House Inspection; No Keys Yet

After paying the quit rent at the Farlim Sales Gallery, we made an appoinment for house inspection expecting to get the keys. The house inspection was accompanied by the site supervisor and 2 sales guy. Being newbie on buying a new house, we relied on what the site supervisor advised us, check the door, signs of leakages, if the window can open and close well, the number of electrical points etc. Some friends told us to knock every tile to check if there's hollow sound but there were just too many tiles.

Basically, there were some peeled paint on the door frame, minor leakage at the 2nd room "balcony" and the paint work of the house was barely satisfactory. We were told that we will only receive the keys after the developer has touched up the paint work and attend to our complaints. We were also cautioned not to perform any renovation else the developer will not be responsible for any defects; do not install any fittings else it may get stolen. The developer so kindly gave FOC a huge mirror each in each toilet upstairs, perhaps they could have be kinder providing more freebie? While the promotion brochure looked great with lotsa nice trees, the actual site had several malnourished trees but we're glad that there's a playground and a nice garden at the entrance of the housing area.

OC is expected within this month and we shall wait for the day when we get the keys.

Here's a snapshot of the 20X62 terrace:



And the view of what's opposite one stretch of the double storey terrace.

Vacant Possession

Received mail via pos laju regarding the delivery of vacant possession. The letter was dated 25th July, and it only arrived today, 2nd august. We need to notify the developer on the premise defect within 2weeks from the date on the letter. That's pretty short notice right?
By the way, I wonder how many visitors here will be my future neighbours, who plan to move in to the land far far away?

Bank says: Pls start paying

We received an account statement from EON Bank stating the interest at RM500 plus. I guess that means the house is completed and it's time to start paying. Strangely, should there be some notification from Belleview or the Bank stating the completion status and asking you to start paying?

Almost Done?

Called up Belleview last week. The lady mentioned that Vacant Possession is this month end (but it's month end tomorrow!) and OC will be ready in a month or 2. So everybody, start to allocate some budget to pay for your homeloan!

6th March 2011 Visit

Finally we had some time to drive to Balik Pulau to see the latest updates on Palmyra. Our Proton Exora did pretty well going up and down the winding road, but that would mean the fuel expenses will increase 3 fold once we move to Balik Pulau.

There are not many lots left. The guys there said the project will be completed this June. That would means ka ching ka ching ka ching get ready for $$$$ reno, furnitures, home loan, moving cost etc etc. In my memory, the rooms were much bigger but looks like they have shrunk during this visit :)

Need to start thinking how to renovate the house since it's getting nearer:

- to setup a balcony, where to put the door? One side will block your location of the dressing table and the other side will block your bed.

- should we hack the wall between the kitchen and the "laundry" area so that there's bigger space?

- can we move the location of the "maid's room" door to the dining area and make it into kid's playroom (though it's pretty small)

- the upstairs 2nd & 3rd room, there are some pathetic space outside. It is currently placed with the aircond condensor. Can we hack the room to get a few inches more of space?

Any good ideas???