Many investors buy condominiums in Bangkok to rent them out and get a steady income flow while hoping for future capital gain through an increase in the value of their property. In order to get the best rents and easily find tenants, it is critical that investors understand the needs of residential tenants: who they are, where they want to rent, what they want and how much they can afford. There are two types of tenants in the Bangkok residential rental market. At the higher end are working expatriates and, at the lower end, generally with budgets of less than 10,000 baht per month, are Thais who cannot afford to buy a unit or just need accommodation for a short period of time like university students. There is only a very small downtown rental market for Thais and residential rental demand mostly comes from expatriates working in Thailand who rent,...