Are you buying a new home or condominium?

 

Are you considering buying a new home or condominium and have started visiting the developers’ show room? If so, you would be very excited by the concepts of their designs and how good they look, right?  What you need to understand is that the sales people are almost always very professional and their sole objective is to get you to commit to a booking fee for the residence even if you are not 100% certain this is the right fit for you.

Firstly you must take the time to understand the floor plan and the actual area size as looks can be extremely deceiving. A friend asked me to go with them for a second look at a condominium that she was interested in purchasing. She showed me the layout plan and was very excited as it was a great location. She took days admiring the layout and have decided to place a booking fees. She insisted I go with her again and then suddenly we realized one thing. The presentation layout has a darker shade and the column is almost similar color. We cannot really see unless we use a magnifying glass.

We went back to see the showroom again and realized the pillar was being wrapped up against a high table. Then we counter check again and true enough, after a couple of days only, we realized the problem.  Also the use of mirrors in show rooms is very common to make the area seem larger than it actually i. This is another very good reason to understand the dimensions of the floor plan.

 

You will also see the furniture used in these show rooms are always perfect for the size and shape of the area you have which means you have very little chance of buying furniture which actually fits the space if you are shopping from furniture outlets or looking to buy off the shelf.

 

For the bedrooms, make sure that the size and shape of bed you want to have in your room can actually fit!  Generally, show rooms will have smaller beds or small wardrobe space (if any) which means when you actually move into your new dream home, half of your existing furniture doesn’t fit in or you have the added cost and inconvenience of custom make to suit the layout.

 

I would suggest before you purchase your dream home, always at least visit the property / showroom on 3 separate occasions and preferably another person to visit with you to give their opinion on the size, space and furnishing.  It is also great to see how the showroom looks at different times of the day providing this is a showroom located on the actual site or near the site on which you have purchased. There is a big difference when you look at a bare unit versus a made up showroom.

 

I hope this is a help and guide to you and wish you good luck on your new house hunting!  Check out our website for your home needs!