Ultimately, I just want to get my feet wet doing almost anything as I can not afford/bare standing on the sidelines any longer.

I found a deal that I can't afford to let slip by.

With a nice big home like that, your tenant can afford to pay all utilities as well.