Asia After Dark June 2017 | Page 15

PROPERTY & BUSINESS

Dream ComeTrueOK, soyouwanttolivehereand decidetobuyahouseorcondo. Yes, nodoubtyou canbuyamansionwithyourmoneycomparedtoa gardenhutbackhome. BUT, andthisisimportant, makesureyouuseareputablecompanytohelp securethepropertyinyourname. Itisvery difficultforaforeignertoownpropertyherein Thailand. Yesyourdream cometruehousemay welbeamazing, butifyoudonotseek professionallegaladvice, youmayliteralyhave therugpuledfrom underyourfeet! Ifyouare planninginlivinghererentforayear. Youcanrent apropertyherefornexttonothinganditgivesyou timetoadjustfrom holidaymodetoreallifehere, aswelasgivingyoutimetofindthatperfectplace tosettledownin. Ifyouareinarelationshipand youplacethepropertyinhername, whichmany peopledo, weljustmakesurethatshouldthings gowrong, chancesareyoumaynotgetyour propertybackorthemoneyyouinvestedinit!

Thereisalwaysagoosetolayagoldeneggaroundevery corner. Peoplewiltelyoutheywilmakemoneyhandover fistandalyouneedtodoisinvestafew milionbahtandyou wilneverlookback. ButforeveryGoldengooseyoumay stumbleacross, therearetentimesasmanyrouges, with cloaksanddaggersjustwaitingtopreyonyou. Ifyouare temptedtorunabar, arestaurant, aguesthousemakesure youseekadvicefrom successfulbusinessmeninthearea. If someoneisselingabusinessaskyourself“ why”. Investigate theopportunitythoroughly, andImeanthoroughly. Don’ tjust taketheselerswordforitthateverythingrunssmoothlyand thatyouwilbemakingmoneybuytheendoftheweek. There isagenuinereasonwhyheorsheisseling, sotakethetime tofindoutthatreasonbeforeyoubecomeanotherstatisticof aforeignerwhoinvestedhissavingstonow havenothingleft! RunningabusinessinThailandwiltestthebestof businessmen, staffingissues, localauthoritiesandmuchmore wilbecomeadailychore. Yesifyoulivehereyouneedto occupyyourselftorelieveboredom, butifyoucomehere needingtomakemoney, andthrow alyouhaveintoa seeminglygood, butun-provenbusinessventure, welyoumay findyourdream cometruehasbecomeyourworstnightmare!