The Tropica (Next to Temasek Poly)

[kEN9170]

You plan to move in #XX-01 instead of renting out?
Or you looking elsewhere?

yahaha, met shanel the agent to explore renting out current unit last nite, but kenna convinced by her to sell. no wonder she's tropica's top agent.

[McKinnon]

move to #XX-01 and continue looking for units around reservoir to rent out. i still want the good fengshui here. keke.

most importantly she said, reno until so nice rent out v wasted coz she never met tenant who will take care.

like i said, she's good. haha.

You plan to move in #XX-01 instead of renting out?
Or you looking elsewhere?

[devilplate]

move to #XX-01 and continue looking for units around reservoir to rent out. i still want the good fengshui here. keke.

most importantly she said, reno until so nice rent out v wasted coz she never met tenant who will take care.

like i said, she's good. haha.

Ermm...i rather u stay put on ur current unit!!! reno is tastefully done up!

[McKinnon]

ya hor, i sms her now. thanx for the heads up bro.

How she manage to convince u?...isit better to wait and ride on the new launch?

Y ur agt nvr post ur drooling views???

by the way, ur unit looks gr8...

[McKinnon]

oredi booked my ID to do new unit, have to do alot this time coz original condition.

boh pian kids excited about moving house so have to go through the hassle lo.

Ermm...i rather u stay put on ur current unit!!! reno is tastefully done up!

[kEN9170]

Guess you will be getting Stan to do up your new apt.
Looking forward to his work!

move to #XX-01 and continue looking for units around reservoir to rent out. i still want the good fengshui here. keke.

most importantly she said, reno until so nice rent out v wasted coz she never met tenant who will take care.

like i said, she's good. haha.

[McKinnon]

yesh, stan is my goto guy for all my properties.

have you booked him yet for your waterfront waves?

Guess you will be getting Stan to do up your new apt.
Looking forward to his work!

[devilplate]

oredi booked my ID to do new unit, have to do alot this time coz original condition.

boh pian kids excited about moving house so have to go through the hassle lo.

ooo...ya we goto please our loved ones more den ourselves...hehe

Anw, i love ur new house no. (similar to my car no. too) hehe

Hope it brings u more LUCK!

yo, mind sharing Stan contacts? i dun haf immediate need for reno...but it may comes useful in future...I keep changing contractors..none is gd enuff...

[noblebaby]

what is stan's cheapest package? if i only wan a simple + low cost reno, will he do?

yesh, stan is my goto guy for all my properties.

have you booked him yet for your waterfront waves?

[McKinnon]

yes, i tink he will.

but he's fully booked nowadays after he appeared on tv w michelle chia.

so try to book him earlier.

pm me if you need more details, in case we OT into a reno thread.

what is stan's cheapest package? if i only wan a simple + low cost reno, will he do?

[unregistered881]

ya hor, i sms her now. thanx for the heads up bro.

Hi McKinnon bro, u changed your mind about selling now? Do u intend to rent out your unit then (but tenants will usually not take care of unit as told by agent)? Thx.

[McKinnon]

well, i learnt that for rental units, dunnid to reno so nice so wun heartpain when renting out. haha.

Hi McKinnon bro, u changed your mind about selling now? Do u intend to rent out your unit then (but tenants will usually not take care of unit as told by agent)? Thx.

[devilplate]

well, i learnt that for rental units, dunnid to reno so nice so wun heartpain when renting out. haha.

Or consider renting out after stay for a period of time

[kEN9170]

Yes...NEVER NEVER NEVER do up yr apt nicely for renting out.
I had a very BAD experience with my previous brand new apt.

well, i learnt that for rental units, dunnid to reno so nice so wun heartpain when renting out. haha.

[devilplate]

so morale of the story?? newly TOP house either sell/self-stay?

[McKinnon]

wow! that bad huh? ok i will do minimal for all rental properties from now on. but the yield for tropica is good, and creeping up due to uwc in aug lei. minimal reno can still get good yield?

Yes...NEVER NEVER NEVER do up yr apt nicely for renting out.
I had a very BAD experience with my previous brand new apt.

[proud owner]

Yes...NEVER NEVER NEVER do up yr apt nicely for renting out.
I had a very BAD experience with my previous brand new apt.

actually i have different experience

i did up my very very nice ...

my first tenant paid 8k , while my neighbour rented out at 6k..
tenant really took care of my place ..decorated very nicely ..
then second tenant lagi like it .. and paid even higher rent at 9.5k

anyway you have 2 mths deposits... they dont take care ...you can use the depo to do repair

[McKinnon]

wow! proudowner come to tropica thread!

so any advice on spotting good tenants?

actually i have different experience

i did up my very very nice ...

my first tenant paid 8k , while my neighbour rented out at 6k..
tenant really took care of my place ..decorated very nicely ..
then second tenant lagi like it .. and paid even higher rent at 9.5k

anyway you have 2 mths deposits... they dont take care ...you can use the depo to do repair

[devilplate]

actually i have different experience

i did up my very very nice ...

my first tenant paid 8k , while my neighbour rented out at 6k..
tenant really took care of my place ..decorated very nicely ..
then second tenant lagi like it .. and paid even higher rent at 9.5k

anyway you have 2 mths deposits... they dont take care ...you can use the depo to do repair

9.5k-6k=3.5kX12mths=42kX2yr lease=84k!

Not a bad deal!

[proud owner]

wow! proudowner come to tropica thread!

so any advice on spotting good tenants?

sorry mine is not tropica ..

i amquoting my experience about doing it nice nice before renting out

cos if nicely done .. you target a different group of tenant ..who can appreciate your place and ID ..and willing to pay more for it ..

its all about the agent actually ..different agents have different clientele ..

those specialise in expats will help u find those tenants who can pay more and will take care of your place .. in fact ..they can decorate it so nice that can help you raise your rent even more to your next tenants..

[McKinnon]

ok thanks so much.

if no good offers come in, i will touch base w expat specialist agents.

sorry mine is not tropica ..

i amquoting my experience about doing it nice nice before renting out

cos if nicely done .. you target a different group of tenant ..who can appreciate your place and ID ..and willing to pay more for it ..

its all about the agent actually ..different agents have different clientele ..

those specialise in expats will help u find those tenants who can pay more and will take care of your place .. in fact ..they can decorate it so nice that can help you raise your rent even more to your next tenants..

[devilplate]

sorry mine is not tropica ..

i amquoting my experience about doing it nice nice before renting out

cos if nicely done .. you target a different group of tenant ..who can appreciate your place and ID ..and willing to pay more for it ..

its all about the agent actually ..different agents have different clientele ..

those specialise in expats will help u find those tenants who can pay more and will take care of your place .. in fact ..they can decorate it so nice that can help you raise your rent even more to your next tenants..

is a 2 or 3bedder? how much u spend on reno? based on rental9.5k...shd be upmarket location...

mabe i shd look into it...spend 30k on reno and fetch 84k more within 2yrs?

[devilplate]

ok thanks so much.

if no good offers come in, i will touch base w expat specialist agents.

The problem is...all agts claimed they r 'specialist'

[proud owner]

is a 2 or 3bedder? how much u spend on reno? based on rental9.5k...shd be upmarket location...

mabe i shd look into it...spend 30k on reno and fetch 84k more within 2yrs?

actually no need to spend a lot ..

throw in a chandiler for living and dining ... a couple of standing lamps .. and nice black out curtains .. a fridge, washer + dryer .. plus DISH WASHER ...

if you have regular ID friend .. can get all done below 12k ..

alot of people use Ikea hanging lights .. or blinds... they are cheaper .. but can also look 'ordinary' justlike any other condo ..which house in spore dont have IKEA items ?? so common right ?

standing lamps..if they dont like you can take it back ..
basically lighting and curtains makes a lot of difference ..

dishwasher is not common ..BUT expats really appreciate ..
doesnt cost much .. but you must get proper people to do it right ..

[devilplate]

actually no need to spend a lot ..

throw in a chandiler for living and dining ... a couple of standing lamps .. and nice black out curtains .. a fridge, washer + dryer .. plus DISH WASHER ...

if you have regular ID friend .. can get all done below 12k ..

alot of people use Ikea hanging lights .. or blinds... they are cheaper .. but can also look 'ordinary' justlike any other condo ..which house in spore dont have IKEA items ?? so common right ?

standing lamps..if they dont like you can take it back ..
basically lighting and curtains makes a lot of difference ..

dishwasher is not common ..BUT expats really appreciate ..
doesnt cost much .. but you must get proper people to do it right ..

u get ID guy to reccommend lightings/curtains/paint color/furnitures whereas i DIY myself(however not from IKEA...except some flr mat, linen)

tats makes a difference!

[rainy]

yahaha, met shanel the agent to explore renting out current unit last nite, but kenna convinced by her to sell. no wonder she's tropica's top agent.

had bad impression of shanel. went to view one unit high floor two years back. unwilling to match seller price. told her we will monitor the price movement a little longer. guess what she said " you want price to come down, you wait long long. " very disappointed with her service. in fact, it was her friend ( i think her husband ) who showed us the unit. weeks later, the unit was sold at a lower price.

[proud owner]

u get ID guy to reccommend lightings/curtains/paint color/furnitures whereas i DIY myself(however not from IKEA...except some flr mat, linen)

tats makes a difference!

no no i dont use ID ... only used ID first time ... and learned from there ... i have dont this many times over the yrs ..more or less can do it myself ..

i do spend more on really nice designer hanging and standing lamps .. especially for brand new units just TOP .. get them done asap ..so can have viewing even at night ..

often the wife will come viewing in the day .. when you have the ang moh appliances .. they like .. then the same night ,they bring their husband to view ..and thats only possible if you have lightings done ..

and my experience is .. i manage to rent out faster and at better price ..

years ago ..you throw in a microwave ..makes a difference ..
nowadays microwave so common .. so i throw in dishwasher

so far i have done my own ID ..buying lightings from the same designer shop .. curtains from my usual supplier ... within 1 week .. my unit is ready for day and night viewing .. and within a mth its rented out ..

try it ..

you may spend a few k more than your neighbours .. but you get rented out sooner and at better price ..

every 1 mth delay .. you lugi 1 mth rent ..

[McKinnon]

sorry to hear that rainy, my experience w her till now is still good.

had bad impression of shanel. went to view one unit high floor two years back. unwilling to match seller price. told her we will monitor the price movement a little longer. guess what she said " you want price to come down, you wait long long. " very disappointed with her service. in fact, it was her friend ( i think her husband ) who showed us the unit. weeks later, the unit was sold at a lower price.

[noblebaby]

Any photo as example to share with us? so we know the standard, and may try to improve by keeping the same reno cost at the same time.

actually no need to spend a lot ..

throw in a chandiler for living and dining ... a couple of standing lamps .. and nice black out curtains .. a fridge, washer + dryer .. plus DISH WASHER ...

if you have regular ID friend .. can get all done below 12k ..

alot of people use Ikea hanging lights .. or blinds... they are cheaper .. but can also look 'ordinary' justlike any other condo ..which house in spore dont have IKEA items ?? so common right ?

standing lamps..if they dont like you can take it back ..
basically lighting and curtains makes a lot of difference ..

dishwasher is not common ..BUT expats really appreciate ..
doesnt cost much .. but you must get proper people to do it right ..

[McKinnon]

munchies, one high floor unit stack 3 just closed at 920k!

tell me it was you who bot it!