Although I may have made less than great decisions so far, (I.e. not negotiating a better deal, or signing the contract before asking for amended plans ) I hope I can minimise them moving forward.
A little background:
Currently single and will probably be single for the foreseeable future so I will be supporting this purchase by myself which is why I will be on a very tight budget so any savings I can get would be great! (Nothing against marriage, I do want to find a partner, it's just that being in the friendzone is a place I thrive in, lol)
I've tried looking for anyone trying to build a Sentosa design but it seems like so far no one has done it yet in this forum. I've selected the Sentosa 45 design as part of the land and home package.
My land size is approx 652 sqm and is situated in upper point cook.
They've included quite a lot of the upgrades so far but I reckon I would still want to upgrade the following:
Additional electrical and power points
Riser for the home theatre (and other changes, i.e. layout and automated curtains)
Starlight for the home theatre
Extra cabinets for the kitchen (perhaps have my appliances looking flush?)
Balcony for the master bedroom (it seems like based on the upgrade price list for the bigger sentosa 52 was $25 000, which I found to be a lil excessive?)
Adding an additional powder room on the ground floor
Toilet seat upgrades
Adding bidets to the toilets
Adding small washbasin for the toilets
More insulation/soundproofing
Feature walls for leisure room and living (probably just do wallpaper since that's cheaper and maybe get a 3rd party to bring costs down?)
Air conditioning (this seems to be really expensive? 20k + at least?)
I will update if I've missed out on anything. My land should title in July or August. And construction should begin soon after. I am trying to make an appointment with Studio M. Hopefully they can fit me in next month.
Can anyone describe to me their recent studio M experience in Melbourne? Any changes that I should take not of? That would be very much appreciated.
Also based on the upgrades above, are there any that I can get a 3rd party in Melbourne to do?
Thanks so much guys. I'm so so nervous about probably the biggest purchase in my life. lol
Sentosa is a very nice design. When do you start? We are building not far from you. I don’t know if you know the allura estate In truganina?
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Thanks so much! I was going through your thread, it looks amazing! I'll send you a PM soon with some questions. Hope you don't mind!
Hahaha thanks. Of course I don’t mind. I have sent you a few messages. Glad you found this site. It’s very helpful.
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