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Dear Maisonette owners, My partner and I are eyeing at buying a resale maisonette at some point. We love the idea of having 4 rooms as well as an additional open-air terrace with almost no ceiling where we hope to chill out over great views. However, we are also in a dillemma over the following issues and hope you can help advise ! 1) Cleaning - Due to the large sqm and spanng over 2 floors ! Is the cleaning a huge hassle ? 2) Staircase - Seemed like fun in the beginning, but does it start become a hassle overtime ? Forgetting things going up and down etc... ? 3) Storeroom under the stairs - The store under the staircase seemed very small and impractical - where else do you guys store your stuff ? 4) Birds flying into open air terrace - I've been reading previous posts about birds flying into the open air terrace - is that a normal thing ? We really like the idea of an open air alfresco feel and have no intention of sealing it up with windows... But have never thought of birds flying into the area and dirtying the place ! Yikes ! 5) Renovation cost - How much was your overall renovation cost ? Seeing that it spans over 2 floors involving a staircase and they are all resale, I imagine an overhaul is very much needed ! 5) 3 toilets - Has anyone has any issue dealing with 3 toilets ? We think it's too many and unnecessary and we were thinking of knocking the 2 toilets on the 2nd level to form a larger toilet for the master bedroom. Does anyone have any advise on this ?

Given that the cooling measures by the government has started to set in - PR not able to buy resale flats unless they have reside for more than 3 years after their application, I've seen COV dropping. The headlines has also been reporting it is dropping to an all point low. I have noticed properties selling off at below valuation now in non mature estates - almost unimaginable 1-2 years ago ! Has anyone who has gotten themselves a great deal so far - paying very little COV or below valuation ? Mind sharing with us your area and flat type too ? It's a buyer's market now ! Singaporean buyer that's it ! Yay !