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I’d say double the food cost or more unless you eat only cheap this food and/or cook and add a bit to the entertainment budget. Your rent will be one of the biggest costs

I was a bit shocked myself. I knew my building was expensive but it turns out that it was about average.

I only go to the city center two or three times a month and my girlfriend has a car. We only go to see a friend or watch a movie. Even if I’m taking bolt, I don’t tend to go when it’s raining. Rideshare is incredibly cheap and I only have trouble getting one on holidays. I never ride on motorbikes. Yup, the Sky Residence was great but we wanted a bigger place. I had to shuffle furniture around every week for our game and we were almost over flowing from our storage space there. We also had the view of the ghost tower, but I loved the view of Bali Hai and the city. The lower floors only kill me if they have street noise. That last condo was very loud and the bedroom had no sound barrier. It would’ve pissed me off daily. Yeah, I still can’t believe they wanted 50k for that room. I would’ve guessed 30, maybe 35.

I loved it but the noise would piss me off. No way I’d be happy their. If it was on a higher floor or the other side of the building, we would’ve taken it.

No, some were over priced. Most of them are priced for the market in this area. You don’t live in Beverly Hills for the same price as Compton. My sense tells me where I’ll be happiest. 12k here will get you a studio on the 2nd floor.

Right?

Jomtien is cheaper but I love this area.

Yes, one should definitely be a bit flexible. We know what we want and what we need to so we looked at rooms as is and for their potential.

It’s in one of the whitest areas of the city for sure. I think I’ll miss it some.

The gaming scene here is decent and international. There are at least two different gaming cafés here, and I hear there’s other DnD groups, but I haven’t met any of the players from them. I found my initial group really easily by searching dungeons and dragons Pattaya on Facebook. I found a group on there, and now I am the admin of the page. There’s a lot of people that play other games here, board games, card games and I think Warhammer too.

@@peteonretreat2023 Awesome, great to know! Thanks!

Yeah, Thai owned condos are an option for some but I prefer the western style ones and we can afford them.

Unfortunately, that’s the market value for these places (except maybe that 50k, that was nuts). Most are probably willing to take less but to live in a really nice place in Cozy Beach, you’re gonna pay for it. They don’t call it the Beverly Hills of Pattaya for nothing. Lol I’m way happier living here for 20k as opposed to basically the same place that might be 10-12k in the city or less in the sticks. It’s all about personal preferences and budgets. We did find a great place, 79 sq meters for 19k though.

Enough people do so it doesn’t matter about who wouldn’t.

@@peteonretreat2023 that’s why there’s so many of them empty

@@bobbyzipp9947 there isn’t though, at least from my looking around. My old room was rented before I even turned in my keys. We found several buildings without a single room available and were shocked at the lack of availability. 2 days of searching by ourselves and 2 different agents found a total of 9 one and two bedroom condos in Cosy Beach… and it’s low season.

Agreed. I though it was 30k abd and that was bad enough.

I found some players before moving here by searching Dungeons and Dragons Pattaya on Facebook. Now I’m the admin lol

Probably not, and definitely not for this channel. It would be an algorithm killer. If you want to check out some live play, I think the first episode of the first campaign of Dungeons of Drakenhiem on CZcams is a good example of a normal game. The second campaign of Critical Role is great too but all the players are professional voice actors and I think it sets unreal expectations for most games.

Wasn’t rushing but we did find a place. Should show it off next month once we are fully settled.

Yeah, I’m super happy and saving money almost every month. Definitely couldn’t live like this in the states! Thanks for the comment 🙏🏼

It’s taken me weeks to get this video done. Who knows what I’ll look like next video lol I actually shot the outro after we finished moving. It’s time to get back on schedule now.

@@peteonretreat2023 Ah, so you did choose a new place. I just did a video on my first long term condo rental. Check it out. Hope to see a vid on your new place!

Those first 3 are definitely required for us as well. We found a big place for B19K, washing machine, big TV, nice view… just moved in.

Yup, the older buildings definitely have more space. I thought I’d end up in Jomtien but we really love this area. Maybe after our next lease lol

Yup, I just love living in this area. It’s expensive but absolutely within our budget. I still put a bunch of my budget into savings every month. We ended up getting a place through an agent but I agree, renting direct from the owner is a great move.

@@_jamesbradley__ welcome to the channel! I love it here for several reasons. 1. It’s very quiet and peaceful in the Cosy Beach area, especially at night. 2. It’s central to just about everything. 10-20 minutes to the city or Jomtien. 10 minute walk to the parks and hills for walking. 3. It is a small area (7 small blocks by 3 blocks) with only 1 way in and out so it has a strong neighborhood feel. 4. It’s a hill on a cliff so it’s impossible to flood and it’s even tsunami proof. 5. The quiet mornings are perfect for my walk and talk videos (which is how I present most of my vlogs). 6. There’s almost always a nice cool breeze here, unlike most of the city. It just feels cooler here all the time. 7. It has a few great live music choices very close by (Jazz Pit, Juju Music Bar, and the Hill Bar on Wednesdays) The cons are it’s not on a baht bus route and the one street coming in gets very busy around sunset. Many people come in for the big popular cliff top restaurants (Three Mermaids, Sky Gallery, Chocolate Factory, Oasis, etc). It also has many tour buses that go to the 2 hills (Big Buddha and Pratumnak Viewpoint) but as long as you try to avoid coming or going around 4:30pm-6:30pm, then that’s not an issue. Even when it’s at its worse, it’s only a 10-15 minute wait through the traffic.

@@peteonretreat2023 🤯 wow Thank you for the detailed answer I’m very honored You are very intelligent You are very amazing with your kindness Thank you so much I appreciate you !!

@@_jamesbradley__ one of the reasons I keep this channel up is because I enjoy helping people and I’ve made many friends through it. You are very welcomed.

I agree. It’s just different here.

Haha, my players have it easy since I host. A few of them can host us too but I prefer running the game at my place.

Nope… it turns out that it’s actually called the Tropicana Condominium. It’s just one condo down from Pratumnak Road on Pratumnak Soi 6. I have no idea why my notes said the Riviera lol.

@@peteonretreat2023 this explains why I was having trouble finding it. Thanks

@@bbmw9029 I saw your comment and pulled up the map. Then I saw a comment with the correct name. They are both the names of old casinos in Las Vegas so I’m guessing that’s why my dyslexia kicked in.

@@peteonretreat2023 Hehe. I've been to both of them. he Riviera has been gone for a while. The Tropicana is about to go.

Yup, utilizing the common areas is a great way to expand your living space and get the most of of your condo. Our last place just added a gage room with foosball, a pool table and a huge TV. We’ve talked about playing in a shared sieve but we prefer the privacy of one of our rooms. Good news is, we got a room with a perfect space for us to play! I’m always happy to meet up with viewers that think we would get along. I’m sincere and just me in my videos so if you think we’d vibe hit me up. I put my email in the description of every video and meet up with viewers all the time. I met up with a few last month.

Great articulation of my thought process

Yup, I like the space in the older buildings but they’ve gone up in prices too. It was a bit disheartening and I’m nervous what they might be like in 10 years.

Haha, she definitely falls in the stereotype of Thai girls that don’t want to walk on the heat of the day (if at all). She was pretty disappointed by the rooms and the prices too. No poker face whatsoever lol

Yeah, the algorithm hasn’t been showing my videos as often lately. Congrats on the new place, it sounds great! We got a new room and just finished moving. It’s in the Cosy Beach area, 79 square meters, washing machine, underground parking and we got it for 19k. Signed a 2 year lease. I do want to check out wongamat more. I’ve only been up there a couple times. I’ve thought about just getting a room for a couple nights, so I can really explore the area.

Thank you 🙏🏼 Yeah, I didn’t get the motorcycle license (but I also didn’t take any tests) I’ve got the 2 year date marked on my calendar so I don’t forget to renew it.

Right? I was expecting to see more of that in the comments. I thought 20k for our current place was crazy (it is) but some of these made that seem reasonable. We did move… but I think it’ll be a few weeks until I cover our new place in a video.

We ended up moving and I’ll do a video about that. I’ll also show the last room we had. It was nice, had a great view and was big enough to play D&D but it was a bit tight. It also required moving some furniture around every Sunday to play our games. I think our new place will be better for us. I’m also buying a bit of furniture for it too (a computer chair and a cabinet) but we signed a 2 year lease and it’s going to be home for at least that long.

I think many of the places in the Pratumnak Soi 4, 5, and 6 area are a little cheaper. I thought the Sky Residence building was just expensive but it seems a lot of this neighborhood’s rents have also increased. It was a lot cheaper 5 years ago.

@@peteonretreat2023 yeah that is true 👌

I am too! The rooms in that big yellow building look huge from the outside.

You’re still in the same place you showed me right? It’s a great condo but I hear ya on wanting the best view possible. We just moved this week (I’m behind on videos) and while we have a nice view, it’s nothing compared to our last city view. Hope all is well with you, we need to share a meal sometime. 🙏🏼

If you think we might get along after watching some of my videos, hit me up. My videos show the real me and I meet viewers pretty regularly now. I have an email in every video description.

@@peteonretreat2023 Right on man, thanks! Been watching your channel for nearly a year! I'll shoot you an email and maybe we can schedule a meet! Keep up the good work!

@NickedOff sounds great 👍🏼

Yes, it sure is called the Tropicana. They are both names of old casinos in Las Vegas and I think my dyslexia brain just swapped them. Thanks for the correction and the comment 🙏🏼

Thank you 🙏🏼 We just finished moving 2 days ago… the move put me behind on my video releases.

I hadn’t heard of it. There’s a couple board game cafes in town. I’ll have to look into it and see if any of them have it. Thanks for the recommendation 🙏🏼

Hey Jon! Yeah, hadn’t seen you around for a while. The algorithm loves to hide me from people for some reason. I think you’ve missed some videos. Great to see you back and hope your life is full of love and laughter. 🙏🏼

@@peteonretreat2023 I will look for your videos, you have always done a great job even when you first started, I am glad life is treating you well and you have met a special lady. Keep living your best life!

@@jons7077 thanks Jon. Yeah, I think you’ve missed a couple fun ones. Again, great to hear from you!

My pleasure. Thanks for commenting. 🙏🏼

Yeah she does lol. Building a house out there is on our 5-10 year plan. We’re not rushing into things… for the most part.

That’s the big question. They will often use paper after but it’s discarded in the waste bin, not flushed.

That’s awesome to hear, thank you 🙏🏼 Thanks also for the comment and sub. I think I have both a fun and informative channel here.

The spiritual journey has been strong too. I’m a leader in a charity group doing shaving work and have embraced bits of Buddhism into my routines.

Haha, I should make a community post. Just had a few busy weeks. Did 4 charity events last month and 2 road trips. The last 2 weeks we went looking at places to move to and now we’re in the process of moving. I should have a video out this weekend (but I thought that last weekend lol)

Good for you! Moving is zero fun.

@@Chef_Boy_RD yup and we took on some extra jobs with this one. We had the entire place painted and all of the furniture professionally cleaned.

Pattaya. No, I’m not wanted. Why would you think that?

Pattaya… it’s in the title of the video