Seeing as I'm in Bangalore 75% of the time for the next 5 months, I've decided to get an apartment. For those of you who think relestate might be cheap in India, I can put that to rest right now. Housing is very expensive and while I'm not expert, based on the apartment I ended up renting I'd say it was more expensive than many large cities in Canada.
It's a 3 bedroom, has 5 balconies a servants quarters (which I won't require and are criminally small), gated building with more security guards than I can count, manicured grounds, walking distance to a grocery store, a pool, parking space (which I cannot use because no body from away drives here). What more could I ask for....well it could have been better cleaned. The kitchen was really not cleaned properly for years and I literally spent the better part of a day and 1/2 getting it into serviceable condition. A number of small leaks in the bathroom and kitchen sink, some faulty electrical and several pissed off calls/emails later, most of it is fixed. Sink leak should be fixed tomorrow I'm told.
The huge plus here is that I can cook for myself and that is worth the initial irritation. I keep telling myself this until I believe it.
It's a 3 bedroom, has 5 balconies a servants quarters (which I won't require and are criminally small), gated building with more security guards than I can count, manicured grounds, walking distance to a grocery store, a pool, parking space (which I cannot use because no body from away drives here). What more could I ask for....well it could have been better cleaned. The kitchen was really not cleaned properly for years and I literally spent the better part of a day and 1/2 getting it into serviceable condition. A number of small leaks in the bathroom and kitchen sink, some faulty electrical and several pissed off calls/emails later, most of it is fixed. Sink leak should be fixed tomorrow I'm told.
The huge plus here is that I can cook for myself and that is worth the initial irritation. I keep telling myself this until I believe it.
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