Ever since the launch of the en bloc sale in my estate, there has been incessant talk in the market and just about everywhere. "There goes a millionaire!", seems to be the biggest joke.
For the last few weekends, I have been out with my son and sometimes with my son-in-law, looking at properties. It has been very interesting and informative gathering information and market intelligence on the properties market. My son-in-law is also in the midst of looking for a property, around the same time period as myself.
Still early yet before the closing of the tender, nevertheless I find it educational seeing what is available, so that when the time comes for me to actually choose and buy, I would have a good picture of my options. Many of my friends have come to ask me what is available.
Some new condominiums are really like pigeon lofts. Square box partitioned into the various rooms. Some featured a glass wall separating the master bedroom and the bath cum toilet. For a newly married couple, it could be disastrous because one morning, seeing his lovely wife taking a shower, the young man could forget there is a glass wall. Newspaper headline would read, 'Young husband seriously injured trying to jump through glass wall.'
Last Sunday, I viewed an upmarket apartment, beautifully set up with a spacious master bedroom with a balcony view. With marble and state of the art finishing, it was luxury from the moment you entered the main door. Featuring a dry and a hidden wet kitchen inside, wine coolers show off the gastronomy and expensive taste of the owner. Starting at $3m, this will pale against another development costing $16m. The sky is the limit!
Back down to earth, I saw some interesting three storey townhouses costing from $980,000 to $1.4m. These are nice houses which I am eyeing when my time comes. I told my son to take the third storey, as he will be with me when we move. Hopefully, I can find one.
I viewed a very nice condominium close by, which is tenanted with a Caucasian family paying $4,800 rental. It was very well built with plenty of plants and felt like a resort with pool and gymnasium. Priced within my budget at $1.3m, I am not ready to take it as yet.
There were some penthouses that I saw which impressed me somewhat. The master bedroom was spacious with walk-in wardrobe and nice bathroom upstairs. Downstairs, there was a junior master bedroom with similar features. Perhaps the owner will keep his wife upstairs and his mistress downstairs. With a nice wooden staircase, the owner will make a quick dash forward or a slow drag back! The bugger will probably have a heart attack mid floor.
Show houses are very deceiving. They remove the doors and put in glass and mirrors to make it look spacious. So you must use your imagination and visualise what it will really look like. You have to ask questions and put yourself inside the place.
Because of my church activities, I will need to stay not too far away so that I can still return to church by public transport. That would have to be my biggest consideration. In the meantime, I will continue to look around and hope when I make my choice, it will be what I want.
Till then....
For the last few weekends, I have been out with my son and sometimes with my son-in-law, looking at properties. It has been very interesting and informative gathering information and market intelligence on the properties market. My son-in-law is also in the midst of looking for a property, around the same time period as myself.
Still early yet before the closing of the tender, nevertheless I find it educational seeing what is available, so that when the time comes for me to actually choose and buy, I would have a good picture of my options. Many of my friends have come to ask me what is available.
Some new condominiums are really like pigeon lofts. Square box partitioned into the various rooms. Some featured a glass wall separating the master bedroom and the bath cum toilet. For a newly married couple, it could be disastrous because one morning, seeing his lovely wife taking a shower, the young man could forget there is a glass wall. Newspaper headline would read, 'Young husband seriously injured trying to jump through glass wall.'
Last Sunday, I viewed an upmarket apartment, beautifully set up with a spacious master bedroom with a balcony view. With marble and state of the art finishing, it was luxury from the moment you entered the main door. Featuring a dry and a hidden wet kitchen inside, wine coolers show off the gastronomy and expensive taste of the owner. Starting at $3m, this will pale against another development costing $16m. The sky is the limit!
Back down to earth, I saw some interesting three storey townhouses costing from $980,000 to $1.4m. These are nice houses which I am eyeing when my time comes. I told my son to take the third storey, as he will be with me when we move. Hopefully, I can find one.
I viewed a very nice condominium close by, which is tenanted with a Caucasian family paying $4,800 rental. It was very well built with plenty of plants and felt like a resort with pool and gymnasium. Priced within my budget at $1.3m, I am not ready to take it as yet.
There were some penthouses that I saw which impressed me somewhat. The master bedroom was spacious with walk-in wardrobe and nice bathroom upstairs. Downstairs, there was a junior master bedroom with similar features. Perhaps the owner will keep his wife upstairs and his mistress downstairs. With a nice wooden staircase, the owner will make a quick dash forward or a slow drag back! The bugger will probably have a heart attack mid floor.
Show houses are very deceiving. They remove the doors and put in glass and mirrors to make it look spacious. So you must use your imagination and visualise what it will really look like. You have to ask questions and put yourself inside the place.
Because of my church activities, I will need to stay not too far away so that I can still return to church by public transport. That would have to be my biggest consideration. In the meantime, I will continue to look around and hope when I make my choice, it will be what I want.
Till then....
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