'When buying my first property, I was cautioned by my realtor: 'Either you buy very high, or buy very low - don't buy in-between.' This saying suggests that - whilst most people acknowledge higher floors are better - there are unique merits to ground-floor living as well. Merits that, in the eyes of my former (and very experienced) realtor, make...
'When buying my first property, I was cautioned by my realtor: "Either you buy very high, or buy very low - don't buy in-between." This saying suggests that - whilst most people acknowledge higher floors are better - there are unique merits to ground-floor living as well. Merits that, in the eyes of my former realtor, make ground-floor units possibly better than mid-level units.
The muffled sounds of cars leaving, or schoolchildren walking past the bus stop, are enough to gently wake you. You'll also feel more surrounded and connected to the community - in fact, we tended to close only the front gate and leave the door open. On the ground floor, that facilitates communication with friends and neighbours walking by.
On a higher floor, I'd have to stand like a goon in front of the lift, go upstairs, and then wait for the lift down again.5. May come with a patio area or higher ceiling I can freely go outside and clean my windows, without having to break laws and dangle off a high floor. It's even possible to walk around back and access the air-con ledge*, and clean out some of the accumulated gunk.
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