How Much Time Did You Spend To Look For Your Final House?

[worldangel 0]

Discuss here! Is it with the same agent or through different agents? And how long did you take to find your final house, from the first time you started searching?

Need to find out the average timing here to see whether is it just me who is being extra fussy because my agent is starting to show attitude and pressuring me to take up an unit...I have been searching since end of March but only viewed around 10 to 15 units so far.

Thanks

[pinkpetter 0]

mmm We close to 3 years, taking breaks inbetween cos we got frustrated and in the final year, we looked at 50 units in Tampines and Simei alone...

We went to Marine Parade, Pasir Ris and Bedok too.

Do I know you worldangel? heh

Edited May 14, 2009 by pinkpetter

[worldangel 0]

mmm We close to 3 years, taking breaks inbetween cos we got frustrated and in the final year, we looked at 50 units in Tampines and Simei alone...

We went to Marine Parade, Pasir Ris and Bedok too.

Do I know you worldangel? heh

Heheheh...I checked out your blog...and yes, I think we know each other...

did you look through all those units through the same agent?

Edited May 14, 2009 by worldangel

[pinkpetter 0]

hahah alright alright then I know who you are.

Nope. My dad is the meticulous one who called practically every ad in the papers every day. He cuts out every single 5room, EA, EM ad from the classifieds and pastes them on the paper every day. Tell your agent your criteria and tell him that you don't want to see until it satisfies those criteria... otherwise it would waste everyone's time also. Good luck!!

[worldangel 0]

hahah alright alright then I know who you are.

Nope. My dad is the meticulous one who called practically every ad in the papers every day. He cuts out every single 5room, EA, EM ad from the classifieds and pastes them on the paper every day. Tell your agent your criteria and tell him that you don't want to see until it satisfies those criteria... otherwise it would waste everyone's time also. Good luck!!

yea, that's what I did...but somehow when we reached there we will find out there are some flaws with the house. As in the house meets our basic requirements but there are those little little things which I cannot state as requirement cos even the agent dunno they exist until we go there and see for ourselves...for example, there was this one house which I really liked but couldn't take because it is near to the community hall...another one because the house has too many pointy edges...both houses do fulfill my basic requirements: corner units, near MRT and near amenities...

[pinkpetter 0]

Then you have two more criteria..... you want more quiet places (not near gathering places) and one with more regular shape.. (maybe you can specify to him whether one or two odd shape rooms are acceptable? or completely not acceptable...)

House hunting is always a headache.

Edited May 14, 2009 by pinkpetter

[worldangel 0]

Just got back from viewing another unit...think this might be THE ONE...finally found one at the area which we like and the house is in very good condition, at mid floor and not blocked...

thinking of going for second viewing this weekend...