A positive thread about property

[Jim]

No apology needed Big Boy. Other than supporting Plymouth - are you going to Fratton Park next week?

We like our house. Sure, nothing in life is perfect. But it's quite possible in Hua Hin to deal with nice people, rather than the crooks and larcenists that most involved with property are sometimes accused of being by some posters on this forum. The industry attracts some interesting characters, maybe a few of whom are good guys. Perhaps we struck lucky? Perhaps we did some decent homework? Perhaps a combination of the two? Or perhaps it's yet to go horribly wrong?

I hope we have another couple of years of being based here in England. After that, we're moving to Hua Hin.
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[Big Boy]

I'm not sure if I'd get a ticket for Fratton Park - we've just sold the team anyway. Should get a good thrashing from JD's crowd tomorrow - I've actually predicted Plymouth 0 - 4 Southampton. Then again, my IKTS 'aint that good either!

Anyway,

Neither positive nor negative:

HHS wrote:

[caller]

I thought the forum was given a hard time in the recent past by a developer that was getting some flak from members?

[Big Boy]

[DawnHRD]

[Wanderlust]

I hope Lev will come along and clarify, but i think Dawn has it right. However I don't think there is any problem naming the person and company who threatened legal action against HHAD, is there Lev?

[ozuncle]

BB,
I wrote a positive comment because I am VERY happy. Love the place, the area, (everything).
I dont want to mention the developers name because she was quite good to us with initial and after sales service. She is a Thai lady and we waited till the house was finished before we paid any money.
I have since heard some comments that she is a VERY tough business women. Maybe a bit untrustworthy.
All the negotiations were done by my wife and daughter which probably made a difference.
If anyone wants further info they are welcome to PM me.

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[Lev]

[crazy88]

So now we can name the good guys lets get on with it .

I cannot name my own company as it against the rules .

During my time running a brokerage office I sold properties for at least 20 different developers .Here are a few that always went the extra mile for the clients .Far from seeing us as yet more competition these guys helped us out with advice on building suppliers,kitchen suppliers etc..One even allowed us to ride off of his enormous buying power for materials for the first projects.All of them believe in keeping standards high and prices fair .

SLM aka orchid homes .I personally sold 2 of these and have seen the owners around town and at the project many times .Both very happy .

Avenue 88,Ocean view,the courtyard amongst others .How many developers pick you up in person from Bangkok ,put you up in one of their completed homes (on a number of occasions in their own home) ? This one does .Now thats customer service .

Coconut Grove . I have never heard anything but glowing reports regarding customer service and satisfaction from clients of this project .Good luck with the new one guys .

Theres a few to start you off .Lets keep positive for at least a whole weekend if we can .Its a lovely sunny saturday in Hua Hin ,the beers getting cold in the fridge and the swimming pool is looking inviting .

Crazy88


"Beware the man who badmouths his competitors,for soon he will have none "

[caller]

Sorry, but this sounds like a sales pitch to me!

[crazy88]

On life in LOS on a saturday afternoon I suppose it does Caller .

On anything else I can assure you it is not .The developers are independent of each other and of ourselves .I have a beer with a couple of them occasionally .There are several posters on this forum who know all three of them and me .I am sure they will confirm this if asked .

Just wanted to continue a positive thread .


The one on relationships has made nice reading so far BTW

Crazy88

[klikster]

[crazy88]

Hi Klikster

I have chosen to send you a pm before responding to your post .I understand that some people are suspicious of postings that may be attempts to advertise and promote their own business .It happens quite often as we all know .Hard job for the moderators I would imagine to filter the genuine posts from the false .Must be very frustrating for them .

Almost as frustrating are posters who run people and business' down in an attempt to further ,in some cases, their own ends .

Some just for mischief .

Others, in genuine and justified cases of grievance regarding poor service ,scams etc.. need to be able to voice opinions and experiences without being accused of trying to further their own interests in some way .

I started positive threads on 2 subjects and encouraged others to do the same on other subjects simply because a lot of discussions on this and other forums sometimes attract negative responses which often detract from the fact that this is a wonderful place to live .They can also have an effect on peoples personal lives ,stress levels and financial stability in some cases .

Before I continue here are my personal details .Feel free to contact me directly .First beer on me .

My name is SUPPLIED
Mobile SUPPLIED

I started coming to Hua Hin on a more regular basis 5 years ago both to see friends and expand the distribution of my advertising products .

2 1/2 years ago I left my home on Koh Tao and moved here to manage a property brokerage .I have no complaints about those times as I did quite well and had a good time getting to know a new town and new people .Working for other people 9-5 ,however, is not for me .I have moved on .

IMHO 25% of the property I was dealing with gave me a WOW factor .

50% I knew I could do a better job of with the right team around me ( at least half of these would have involved higher costs .You cannot expect to drink champagne on beer money after all ) .

25% either mediocre,overpriced,tacky,too close together etc..

Yes I do still have RE interests here .We have a few land plots ,nothing too large ,some houses completed, some under construction,some sold . Building and selling houses en masse is not our bag .

Having identified the the need for more personalised and individual services over the last few years we have targeted that market both for Farang and Thai .

Klikster

I sincerely hope this answers your questions .If not I will be happy for you to PM,post or meet in person .

All the best

Crazy88

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