The Search for the One.

The set up of this blog is mainly to archive my renovation process and the research i’ve did for the renovation of our matrimonial house.

The search for our house started off and ended within 2 days. That was an extremely quick search which never failed to amazed a lot of people. I know of friends who searching for weeks and months, only to find themselves confused over the tons of units they have seen.

I wouldn’t dare say this is a dream house for us, we are trying hard to turn it into one. We started the search with a little thought of ‘doing the norm’ - take weeks to get the house we want, that is. But our housing agent from Dennis Wee was gd. He understood our requirements and waste no time in bringing us to the units that we were not interested or simply beyond our budget. Coming back to it, I don’t have an idea of a dream house, i just need a house that’s spacious enough for the both of us. Having said that, it also has to be on high level, lift-landing level, single step to unit, big bathrooms, near my mum’s place… etc.

Main thing to note: there may be 101 important criterion to meet for the house, but one has got to prioritise which goes to the top list and which are the gd-to-have. A gd housing agent that knows your exact needs helps to make the hunt a less time consuming one too. Remember, no budget is too little (i’ve met agent who criticized me for my fussiness given my meagre budget), it is only how competent the agent is.

Oh yes, not forgetting some who r extremely into fengshui, do let your agents know the ‘directions’ that benefit you/family in the hunt, not to waste time in seeing units that are gorgeous in interior and location but failed in FS.

All in all, we saw a total of 7 units in the nearby vicinity and found this 4A 107sqm that’s 20mins walk away from my mum’s place.

Next up.. What to look out for when bargaining with the seller.