I love Chiang Mai, great place to live. I shared a townhome right in the heart of downtown...for $175 a month. My balcony was the size a huge living room, fully covered and enclosed, absolutely gorgeous. I was steps away from Maya Mall, with a view of Doi Suthep. Mornings sipping coffee, painting, and then exploring the city. Pure heaven! p.s. re digital nomads: If they are being evasive, they are probably keeping it on the low down due to Thai work laws. If you ain't got a 'work permit', keep your mouth shut...or run afoul of immigration!!

@STiMonkey

2 жыл бұрын

Can you elaborate on "shared a townhome"? Did you have a roommate or housemate? Was it a 2 bedroom townhouse? Thanks!

@nicholascherry5962

2 жыл бұрын

When in Bkk for 3 months in 2020. I ran into a group of guys all under 30 who were rich and way overstayed their Visas. It was bars and girls every night, was a comedy the whole time :)

@VIPHuman

2 жыл бұрын

Can you smoke weed over there? Im trynna move there

@Sunshine-lf1ot

2 жыл бұрын

@@VIPHuman Did you find out if they can smoke

@kohchangtai7820

Жыл бұрын

@@VIPHuman Yes, just don’t do it openly until the laws are ratified. Buy it and smoke at home.

Practical video's like these are always welcome! There is always someone looking for a place to stay. These condo's look amazing!

Fun video Forrest, some good deals in Chiang Mai. That first apartment was 👌

I shared a room less than half the size of #3 in college. As a single expat that is really all you need. Makes me want to move to Chiang Mai now. Wow!

Incredible. I just left Chiang Mai a few days ago. I really like it. Like the low rent. I do prefer ocean towns but Chiang Mai is nice.

I really like the first Condo but the last Condo would probably make more sense for me

mate... I've lived in Bangkok for 7 years in total and moved to Chiang Mai 2 weeks ago (actually living in Nimmana condo) and it's already SO MUCH better to live here ... If you are free to move anywhere in Thailand, I don't see why you would want to live in BKK ...

When I travel to Thailand, Chiang Mai is usually where I spend most of my time. Thinking about coming to Thailand in February/March 2022. Hope things getting better by that time.

@liwending2992

2 жыл бұрын

23 Can't go, pollution is serious

@ElephantWhisperer222

2 жыл бұрын

Hoping the unvaccinated can return soon.

@cooldeesir

2 жыл бұрын

Did you go?

I should have watched this before I came to CM! Great deals to be had!

Very nice tour! I plan to do what Canadians call "Snowbirding" which means that I'll spend half the year - the frozen half - in a warm locale. My first choice is Thailand because it makes sense to rent and the social climate is so inviting. I'll definitely get hold of Nicha. I know from other people that Chiang Mai is one of the best places for a comfortable semi-retirement. This video has me very enthusiastic about making the leap in 2022 or 2024. Thank you.

Thanks Lee. Very informative n i love that you n Nicha were so natural. Nothing put on. Thanks. Its only the smoky season that puts me off in CM

Digital Nomads can afford 25K thai baht per month. Mom, mom wire me money! I need to live like a real boss.

@bevardoss

2 жыл бұрын

Dont be jelous

@krunchykarrot6537

2 жыл бұрын

@@bevardoss 😂 bro y’all would be mad too if you spent 25yrs relying on someone paying you and not being free to move…I try to be as humble as possible about the whole thing. They paved way for our opportunity

@mattivirta

2 жыл бұрын

boss live less than 15k baht rent this is sure. idiots only waste money same room rent 10k more.

Love the first condo; but prefer the price of the last one😉 thanks for sharing this awesome vlog Forrest 🙏 Enjoyed watching it!!!

Your presenting style is brilliant Forrest. Great video!

Good video, a added bonus is adding a bed you can lift the mattress and it add some much space for storage

Nicha was great! Such a great personality!

I love the design of the first condo.

Hope to travel to Thailand soon, but till then living it through your eyes. You’re the Asian Mike Rowe! Keep smiling, love your work, more please!!! Yeah, get your ass out there and work!

Liked and subbed . I’m 59 , from the UK and retired , looking at Chiangmai for three to six months . I heard the vegetarian food is great and it has a good cycling scene. Really appreciated.

@andrewhighfield2956

5 ай бұрын

Have you made the move? I live in England

weirdest but the best - love the bloopers makes whole viewing so much more fun :D

Forest , ,Nicha really showed some great options and at local pricing .. i love Chiang Mai but Prefer Jomtien at the same price...L.A Rob

Great video Forrest. I am getting more and more interested with visiting Chiang Mai and seeing if is a good spot for long term stay in the future. I hope to retire soon and roam around Asia. Looking for a home base in Asia. Of course waiting for countries to open up. Hey, do you golf? If so, it would great to see you doing some golf course videos. Take care man and keep doing what you’re doing!

That bathroom was stellar!

Great vid , thanks . Really enjoyed.

Great video. Really enjoyed all three options

Check the Omega condos in bangkok. They are a bit older so they have more space and are still nice

Nicha so amazing 🤩

A lot of great options. Our agent was Ruby from perfect homes and we found our apartment for $150 usd a month.

@gntang5426

2 жыл бұрын

Can you tell me if there's a public golf course nearby?

@livingonourterms531

2 жыл бұрын

@@gntang5426 - that you have to look for yourself

@gntang5426

2 жыл бұрын

@@livingonourterms531 I will. Thanks for your response. Cheers.

@tennismaestro1597

Жыл бұрын

@@gntang5426 🎉

Love it man. You're great. Happy I found your Channel. Please keep them coming. Thank you very much. Sounds like you're from the state? I from California. I've been living in Thailand off and on since 2016 🏝

U really convinced me to move to Chiang Mai 👍🏻

I love cooking and this condo would do it for me. This is a ten star condo .

If the first one is 25k and 80 sq m, and it's right where you want, then it's four times the price of a standard nice studio in the same area, and two and a half times the size. It's better, however, in terms of the decor. So I think 15-18k would be the ceiling. The third one is a nice studio. They can be gloomy, but that's a good one. They'd probably take less than 7,500. Learn. "Mee hong wang mai?" (Do you have a room?), "Doo hong dai mai?" (Can I see it?), "Thao rai?" (How much?) and - crucially - point at the AC and say, "Thao rai faa?" (How much is the electricity?) This makes you look as if you know your stuff, and you'll get a better deal!

@kohchangtai7820

Жыл бұрын

And if the electric is not Government rate then your landlady/lord is breaking Thai law.

@method341

Жыл бұрын

that 25k one is overpriced. It should be around 15-18k.

@betagimp127

Жыл бұрын

6k month / 7k including electricity & water... Most I have ever paid... *BG*

Thank you and the beautiful Nicha

You guys were awesome. Love your content

Enjoyed watching you mate..Subscribed..all the best from Australia..🦘🦘🦘🦘🦘

Thanks for the video! Im looking to move to Chiang Mai this September! Been before, beautiful city so chiiled compared to bangkok.

Great video Forest and Nicha. 3 different prices and class living places was great idea. Something for everyone. Chiang Mai looks nice from the mountain views. Great place for a nice slower life as i seek. Thank You from London Ontario Canada, where my ground floor 500 sq foot bachlore apartment here i pay $557/month rises each year 1.2%. or $6.60 extra. it i way below average prices as prices all over Ontario closer to $900 for one bedrooms to over $1400 for 3 bedrooms. Cheers

Love Punna2!

Cute agent 😍😍 Thank you so much for the video (:

nice video Forrest!! would you guys say Chang Mai is the place to be outside of Bangkok?

I like the first condo. Not knowing the area would be the only problem. good video. Sweet sales lady.

Thank you Forrest. Good info on Chiang Mai condo. 👍👍👍💪💪💪👋👋👋🙏🙏🙏

i think chiang mai is the best place for retirement...thanks for sharing...thanks nicha

Stumbled onto your video was very interesting well done like the light-hearted approach I am now thinking about Chiang Mai as opposed to Philippines.

@stevecarr1992

2 жыл бұрын

I heard the Phils has ubiquitous trash problem! I would imagine rats 🐀 as well.

Thank you very much for the information. That's great👍

Wow, that first one is less than a bare minimum apartment above a shop where I am (small city in eastern Connecticut), and this is the cheaper area of CT. I need to go to Thailand.

Interesting. May thinking about it. Thanks for sharing bro. Forrest & Nicha.

Hey Forrest, I met you at Nimmana. I'm paying 13000 baht for a 6 month lease with a pool view. Nice meeting you.

Nicha is a good happy property agent together with joker forrest makes me crazy in chiang mai.🙏🙏🙏

Well done !

I like that place especially kitchen roomy I like to cook looks perfect!

Great show. Subscribed.

Good stuff. Thank you.

Great video . Thanks Thanks !

Pattaya has many one bedrooms 35 to42 sq meters for 5000 baht. Condos with pools gym ect.

@mattivirta

2 жыл бұрын

and normal abartement single room whit batroom and palcony cost ewery city same 3000-38800 Baht. normal.

You sir have earned a sub for humor

Omg she is adorable 😊❤

The first and the second condo are very good

Excellent information

Check out Yantarasri at Nimman. Right beside the first condo 🤙🏼

wow ! thanks for sharing m8 !

I like it ☺️ especially when you joke around.

Wow those are really nice places for the money. Was it the condos or condoms you wanted to check out 🤣🤣🤣 thanks for the tours

😄 I lived next to Punna Residence for close to three years. I actually checked out a place there. Wow...that place looks nice. Air filtered via an A/C, or two?

Nisha is the best agent 💖

First one is very nice but not worth 25k in my opinion. I live in an older condo, 82 sqm in chiang Mai and pay 7500

@LongThanh-ew4tf

Жыл бұрын

Definitely the way to go

Vientiane Laos (Nong Khai, Thailand, next door) will become the next digital nomad capital, thanks to the high speed train

@BigDongEmperor

2 жыл бұрын

Maybe if they upgrade the internet as well

@richiesd1

2 жыл бұрын

@@BigDongEmperor , of course, the internet is being upgraded. There is new fiber lines along the rail and new lives will link to Bangkok, Vietnam and the world. The lower cost of living, easy transport, and location on the Mekong, will make Vientiane very attractive to digital nomads. I myself plan on living in Vientiane for some time.

@craigross341

2 жыл бұрын

I chatted with a lad who'd been there on the train in 2014 from Nong Khai to Udon. Maybe it has changed, but I doubt it. He said Laos was just a nightmare. They tried to charge you horrendous farang prices all the time, and you constantly have to argue.

@richiesd1

2 жыл бұрын

@@craigross341 , things change fast. Are you aware that Vientiane now has high-speed rail that links it to China, and later to Bangkok? I love the location on the Mekong river.

@betagimp127

Жыл бұрын

@@BigDongEmperor upgrade the internet and accommodation , make it less dirty and improve the food.. Maybe then..

Forrest you are great!

You should check out Chiang rai too .

Enjoyed your video

Do they include utilities or you have to get utilities also?

Was sold on bongkok but my friend toms me about chonburi and wow…. I think I found my forever place

Very, very NICE!

Thanks that's very help

Thanks for this video. Will be up in Chiang Mai in a couple of months, and now I know whom to contact once I get there

Don't forget your gratitude journaling, breath work and morning yoga!

@beverlyweber4122

2 жыл бұрын

Coffee on the balcony!

@alexischuah639

2 жыл бұрын

@@beverlyweber4122 with soy, almond or oat milk, if Forrest is really serious about his hippie aspirations, lol :P And coffee on the balcony is awesome, I do that all the time!

wow just wow that is so cheap for what you are getting. i mean if you really liked chiang mai i would do a year for sure. im impressed. has that thailand feel to it.

I came back to make an additional statement. If you take $1,000 and add some items to this condo. Example. Move white table and chairs outside. Buy a bigger sofa and move it closer to TV. Put the bed behind the sofa. Add better pictures. Great location for $150.00

Amazing

Have you lived in both chaing mai and Bangkok ? Which do you prefer? I know it’s cheaper in chaing mai,,,but what about night life. Etc, etc

Nice video, do you use iPhone to make your videos?

First, you AE ALLOWED to BASH Los Angeles MUCH more............I visit nearly every weekend from San Diego, Both are getting high for rent! In Carlsbad, CA a new home starts at two million dollars PERIOD USD! SO, you see why my options are looking SUPER for Thailand or nearby............ Thank you for taking time out of your life to help others:)

Compare with size I think the first one is worth it plus it got luxury.

That is a beautiful apartment

I will contact her when I come there. Thanks

I think Forest has a crush

Cool!

im about to become a digital nomad in Thailand in january, not sure if I should go to Chiang Mai or Pattaya

You seem very happy in Thailand Forest , do you see yourself ever settling back in the states ?

The third property was more in line with what I want to pay if I was to move there for a year or so but I wanted to look into buying a condo close to the beach or on the beach for $15,000 US. Is it possible? Let me know. Thanks.

Thanks for the tour Nicha and you too Forrest.

great video, new sub

Omg I found you by chance….. thank you for this video……

Thanks for the video! I'm curious- do you have to pay electricity or any utilities?

@StrokaReviews

2 жыл бұрын

Of course

@vortexfx420

2 жыл бұрын

probably $50 more each month. Make sure the power is like 0.1 kwh and not 3 or 5

Do they refund the deposit when the end of contract ?

Nice one

Cool man!! Hippy, remember don't take the brown acid! Woodstock!

first apartment very nice but not cheap sorry. Second unit was great even if smaller balcony and rooms. Chomdol third unit definitely a great option and plenty of amenities

Does the rental monthly price include electricity, water, wifi, etc..?

the first minute is great lmao