Rome Home Sweet Home

My friends and I had been searching for a place to stay in after leaving NTU hostel. In fact we had been contacting many property agents and asking people that we know for any recommendation and suggestion. The reason that made it difficult for us to find a good place was that our group wanted to move in early July but settled the deal by end of May 08. Many had tried to convince me that it would be difficult but hard works did pay.

After sharing with several friends, many had feedback that our unit is a very good deal. Some pictures of the unit were taken using my mobile phone camera:







So Do you think it's an HDB, Condo or EA?

I would not give you tips for finding good house as I don’t have ones. However I would like to share what we had done to get such a good deal.

1. Define our requirement. It should not be merely defining the type of accommodation, the location and the move-in time but it is also important to determine the total budget of the group. For us, we base our search on type (e.g. 3+1), location (distance from MRT) and the rental fee.


2. Search on internet (http://www.sg-house.com/, http://www.flatsdb.com/, etc), read newspaper for any listing, ask friends or call the agent. Don’t hesitate to ask me if you need contact number of a good agent. I have some. (Note: if you are using agent, remember to ask them about the commission fee and other administration fee)


3. Visit the house with several people of your group to derive a fair judgement. Sometimes the emotion override man's conscience. Don't forget to bargain!


4. Pray, pray and pray! Yes I did pray to God for His guidance in finding the desired unit the night before with all my heart... And... it's just the night before I closed the good deal.


5. Last but not least, ensure that all the member of the group put effort for finding the place. It needs not to be fair but sufficient. Hence all will know how difficult it was to find a good place.