Opinion on areas to live

[lauras]

Hi Anne,

We moved to Happy Valley 1 month ago from London and live in Celeste Court (on Fung Fai Terrace) which does have a gym, playground and pool. My son is 3 and loves the pool. We are slowly getting to know the other kids in the block and I would reallly recommend the appartment block - great facilities, friendly staff and residents. It's definitely worth a check if you can track it down on the internet or via estate agents. For a helper I used the Asiaxpat website and found them very efficient. Good Luck!

 

[AnneB]

Hi All,

Thank you all again. This is a big move! A bit anxious but excited also.

My budget will be $32K per month, max. I will have a look at Celeste Court too.

Any tips on what real estate agent to use? I found the last 2 were just showing me places that were way outside of my budget.

Best!

 

[carang]

that seems to be the normal tactics... they show you a bunch of cr*p within your range adn then something beautiful that's way out of it, trying to get you to increase what you'll spend.


tell them if they show you anything more than a couple thousand above your budget, you'll use a different agent because they are just wasting your time. that usually seems to work.

you can look a few thousand above your budget as you can try to negotiate with the l/l.

good luck!

 

[Smiles]

Anne B
We also found estate agents didn't really listen to what you actually wanted esp when it came to the amount we wanted to spend.
I will PM you details of a great estate agent we found (he is only for the Happy Valley region though). We managed to find a great apartment and sign within a week of using him!

 

[AnneB]

Much appreciated. I'm coming to HK on Friday 1 Aug for 3 days, but specifically to look for a helper and then see any places in my spare time.