Renovated fisherman's house, Bangbao

The house has 3 bathrooms, 2 bedrooms, storeroom, area for washing out scuba gear, large covered, open sided living room and private mooring for speedboats right outside the house.    An upstairs floor could easily be added and additional bedrooms built.  There isn't a kitchen but a simple kitchen area is in place as the owner usually eats at nearby restaurants or has them deliver food.

The house has electricity, phone line, satellite TV is connected and has a guaranteed water supply.  Access to the house is on a footbridge which leads off the main pier in Bangbao, you can ride a motorbike up to the house.

The price includes all furniture and fittings currently in the house as the owner has no need of them should he move out.  This includes one AC unit in the main bedroom.

The nearest neighbour is the police officer in charge of Bangbao, he looks after the house when the present owner is away.
 

In Bangbao you can usually expect to pay 3 million baht for an unrenovated house and 6-7 million baht for one that has been renovated and is first to live in.  This house is in excellent condition and for sale for a comparatively low price.  The reasons are simple:  1) The owner has had the house for  along time - he bought well before prices shot up and even including the cost for totally rebuilding the house from the concrete stilts in the water up 4 years ago, is happy to sell for a sensible price which provides him with a profit.  2) The owner would prefer  a quick sale rather than listing the house for a year at  a higher price and hoping to find a buyer.

Remember that no house built in the water will have a title deeds.  This is because they are built on the sea bed and not on the land.  Therefore they have a legal address book, which lists the name of the owner, but no title deeds on paper.  This is in common with all fisherman's houses in Thailand and not specific to Koh Chang.