Recently I took a trip to Phenom Penn, Cambodia for a little getaway with my wife. We had a great time and all went well. However a little event took place which got me thinking as to why it’s so important to use a real-estate agent when searching for a house or condo to rent in a foreign country. We were walking along the Riverside, a popular tourist area, and a young boy came up to me offering to sell me a local paper. I like to read, especially local material with stories and adverts about things to do in a city. When I quickly looked at the paper’s price, it was 80 cents and of course the paperboy had no small money so I just gave him a dollar and said keep the change. I put the paper in my bag and decided to give it a read later as we were planning on going to The Java Coffee house & Art Gallery after our Tuk Tuk tour of the city. Arriving at the coffee house, I ordered what I think is one of the best cups of coffee I have ever had and took out my paper to see what was happening in the city during our stay. On closer inspection, the original price of the paper was actually 30 cents and the boy had used a black marker to add to half loops to make it 80 cents! Little bugger paper boy I thought, he made 70 cents off of me and then I noticed on the news rack at the coffee shop they were offering it for free, double whammy….now I really felt like a tourist! Ok so I didn’t lose my cool and go looking for the boy but it did get me thinking about little tricks like these on a bigger scale that can easily happen to unsuspecting newcomers to Hua Hin, a little naive in how things work here. After the contract is signed and deposits payed, there is no going back and before you know it, your budget is out of whack, leaving you with less money for other activities you had planned to do.

An agent can explain to you what the standard security deposits are depending on the property you will be renting, standard market prices based on the length of contract, municipal vs. development electric & water charges, common area services fees, reasonable pool & garden costs, is there a phone line, how & where to subscribe for internet (TTT Maxnet vs. TOT lines) or cable TV (Hua Hin Cable vs. UBC) connections and the various packages offered for various internet speeds and channels.
We also have local knowledge and will update you on the best and safest areas to live in so as to ensure a comfortable and hassle free stay during your time in this Royal Paradise town.

It just makes sense to use an agent as the service is free to you and our commission is payed by the owner. Because we have relationships with the owners, we are able to negotiate better prices and inform you what is normally included in the price of the rental, reducing the number of possible additional costs keeping more money in your pocket!

Besides the new business we get from our website, about 40% of our current contracts come from re-peat customers or referrals and our testimonials support our commitment to finding great rentals based on your lifestyle needs, matching your specifications and budget.