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 seems fair to me given that you are both on the same playing field with dollars invested.

I deal with rentals a lot at my company and we don't use the MLS we use Craigslist and Rent.com.

I have not used a plug and play agreement in years, I strongly suggest you get a rock star attorney to draw up the papers on a per deal basis.

So I tried Investway, and I just started playing with Redfin.

Cheryl -As a marketing coordinator (I deal with flips and multifamily investments) You are correct - this is when people expect to get a deal.

Professional con artists are very good at what they do.Many left the residential arena now that it is highly regulated to play in the commercial arena.When that becomes hard to manipulate they will move on to something else.I wish we had a bad lenders website where these companies would be exposed."

Your ideal rental will tend to be the more bare bones starter house without the granite and cherry.

I'm not interested in "snapshots" of ideal situations, and these low-income, low-value properties are rarely ideal.

You'll have to decide what risk tolerance you are comfortable with and how readily available other sources of cash are if you really needed it in a pinch.I close in 2 weeks on a duplex that has been redone in the past 5 years but the home itself is 100 years old... still not sure how I'm going to play the cash flow as I'd REALLY like to be aggressive for the next 5 years while prices are down and money is cheap.