Showster Twincharged August 17, 2020 Share August 17, 2020 Nice but really should remove person's picture unless you have her permission. Jiayou! ↡ Advertisement 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soya Supersonic August 21, 2020 Share August 21, 2020 Wah....36k reno for a rental unit. Gonna take a while to break even Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wt_know Supersonic August 21, 2020 Share August 21, 2020 2 minutes ago, Soya said: Wah....36k reno for a rental unit. Gonna take a while to break even small money no out, big money no in ... 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Throttle2 Supersonic August 21, 2020 Share August 21, 2020 On 8/17/2020 at 6:12 AM, Wind30 said: My sister came to see my Reno and I told her it cost as much as her sofa 🙂 we bought everything cheap. Our sofa is full leather but cost only $1.6k I think, display set. I thought it is really surprising how cheap or expensive u can do it... Wah your sister use $40k Minotti sofa. The only person i know who can match is Porker, his B&B italia armchair is $26k. So high SES. Wow...... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angcheek Hypersonic August 24, 2020 Share August 24, 2020 On 8/21/2020 at 1:42 PM, Soya said: Wah....36k reno for a rental unit. Gonna take a while to break even Considered quite worth it at 36k . 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dadiao 1st Gear August 24, 2020 Share August 24, 2020 Like Condo Showflat ... really tastefully done ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
awhtc 6th Gear August 27, 2020 Share August 27, 2020 On 8/17/2020 at 10:14 AM, Wind30 said: I got it rented out at 5.3k/month. Previous rental was $5k but I suspect I will get only $4.3k if I don't do anything. Assuming it is 1k delta, the money should pay off in 40 months? 3 years. At the end of 3 years, I end up with a place that is renovated 3 years ago vs a place that is 17 years old. I THINK the maths work out. We are quite house proud kind of people so we like to do it up nicely. Hopefully, you can attract the same kind of house proud tenant who will treat your place nicely too. The nicer you do up, the more you need to maintain later. Most tenants don't really care especially students and those with kids. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToyotaShuttle 5th Gear August 27, 2020 Share August 27, 2020 On 8/21/2020 at 1:42 PM, Soya said: Wah....36k reno for a rental unit. Gonna take a while to break even Depends on the previous condition of the place I guess. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
13177 Supersonic August 27, 2020 Share August 27, 2020 (edited) 44 minutes ago, awhtc said: The nicer you do up, the more you need to maintain later. Most tenants don't really care especially students and those with kids. I guess all tenants dont really care much and maintain since the house doesnt belong to them. Even some people who own a house also might not maintain the house much. Lol. Edited August 27, 2020 by 13177 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wt_know Supersonic August 27, 2020 Share August 27, 2020 (edited) 58 minutes ago, awhtc said: The nicer you do up, the more you need to maintain later. Most tenants don't really care especially students and those with kids. i think the point is the place cannot be "run down" .... don't have to be luxury but at least "up to date" - else how to demand for higher rental? as bro wind explained ... now can collect $1K more for 36 months ... ROI 100% liao! means the reno is fully paid by the TENANT ... huat ah! Edited August 27, 2020 by Wt_know Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wind30 Turbocharged August 27, 2020 Author Share August 27, 2020 51 minutes ago, awhtc said: The nicer you do up, the more you need to maintain later. Most tenants don't really care especially students and those with kids. I choose tenants. Current is jap couple no kids. some stuff like sofa will write off. but some reno is very lasting like feature walls, light box, built in furniture. can last easily 10 years or more Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
awhtc 6th Gear August 27, 2020 Share August 27, 2020 Anyway, congrats to you for securing a tenant and at a higher rental for 2 years. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
keechiu 1st Gear November 8, 2020 Share November 8, 2020 @Wind30 Congrats on your project The renovations are not only impressive but you did the right thing by going to a contractor instead of an interior designer. You saved a substantial amount of money. Smart move. The results speak for itself. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
13177 Supersonic November 8, 2020 Share November 8, 2020 8 hours ago, keechiu said: @Wind30 Congrats on your project The renovations are not only impressive but you did the right thing by going to a contractor instead of an interior designer. You saved a substantial amount of money. Smart move. The results speak for itself. How to differentiate between a contractor and interior designer shop? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
agness80 Neutral Newbie November 30, 2020 Share November 30, 2020 The reno really transformed the house. The colors are elegant and with the decor looks really good! Great job from the your designer and contractor. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Throttle2 Supersonic December 2, 2020 Share December 2, 2020 On 8/17/2020 at 6:12 AM, Wind30 said: My sister came to see my Reno and I told her it cost as much as her sofa 🙂 we bought everything cheap. Our sofa is full leather but cost only $1.6k I think, display set. I thought it is really surprising how cheap or expensive u can do it... Share share where your sister stay leh, can buy $40k sofa, her house must be $40mil easily Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wind30 Turbocharged December 7, 2020 Author Share December 7, 2020 On 12/2/2020 at 5:03 PM, Throttle2 said: Share share where your sister stay leh, can buy $40k sofa, her house must be $40mil easily her place is not 40mil... Her sofa is like closer to $30k than 40k. I think people spend money in totally different ways.... as long as she is happy, must her house be $40mil? Maybe she put her sofa inside her HDB 🙂 They really don't have expensive spending over the years... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wt_know Supersonic December 7, 2020 Share December 7, 2020 (edited) must be proportional ma ... when tv show people spent close to $150K reno on a $500K BTO ... 1/3 of the flat cost i was like huh .... but also got many people buy a $100K car ... and zheng here zheng there ... overall spent $30K ... lol Edited December 7, 2020 by Wt_know ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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