Should I buy a house in Pattaya? Will a detached beach villa in Jomtien be a good investment for the future? Can a foreigner own land in Thailand? Can I trust Pattaya Real Estate agents to give me impartial advice? Can pigs fly?

I can't answer these questions. I am not a realtor in Thailand. I am not an expert in giving financial or property investment advice. I do know that pigs can fly - I went to a Pink Floyd concert at Main Road in Manchester many years ago. Man that was an enormous pig flying over the stadium and yes I did smoke but I promise I didn't inhale.

What I hope to do is help you to make your decision by giving you access to information about the property market in Pattaya. Hard facts - good bad and just plain ugly about existing housing projects, ongoing projects and future planned housing developments in Pattaya and the surrounding area. Also access to thoughts, experiences and opinions from property owners, real estate agents and experts in the property scene in Pattaya and in Thailand as a whole.

Pattaya Beach and especially Jomtien Beach is THE place to buy or rent a property, villa or house. Pattaya has so many things to offer not only a vibrant nightlife and exotic entertainment but a whole host of sporting and recreational activities.

I know a lot about condos in Pattaya, I live in one. However my knowledge of the property market with regard to houses and villas was sketchy at best until I started researching for this site. What I found was so surprising. I was not surprised by the dross. The below average, even for Thai standards, construction and fitments on the vast majority of projects.

What I was pleasantly surprised about was the number of really high quality properties that are being built or have been built in the last let's call it "near past" I congratulate the companies involved. What I must point out is that the majority of these "high quality property projects in Pattaya are either foreign owned or have major influence from foreign directors and designers.

Pattaya Property -   Houses & Villas -  Condominiums

Why buy a house, villa or property in Pattaya or Jomtien Beach?

• Because the scores, soon to be hundreds of Pattaya real estate agents are of course extolling the virtues of this most un-virtuous of locations.

• Because I chose to live here. Some may say that this is because my judgment is flawed or that I have other un-virtuous motives.

So if you are thinking of following in my footsteps and investing a lot of time and hard earned money in a paradise beach property in Pattaya or Jomtien then you need to know the facts, the hard facts, the good, the bad and the just plain ugly.