It may be priced low to generate some action and draw an above-listing price selling price.Its a numbers game.

Even if the offer does get past the agent, playing a game of telephone on a creative deal usually means failure.

Cash flow is the name of the game as we RE investors incur real expenses month over month and we rely on margins to cover those expenditures.

It's nice to see our industry represented and you're very deservant of some love.

===================================Yes, there are many more, with decisions that go both ways, that we can play the "case study" game for years with the "I'll see your two veil piercings and raise you an appellate reversal".

This is an industry wide issue.

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?

I have been working in the industry for three and a half years now.

Then, with the basement finish out - you have added value to create a 4th bedroom (or media room, game room, office, whatever)

Thank you for the advice.Brian,In my industry in my day job, 50 hrs is the norm, usually requires more hours, which what led me to real estate.