Top 3 Neglected Criteria in Property Viewing

S2 Heights Symphony 

My married sister is contemplating to buy a House in Seremban 2 ("S2") area. With much help from my older brother which a part-time property agent, our family has short listed a few properties to be considered. To begin with, we went over to S2 Heights Symphony to view one of the short listed property.

These are a few pictures of the house we have viewed.

Exterior Look

Car Porch Area

Living Hall & Kitchen

Positive +	Negative -
Land area of 24 x 75 is rare in the vicinity	Very basic furnishing. Renovation will be costly.
Strategic position in S2 with proper town planning by IJM Land
Security is well maintained

Overall, the house looks decent despite its basic functional furnishing. However, we understand that the basic furnishing of the house is in line with a typical product of IJM Land (a dominant developer in S2). One of its biggest plus point is the fact that its land area stands comfortably at 24 x 75, which is rather rare nowadays for terraced house in Seremban 2.

Property Viewing

Property viewing is rather common these days and I would like to share the few top criteria to look into during your visit which might literally save your life!

• Neighbourhood

In this case, neighbourhood refers to your immediate neighbours. Who are they? Are they professionals? Are they singles, couples or family? Are they planning to renovate their house in such a way that will block your view?

The main point here is to not get caught dealing with unreasonable neughbours after you purchase the house. The house may be a really sweet deal but it will no longer be sweet if you have an unreasonable neighbour.

• Security

Security is self-explanatory. What I want to highlight here is to look deeper. For example, do you face queries from the security guard when you attempt to enter the taman? Is the guard alert and aware of foreign cars and people?

Some taman employs foreigners which are cheap in cost but they cannot handle the job properly and hence security of the taman would be compromised. You might want to look deeper into this aspect and feel free to test those security guards.

• Land Area

In a sub-sale deal, agents often can misrepresent the land area. For example, a terraced house of 20x70 could be communicated as 24x70. One way to mitigate such error is to count the tiles. Each and every tile should be approximately 2 ft in length and we should reserve half a feet for the walls at the end of each side. Sum up your count and it should tie approximately to what the agent has communicated to you. Otherwise, please do a proper measurement.

Floor Tiles

* Bear in mind that counting tiles is just an approximation. Please use a measuring tape for a most accurate measure.