Property Management in Pattaya

kangurzoz · #1 (**permalink**) 6th September 2008, 02:16 AM

Hi.
Currently I'm living abroad in Australia and I'm looking for a reliable Property Management Company in Pattaya which can assist me with my condo rental issues . Is there any around that you can really trust???

Ted88888 · #2 (**permalink**) 9th September 2008, 04:12 AM

It's not quite clear what your "condo rental issues" are - so it is difficult to help you.

Are you looking for a place to rent long term - or do you own a condo that you need to be managed?

kangurzoz · #3 (**permalink**) 9th September 2008, 05:00 AM

HI Ted,
I'm grateful for your prompt replay and willingness to help. I own a condo in Pattaya and I'm looking for a company which can help me to find the tenants and manage the property in my absence since I'm living currently abroad in Australia)

Ted88888 · #4 (**permalink**) 9th September 2008, 07:13 AM

Most condo buildings here have in-house management. Does yours not have such management?

If it does - it tends to be best to work with the in-house people as they can make things difficult for your tenant, should any problems arise. And - why should they help if they are not getting the management fee?

If it doesn't - try a local real estate management company.

I don't know Pattaya, but here on Phuket there are several agencies that would manage it for you - though typically they manage villas, as the in-house outfits tend to manage condos.

kangurzoz · #5 (**permalink**) 10th September 2008, 01:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ted88888

Most condo buildings here have in-house management. Does yours not have such management?

If it does - it tends to be best to work with the in-house people as they can make things difficult for your tenant, should any problems arise. And - why should they help if they are not getting the management fee?

If it doesn't - try a local real estate management company.

I don't know Pattaya, but here on Phuket there are several agencies that would manage it for you - though typically they manage villas, as the in-house outfits tend to manage condos.

Hi TED.

Thanks for your info. Unfortunately I don't have contact with the in-house management from the simple reasons of language barrier so I will follow on yours advice and look for professional help. So far I did select a few companies from the net and I established contact with one of them in Pattaya( Thailand Property Group )I hope that they will be able to assist me with all the tasks associated with finding the tenants and paying the ongoing bills on time.
CHEERS

Ted88888 · #6 (**permalink**) 10th September 2008, 03:10 AM

It you go for outside management, DO be aware that in-house management can make things difficult for your tenants - and you - if they wish to do so.

It really may be well worth your time to find someone with the language skills to arrange what you need - rather than going "outside" - just my opinion.

I only bring this up as about 14-15 years ago I came to Phuket to buy an apartment/condo from a guy who had arranged management for his apartment himself and never gave the % usually given to the in-house people. However, the in-house people still had to deal with late-night emergencies, lost keys, yada yada - and they were NOT happy about it.

It was so bad and they hated the guy SO much that when I came to buy the apartment, they gave me a load of cr*ap too - so much so that I didn't buy the apartment. In retrospect - I wish I had, but I am not sure that I could have ever gotten on the right side of the manager/management. Yeah, yeah, the manager should have been happy to get rid of the guy, yada yada . . . but it didn't go down that way.

So . . . what I am saying is that there may well be a long-term issue here as well. The apartment that I own here - I give the in-house people their % whether I found the tenant or they did. They still have to deal with a drunk at 3 AM sometimes - or other problems that must be handled on the scene that outside managers can't really take care of - due to distance or time.

Up to you of course, but I just wanted to give you that cautionary tale. It may be that an outside company will do wonders for you and you'll never have a problem. But one guy lost the sale of an apartment that he flew all the way here to sell me . . .

synthia · #7 (**permalink**) 10th September 2008, 10:08 AM

They do lockout service without a fee? Wow, I lived in my condo in DC, and the maintenance guy charged a fee to let you in your apartment, double after about 10 pm, as I recall.

britishbull · #8 (**permalink**) 10th September 2008, 03:45 PM

Good luck... basically in Pattaya if they can make a quick buck they will. have a look at the pattaya mail site there are loads of agents there but I would guess that at least half of them would try to sell the property illegally whilst telling you it is rented out. If it was mine and I could not stay there I would basically barricade the place with steel doors etc and keep it for when I returned. You really don't want anyone in that apartment unless you can check on it regularly!

kangurzoz · #9 (**permalink**) 10th September 2008, 11:36 PM

Hi Ted.

Thanks for the advice. I will try hard not to upset the in-house management people.Living abroad is not giving me to many options but to find a big and respectable company which specializes in this sort of arrangements. Well the risk will be always there and there's the reasons why I'm asking around on this forum to find someone that can recommend a company I can trust.

CHEERS

kangurzoz · #10 (**permalink**) 10th September 2008, 11:44 PM

Hi Britishbull.

Scary stuff!!! Its really possible for a respectable big company agent to defraud a client the way you're describing??? I wonder how the Land Office can transfer the property without the CHANOTE and without the registered owner signature on it. Well can you give me any examples of this or similar event really ever happening in real life???

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