18 Honest Words from a Real Estate Saleslady: Be Careful When Buying Houses in the Future! 2008-03-06 21:34
1) The insurance fees you pay when purchasing a house can actually be discounted by 15%. Don't buy the insurance policy at the sales office; insurance companies outside can offer you discounts.
2) There are absolutely no good houses available during the initial launch. All the good houses are reserved and then a few are released each month, but the unit price rises quickly. Alternatively, if you have connections, we might give you a good house.
3) None of the advertisements are true. Never trust the exterior color shown in them. Many houses look much worse in reality than in the pictures.
4) Salespeople will use many tactics to pressure you into buying a house, making you feel tense all the time. At this moment, you must stay calm and only buy if you truly like it.
5) Don't think that floors nine to eleven in high-rise buildings are good choices. You're mistaken. These floors are exactly where dust accumulates, and we won't tell you about it.
6) Don't have high expectations for the landscaping. Trees and grass are bought from other places and planted just a month before delivery. So, if they survive, it's already a good outcome.
7) Don't think that tile-clad exteriors are better. In fact, tiles are more likely to leak water compared to paint. Abroad, high-end paint is used instead of tiles for exterior walls.
8) Don't assume that the measured area is correct. Actually, we've colluded with the surveying bureau. Even if your house is short by one square meter, you wouldn't notice. However, the state only recognizes their survey reports.
9) Green space ratios and plot ratios mostly don't match the actual situation. Never trust us. We just repeat what the engineering department tells us. If it's 80% accurate, it's already quite good.
10) Leaks have nothing to do with the materials of the exterior walls. What you should care about is how deep the piles are. Because most leaks in new houses occur due to excessive building settlement, which causes cracks in the exterior walls and leads to leaks.
11) During the initial launch, there will be many people in their forties or fifties around the model saying how good the house is. Don't believe them. Most of these people are company leaders trying to boost sales.
12) Be aware that projects handled by agents usually have more gimmicks, such as queuing for numbers. But direct sales by developers don't involve many tricks because agents want to earn more commission from developers.
13) Why do all bay windows in Shanghai look large but only have a small ventilation opening? We say it's for safety, but actually, all Shanghai developers do this to save money.
14) If a specific housing type is separately printed in a newspaper advertisement, don't buy that type. Either it's unsold or there's an issue with its location. We call it the final push. Think about it, why don't they print others?
15) After arriving at the sales office, directly ask the salesperson to show you a book called 'Sales Control'. This way, you can accurately know which houses are really gone and which ones are still available. This book is very accurate, except for a few fake ones.
16) A good construction company is mainly judged by whether their construction site is clean and whether the building materials are neatly stacked.
17) Don't believe that property management will be handled by foreign-funded units as advertised. Usually, they just buy the name and then call it property consultation. These foreign property management companies usually only serve projects with unit prices above ten thousand yuan, while others are managed by local companies.
18) Don't believe that the architectural design is done by American or Canadian companies. This is false. According to national regulations, foreign design firms cannot independently participate in the architectural design of a real estate project but must collaborate with a domestic design company. However, the domestic company actually designs the house types, and using a foreign name is just to satisfy your preference for foreign things.
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