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thanks can't wait to get the floor plan

Btw reiki, loved what you have done to your balcony! Looks so cosy and comfy! How much did you spend doing up the flooring and the windowpane?

Yup...just paranoid after reading and listening to stories of quite a number of sellers backing out even though OTP has been exercised...

thanks..that's the original condition of the house. So most probably we will do very little reno... planning to just do up the toilets, laminate kitchen cabinets, and maybe hack down the built in wardrobe...

Hehe yea, happy that the hunt is over. Want to ask: how likely is it that seller will back out after option to purchase has been exercised?

Still early days till renovation, but I have just put a deposit for a flat a few hours ago Finally got my dream house after 2 months of searching and nearly 50 houses later! I have always loved the idea of a t-blog and had always loved looking at beautiful pictures which have been posted in here...now got a chance to contribute le Will be putting up more pictures of the house in this thread Now just some pictures which have been taken by the agent...will be going over to the house this Sunday with my parents so might be taking more pictures at that time... Pictures of 5 Room Flat in Admiralty

how much to relaminate kitchen cabinets? Cos some of the cabinets in the house we have seen are still very new and don't think it is necessary to hack them down and rebuild new one...

I must have viewed more than 30 by now, maybe nearly 40. It can be quite discouraging sigh. Who is your agent? I might know him/her cos I have been calling agents who specialize in Woodlands area...you can PM me the contacts tho Thanks in advance!

sigh dun think we will be getting this flat after all, the seller is now reluctant to sell even when we offer up to 10k, he still insists on getting 2-3k more. plus my parents in law don't really like the house and we even went to the temple to get a divination lot, but it was a really bad lot which advised us not to get the house and wait for a better one So that means the search goes on.

I hoping to get 45k for first timer...my house after add evthing will also be around the same price as yours, just that my house valuation is lower than yours but they asking for a lot of COV can't wait to see your pics! once you set up the t-blog, do post a link here And if can share the quotation by your contractor, even better

Haha cannot be too happy first, tonight bringing parents in law to view the unit...they are picky people so might not like the flat and will end up influencing us to not feel like getting the flat Plus they keep thinking that the price is too steep although I check the HDB resale flat transaction and all the flats around there are selling for ard the same price... Yea I understand Uncle Soon is very busy cos so many people here engaging his service after all the good reviews haha...but definitely will take into consideration other contractors as well. The main thing we will take into account is the price and the service provided. My husband is quite particular when it comes to the way the house looks, so we will need a contractor who understands what we want and is able to deliver that...

ahaha wat coincidence, I am getting a flat in Woodlands too...the one I am talking about is close to Admiralty MRT, somewhere near 888 Plaza. Where is your place? Is yours a 4 room or 5 room? If you dun mind me asking, how much did you pay altogether for your hse (valuation & COV)?

Wow sounds like you got yourself a good deal! Yea, would be interested in seeing your pictures...if the contractor can provide good service at a good price, don't mind getting his contacts from you

Oh furniture and appliances we have set aside another 15k...so we didn't include that as part of reno cost... sigh need to spend around 40 to 45k cash for this house...but really like the surrounding and location... so now praying that no buyer will go jack up the COV... And we are also not getting ID firms, more interested in getting a contractor and have heard many good reviews about Ah Soon, so might be considering him

We would need to the flooring as well as hacking & relaying the tiles on the wall for the toilets... Will be replacing the toilet bowls and sink as well...don't think will have a shower screen. For the partial wall, can just be a partition as long as it "hides" the kitchen from the view of the people who just enter the house... Hope to get evthing done within 15k if possible...

Now in the midst of calculating reno cost Want to know if it is worth getting this unit which has good location and everything, but the owner asking for 8k or higher COV and the condition of the hse is quite bare. So if we manage to get this unit, we will need to do the following: Hacking the floor in the toilets (2 of them) and re-laying the tiles Hacking down the built in wardrobe in the rooms (2 of them) Building up a partial wall near the entrance of the kitchen so that the kitchen cannot be seen when people walk in, the kitchen is right beside the main door Hacking the kitchen cabinet and re-doing them Repainting That's what we can think of right now, the flooring for the rest of the house is quite new so don't think we need to do anything to them. How much do you think this type of renovation will cost? it is a 4 room flat by way, around 100sqm Thanks in advance

It is written in the house valuation report that the the house is facing north. Does that mean that the house main entrance is in the North direction? Most of the windows are at the opposite side of the main entrance though (means windows for the bedrooms, balcony, etc) I also would like to know what is the meaning of North-South facing?

The house I am interested in is a corner unit, at the end of quite a long corridor. Since it is the last unit on the floor, it is located next to the staircase and the corridor in front of my house is quite dark. Is that ok or do I need to do somethingto brighten it up? Another issue is that the house layout is in such a way that the moment we walk into the house, the kitchen is right next to the main door. My hubby quite worried about this, does it have a bad feng shui in any way? Thanks in advance for your advice

Just got back from viewing another unit...think this might be THE ONE...finally found one at the area which we like and the house is in very good condition, at mid floor and not blocked... thinking of going for second viewing this weekend...

yea, that's what I did...but somehow when we reached there we will find out there are some flaws with the house. As in the house meets our basic requirements but there are those little little things which I cannot state as requirement cos even the agent dunno they exist until we go there and see for ourselves...for example, there was this one house which I really liked but couldn't take because it is near to the community hall...another one because the house has too many pointy edges...both houses do fulfill my basic requirements: corner units, near MRT and near amenities...

Heheheh...I checked out your blog...and yes, I think we know each other... did you look through all those units through the same agent?

my queue number is sucky...despite me applying on the first day...got 4k+..no hope oledi.. Anyway oso didn't expect to get a good number...so now in the process of looking at resale flats..

Discuss here! Is it with the same agent or through different agents? And how long did you take to find your final house, from the first time you started searching? Need to find out the average timing here to see whether is it just me who is being extra fussy because my agent is starting to show attitude and pressuring me to take up an unit...I have been searching since end of March but only viewed around 10 to 15 units so far. Thanks

Hi, thanks for the advice I am taking a look at your blog now. I will be going to view 2 places tomorrow, keeping my fingers crossed!

Hi, new to this forum though I have been lurking around here for a while My hubby and I have just gotten a HLE Loan of around 260k and we have started looking around for a suitable house. So far we have only viewed one house but going to view another few over the next few days. My question is: what do we need to look out for when we are looking for a house? The first house we viewed is at a location which is suitable but it seems to have signs of water leakage in the master bedroom toilet, maybe that's why the cov was low, just 5k. Another question is: is it acceptable to take pictures of the house when we are viewing it? Thanks