Stop renting winter. Buy it.
Every season you pay for someone else's seaside apartment. Your own studio in Phuket starts at ฿3.1M on a 0% payment plan — live in it in winter, and in summer it works for you through a management company.
Bang Tao · your office in January
Renting every season is paying someone else's mortgage
High season (November–April) is the most expensive time to rent on the island. During that time the owner either lives for free or earns.
The "I live in it myself" scenario
6 months of wintering in your own apartment + summer rental to cover maintenance costs. The apartment waits for you, with your belongings.
The "50/50" scenario
You live 1–2 months in high season and rent out the rest. The management company checks in guests, and you see the reports in an app.
The "until I move" scenario
You buy off-plan on a 0% plan, the unit rents from completion, and you move when you're ready. The asset is already working.
Honest about yield
Net market yield — 4–6% a year. It's not the "pays for itself in 8 years" from the ads, but it's real money plus your own seaside home.
The visa is no longer a problem
Since 2024 Thailand has turned seriously towards remote workers. Here are the working options for 2026 — we'll suggest which one suits you and hand you to a trusted visa consultant.
Destination Thailand Visa · 5 years
For those working remotely for foreign companies and for freelancers. Up to 180 days per entry + a 180-day extension. Requirement: ฿500K in your account (at least 3 months). Fee — from ฿10K.
Long-Term Resident · 10 years
For professionals earning $80K+/year and affluent investors. Perks: 17% tax for the highly-skilled, foreign-income exemption, airport fast-track.
Thailand Privilege · 5–20 years
A "membership" visa with no income requirement: Bronze ฿650K/5 years, Gold ฿900K/5 years, Platinum ฿1.5M/10 years. Just pay — and live.
Visa terms change — data as of mid-2026. Buying property doesn't grant a visa by itself, but owner status makes life easier: an address for banking, contracts and immigration forms.
A remote worker's infrastructure in Bang Tao
Phuket isn't an "island with palm trees and no connection". For fixed-line internet Thailand is consistently in the world's top 15.
~240Mbps
Median fibre speed
24/7
HOMA Cherngtalay coworking — call booths, meeting rooms, community
GMT+7
Timezone: evening calls with Europe, morning with Asia
Area cafés & hubs
Boat Avenue and Porto de Phuket — cafés with power sockets and Wi-Fi, restaurants, farmers' markets. All 5–10 minutes from the condos in our selection.
Community
The island's north-west is the main expat and remote-worker cluster: sports, surfing in Surin, running in Laguna, meetups and networking year-round.
Studios & 1BR: your entry to the island
What we're asked most often
Can I buy an apartment without coming to Thailand?
Yes. Video walkthroughs of properties, reservation via DocuSign, payments by international transfer or through licensed crypto operators, a power of attorney for registration. A third of BURO's deals are fully remote.
Who looks after the apartment while I'm away?
A management company: cleaning, minor repairs, guest check-in, online reports. In a condo this is a standard service — the fee is usually 20–30% of rental income. We connect a management company with transparent reporting at the purchase stage.
What about maintenance costs?
In a condo — a monthly CAM (common area management) fee per square metre plus metered utilities and a sinking-fund contribution on purchase. We'll send exact figures for each project along with the price list — they're part of our financial model.
Freehold or leasehold for a studio?
If the project has a free freehold quota (49% of the area for foreigners) — take freehold: full ownership, easier to resell. Leasehold is a registered 30 years with contractual renewal options; sometimes it's cheaper, and it works for the "winter + rent" scenario too. We'll break down the specific unit before the deal.
5 beachside studios — for your budget
We'll send options with price per m², maintenance costs and an honest income forecast for the months you're not on the island.