Before the real estate market went totally south I did something that I never would have believed that I had to guts to do, especially since I am particularly frugal with my money. I invested in a piece of property in the states and it is going surprising well for me. Now I am interested in a bigger gain that could be made by investing in a vacation property in the Thailand villas. I have seen and read a great deal about the Phuket villas and what better place to buy investment property then a place you want to go and visit for yourself.