Koh Samui Holiday Home

Samui's popularity as a tourist destination has prompted plenty of westerners to choose the island as the place to purchase their second home. In fact, it is now one of the most popular choices for prospective buyers in Thailand thanks largely to a rapidly improving infrastructure that provides ever better amenities and services for the island's growing expatriate community. Samui also continues to offer value for money in comparison to western property markets, especially at the high end, what's more, buyers also enjoy strong potential for rental returns.

As many owners are not in residence for the whole year, agencies offer maintenance and rental management of the properties when owners are away. The better agencies take care of important details such as vetting tenants, collecting rent and being a point of contact for rental clients should any problems arise.Timeshare and fractional ownership schemes are also becoming more common on the island, and there have been some moves by banks and developers to offer investors finance, all of which make the possibility of owning a holiday home on Samui both realistic and affordable.

Having a home on modern day Koh Samui is now almost as easy and convenient as living in a city. The island has two major superstores, a cinema, two 18-hole golf courses plus hundreds of shops and restaurants serving the tourist trade. Accessibility is another key draw for home buyers with flights to and from Bangkok to Samui almost every hour. Home owners on Samui can also reach the island direct from Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and Hong Kong.