Surin vs Kamala.

The question every European investor under THB 3M ends up asking. Surin is the institutional off-plan growth play. Kamala is the ready-to-rent yield play. Mario Costa runs the side-by-side.

Side by side

The numbers.

Entry price
THB 1.5M (Surin) vs THB 1.2M (Kamala)
Top of market
THB 30M (Surin) vs THB 25M (Kamala)
Net rental yield
6.0-7.5% (Surin) vs 6.5-8.5% (Kamala)
Off-plan vs resale
Mostly off-plan (Surin). Both available (Kamala).
Capital appreciation runway
Strong, 3-4 yrs (Surin). Mature, modest (Kamala).
Best for
Off-plan with growth (Surin). Tenant-ready yield (Kamala).
Mario's verdict

Surin if the buyer wants Sansiri institutional product on a 50-50 plan with a 3-4 year capital appreciation runway. Kamala if the buyer wants tenant in 60 days at 6.5 to 8.5 percent net. Both have a place in a balanced Phuket portfolio.

Go deeper on each

Read the community pages.

The side-by-side above is the summary. For the full read on each community, including buyer profile, Mario's diligence points, the live Propspace inventory, and the deeper facts, open both pages below.

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Most clients land on one or the other after a 30-minute call walking goals, budget, and timeline. Mario sends a short-list of 2-4 specific units rather than a market overview.