Sure, a property agent is a great way to find an apartment - if you want to spend 30,000 baht / month for a studio on Sukhumvit. Ooooops, that’s what many English teachers make in a month.
Property agents cater for those who don’t have the time, energy, or know-how to find an apartment on their own. That’s fine enough if you’re businessman coming to Thailand on an expat package and don’t mind paying a premium for convenience. Sucks if you’re an English teacher who has to make an effort to make ends meet.
So, in summary, property agents are completely useless for English teachers. I challenge you to prove me wrong - you have any listings you can share for a nice studio for under 10,000 baht a month? Didn’t think so.
Danny,
Neil’s website has loads of apartments under 10,000 baht a month. No disrespect but did you actually look at it? Now whether you can get a ‘nice’ studio for under 10,000 baht a month is another matter. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and one man’s definition of ‘nice’ isn’t always another’s.
By philip on 2010-03-30