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Renovation Tips Before Selling Your Flat
July 26th, 2010 | 
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If you are planning to sell your HDB flat and you want to have as many buyers as you can as well as a high selling price, there is one thing you might want to consider, RENOVATION.
To get you started, there are a couple of things you need to think about. First, understand how the sales price work. Of course you will not want to invest so much on renovation and end up loosing in the end. Try to research how much a renovated house can sell in the market.
Think like a buyer. And what exactly do buyers do? When they go to your house they step inside and look around. Steve Berges author of the book called “101 Cost Effective Ways to Increase the Value of Your Home” formulated guidelines that will leave a very good impression for home buyers once they step in to your place, these includes the following:
1. Spend money on what can be seen vs. what can’t be seen. Depending at your budget, Berger mentioned that you put a higher priority on improvements that can be easily seen because those will you give the best return of investment.
2. Repair up the exterior first, then the interior. Ugly exterior can cause potential buyers to drive away without going inside the house, you should work on those first.
3. Clear up any trash and make sure your HDB flat is clean and good smelling. This is a very simple thing to do. You dont have to invest so much money on this one, but if you neglected it, you can loose potential buyers as well as good deals.
For best results, Berges recommends that you seek the advice of real estate agents who are familiar how the HDB market in Singapore works and who has a very good idea on the optimal renovations that gives the best impact.
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How to Choose Apartment
When you decide to buy an apartment unit, there are important things that must be considered in addition to facilities offered. Find out also about the parking lot, security system, means of prevention and management of fire, water availability, and others. This is often missing from the buyer.
If you are interested in an apartment advertising but these apartments have been built or not yet finished, you should ask about what developers and how the completeness of the letters needed to build apartments. In some cases, are not professional developers do not visit the advertised apartment building or a building left half unfinished. Of course this will hurt the buyer.
Apartment has now become the alternative housing options that trend. With all the strengths and weaknesses, you alone can decide whether you would like to occupy an apartment.
Disadvantages of Living in Apartment
Besides the advantages of the apartment, there are also shortcomings to live in apartments need to know. For example the cost of maintenance (maintenance fee) or service charge to be paid every month. These costs to pay for electricity use in public places, elevators, cleaning public places, the cost of security, cleanliness, and others. This cost is usually calculated per square meter of area apartment units owned.
Living in an apartment is not as free to live at home, because there are rules of management that must be obeyed. For example the prohibition bring pets. For those of you who like plants, you will not be free to plant many plants because there was no land. You also must be of equal importance would think when listening to music or other activities so as not to disturb other residents. Size apartment that is not too large may not be desirable for those who have been accustomed to living in a house with a large size.
The level of socialization is very small apartment. Seldom met with neighboring residents and minimize the closed room Sosialisasi relations between neighbors. Coupled with a high level of activity of each resident, making intimacy and helping attitude in this reduced occupancy.
Value investing for the long-term apartment is lower than buying a house. If an apartment units are sold after a period of time long enough, the selling price will be lower than the selling price of a house. As more land for housing at least the price of land will be more expensive.
Benefits Living in Apartments
In big cities, there are many property developers who build apartments. This is because the interest to stay in a vertical residential buildings in large urban areas. The reasons include the limited land to build residential houses in a horizontal or urban areas and land prices are already expensive. While the apartment was built vertically require less land so that more affordable price.
Congestion is common in big cities can cause fatigue when to leave or come home from work. Apartments are usually built at strategic locations, close to business centers or offices. So, by living in an apartment close to where the work will be able to reduce fatigue and stress on the road. You can also arrive at the shelter more quickly so that more rest time.
Life of a busy urban community and quickly made the choice to stay in the apartment is considered more practical. Apartment units are usually not too large, so the time and energy needed to clean the room is not too much. They are also not bothered to take care of parks, drainage facilities, water, or air circulation due to the existing manager is responsible for it.
Security level is also better because of the 24-hour security and CCTV monitoring, so that residents can be more calm when I have to leave his unit. This is important because most urban communities that work will be spending more time outside, either for working, dining or recreation.
Facilities available in the apartment was also the main attraction. Fitness facilities like fitness center, swimming pool, jogging track, playground, Minimarket, restaurants, cafes, and other facilities will make the apartment dwellers do not have to go far to meet his needs.
Minimalist Interior with Wood
A harmonious combination between the interior of the house and the house building facades will make your house look good in view. Especially if your house is minimalist-type model home interior home course and style should match the minimalist model of your house.
Interior will not escape the room of course, you can design interior living room with living room-style or style ornament round ornament, or boxes as the geometric shape of the interior access to living room TV cabinet or cabinet display goods – your antiques .
If you want your house memorable traditional minimalist you could add a minimalist interior at a table or chair with teak wood in traditional designs or can be objects collectibles when you travel to Bali or areas – areas that offer by the unique local handicrafts or objects – objects when you go abroad.
Games color to use the family room which you can choose the wood with teak wood which has good qualities could also nyantoh with fiber wood that is straight – straight or mahogany color slightly reddish with a simple design does not use the engraving – engraving and profile .
Color – bright colors perfect for minimalist bedroom house interior bedroom addition to the headboard of the bed if you like the wallpaper you can choose a picture – a picture with shades of leaves – the leaves, chicken – woven bamboo or pictures – other pictures.
While tables and chairs in the dining room, also selected a simple model. His top table can use wood, can also use the glass. Dining room wall ornaments given, such as sandstone, and mirror glass boxes (stained glass).
Then for the lighting using a geometric-shaped pendant lights, round, square, or a prism. As for dining chairs, most with high backing and materials used are usually ‘chenille’ brown, beige or black leather
minimalist home design
Houses with modern minimalist design is still become an interest for many people until now. This was proven by the developer that still offer many residential apartments and offers the type of house with a minimalist design.
Minimalist house design should consider aspects of interior design that is suitable for minimalist home to our house was really a family dream house with a modern minimalist design type.
Here are some interior design modern minimalist home that you can choose:
- Use accessories uncluttered space that is clean, firm, without a profile, a minimum geomatris form because the principle of minimalist design is just right, perfect and not excessive.
- Use draperies or cover windows with roller-type model, the basic vertical blinds or horizontal can.
- If you want to install carpet using carpet with solid colors without a motive.
- Keep the surface of the table, or cabinet credensa surface is clean and empty. The books and other items should be stored in a drawer. The ideal accessories vase of artistic glass, simple dishes that contain fruit or a candle.
- Use the same colors for the pillow and the couch to look plain or simple.
- Cover beds, sheets and pillowcases using a plain style. Do not use Combination of colors too much at least two colors without a motive.
- If you want to install the painting with frame composition and simple, without a profile or carving. Better not too many paintings on display a large select from your collection.
- Color of paint for minimalist interior walls should choose pastel or pale colors that are neutral like gray, beige or cream.
Contemporary Home Decor
Contemporary home interiors can be decorated and the elements with simplicity. Elements of modern and minimalist is one key element in decorating and beautifying your home with contemporary home decor. Interior decorating modern suburban home will bring peace, tranquility and balance in space and will look neat.
This contemporary concept suitable applied to interior kitchen, bar and formal dining room on one side, and casual dining and office space at the other end. Simple in design furniture, combining modern functionality with an informal luxury.