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05 Jul 2005
The Wilby Residence & others
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CONTENTS
1. What Caucasian mothers look for in a dream
condo, using The Wilby Residence as an example.
2. Three Case studies: Bigger accounts are more
difficult to close. Smaller accounts are not worth the
trouble. Why are you then in the rental business?
3.Be Kind to Pets: Perineal hernia in the dog needs prompt veterinary
attention.
WHAT EUROPEANS LIKE IN A CONDOMINIUM,
USING THE WILBY RESIDENCE AS AN EXAMPLE.
Inside the apartment: A spacious living cum dining area
made of glossy light brown homogeneous tiles. Although
they are not marble, unlike most new condos, they look
attractive and cool.
The bedrooms are spacious too compared to the newer
3-bedroom condo where the sq. ft of living area is usally
1,300 - 1,500 sq. ft compared to around 1,800 - 2,000 sq.
ft for The Wilby Residence.
The bedrooms have parquet flooring. There are
built-in wardrobes, kitchen cabinet, cooker hob & hood,
split-unit air conditioning. No microwave oven.
Audio-intercom system. Some Caucasian mention that
the kitchen is dark, but there is a back door to the
utility area and opening the door will bring in natural
daylight.
A good-sized maid's room and utility area where a stacked
up washing machine and dryer - European brand will be
provided.
Quality accessories in the bathroom with the master
bathroom having a bidet in addition to the shower stall
and white long bath.
Cable-television points in every room. Pneumatic garbage
disposal system which clears garbage automatically 4 times
daily.
Facilities: Swimming pool, wading pool, spa pool, tennis
court x 1, good-sized gym, playground, exercise station,
jogging track, barbecue areas, 24-hour security, private
shuttle bus service to downtown, subway and shopping area.
Car rental package. Covered car park at basement.
Ground floor units facing the pool do not have doors
accessing the pool to ensure privacy for all since Tenants
will have to enter by the other side away from the pool.
Blk 33 appears to be the best block, being further away
from a condominium construction project on a piece of land
between The Wilby Residence and Maplewoods Condo.
The living areas face south and do not receive the heat of
the afternoon sun. However, there may be
another construction on the other side as at March 2001!
House keeping services as at March 2001 is extra
$400/month for fully furnished package if the Tenant rents
fully furnished is an extremely attractive incentive to
sign on. Corporations usually pay the rent and this
service is included in the rental package.
The reason for the house-keeping services not being
available for Tenants who rent partially furnished is that
the Landlord does not want to be liable for any damage to
the Tenant's furniture caused by the house-keepers.
Characterised by low rise and low density
living and very big balconies.Good
quality finishes of the bathrooms, including a bidet in
the master bath, bigger bedrooms than the usual new condos
in the 3-bedroom units.
Mothers have to lock the sliding doors as 2-year olds
(Dutch boy in photo) simply love climbing up the railings
naturally. Click on thumbnail photo to view bigger images
of the facilities including the sprouting dolphin
fountain. The big gym facing the pool is in the background
with the playground on the top left.
This unit in the photo is a 3-bedroom, 3rd floor and is
available for rent at $6,800. The ground floor unit on the
left may be available for rent.
The presence of a pool, wading pool, spa pool, tennis
court, gym and playground is important for expatriates
with small children. Around 5-minute drive to the
Swiss/German/French school, near two
Cold
Storage supermarkets (Sixth Avenue and King Albert Park),
full condo facilities, free bus shuttle services to the
downtown, the big balconies, the
beautiful landscaping, the low rise low density (181 units
only) and an impression of countryside tranquility, make
this condo very popular with European families. The pink
tiled road (see photo of flower bed on right) around the
gym does not have car traffic so that children can cycle
safely as there is a basement car park below the gym.
The Maplewoods Condo next door has been more popular with
the Dutch and the Germans in 1998 but it is a massive high
density condo and appears crowded by comparison. It
is extremely difficult to avoid new construction in this
neighbourhood where new condos are being built over the
past years.
Ground floor units are in great demand as most Caucasian
families have less than 5 year old kids and there are not
many of such units. Do contact
judy@asiahomes.com to book them early or tel: +65 9668
6468. More details on the condo facilities and rent:
The Wilby Residence.
Bigger accounts are more difficult to close. Smaller
accounts are not worth the trouble. Why are you then
in the rental business?
Case 1.
"You think I can't handle the $10,000 type of cases?"
grumbled one new realtor when he was told to focus on the
other lower budget cases.
Every realtor hopes to deal with the big account
prospective tenants as his or her income is based on one
month's rent per year lease.
However, you need to learn the ropes of the trade by
closing lower budget cases and getting to know the
characteristics of various rental housing.
Owners of bungalows and big penthouses seldom advertise
and as you become good at your work, you will meet them or
know where to find them. When you handle the bigger
account cases, you really need to know where the units are
in order to ensure a speedy decision and not lose out to
your competitors.
Most expatriates with the $10,000 - $20,000 do not give
you exclusive rights unless they find you competent. They
are very busy people and dislike wasting time looking at
"garbage" housing. They are very difficult to contact and
most likely, they will have their company retained realtor
servicing them.
For big accounts, you will think it is much worth your
while in serving the expatriate who calls you from out of
the blue. Who will not want a $15,000 account?
However, there are less good choices and you may find
yourself not closing at all after several days of showing.
For the high accounts, the accommodation must be a dream
home: new, perfect and the best money can rent.
Dream homes tend to exceed the budget of most expatriates.
Therefore, your chances of closing are practically nil as
the expatriate will eventually settle for second best with
one of the several realtors.
This was probably the reason why one expatriate lady told
me in March 2001 that she had emailed 15 realtors via the
internet and only one responded to her. That one was
me. So far, she has had not been satisfied with any of the
twenty houses or condos she saw. There is
always hope as long as she has not found any.
Case 2.
"It will be a waste of my time to handle $1,800 rental
budget cases" said another new realtor when he was given a
case.
If your heart is not in the rental
business, you will not be good at handling any prospect
because you have not picked up the skills. If you want
only big-time clients from any Landlord, you need to have
credibility and experience to compete with the top
realtors in the industry.
If you can't take the heat, get out of the kitchen, the
Americans have this saying.
Expatriates satisfied with your service will always refer
their friends to you and some do have much higherbudgets. The first year is meant for you to learn
all about Singapore rental housing, from all over the
country and the smaller budget clientele will give you the
in-depth knowledge of what this is all about. This is
because there are more of such prospects than the big
fishes. And a much larger variety of housing choices for
the $1,800 - $3,000 rental budget cases than the $20,000
ones!
Case 3.
"The expatriate has so many agents serving him" commented
one new realtor. You are fortunate that the
prospect contact you as he is probably not satisfied with
the services of the other agents. Very few expatriates
give exclusive marketing rights to you. Some human
resource managers in large corporations may force the
expatriate to stick to the company's retained realtors but
strong-willed expatriates who want more choices are likely
to contact other realtors.
If you are contacted, take this as an opportunity to
compete with the best and pick up a few Owners or
knowledge from the free house-hunting services you
provide.
With a good attitude, the expatriate remembers you and
will refer his colleagues relocating to Singapore to you.
Some of them dislike too many agents phoning them and you
may be hand-picked as one or two to represent them.
Many small realtors have great difficulty closing on stray
expatriates who contacted them via email or telephone.
This is due to the fact that there are just too many
choices of accommodation available in the newspapers and
in the internet. Many expatriates may see one
hundred units with various realtors. Therefore, the
probability of success in closing is very low.
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Kind To Pets"
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Pom, 13 years old, male, irritated by big lump right side
of the anus (see photo). Keeps licking it, hence colour of
skin changed to black (see bottom right quarter of photo).
Click on photo to view larger photo.
Diagnosis: Right perineal hernia.
Implications: A defect in the muscle layer means that the
"intestinal fat, intestines and bladder" falls through the
hole and cause a large swelling under the skin. What
tissues get through depends on the size of the hole. Some
cases are fatal especially if the intestines and bladders
get twisted, leading to intense pain, shock and death.
Dogs do die when the hernia gets strangulated or infected.
Seek prompt veterinary treatment when there are small
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