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  • Encounters

    Kohtaamisia Chauvinism An interested home buyer contacted us and arranged a meeting at 1:00 p.m. The buyer was not seen. He got in touch about an hour later and moved the meeting to later in the afternoon for those busy with work. In the end, he arrived more than an hour late. An expensive open-top…

  • Living space and floor area

    Asuinneliöt ja lattiapinta-ala Usually, the square footage of an apartment is indicated according to the total area of ​​the apartment. For the first time, we met a real estate agency that emphasized the floor area of ​​the apartment, in which case the built-in wardrobes in the bedrooms were a negative thing because the price per…

  • Private yard area

    Yksityinen piha-alue The courtyard area is a small courtyard surrounded by houses. Everyone has their own parking space behind their gate. There is a sheltered yard in front of the gates. The courtyard area was accessed through large, lockable iron gates, but nowadays the gates do not close. Heavy gates put a load on the…

  • My own sale announcement

    Oma myynti-ilmoitus We put a sale announcement on Idealista ourselves. Since the apartment owners are usually present and do most of the sales work, why not sell directly to the customers themselves? It is very common for the agent to know almost nothing about the object being presented. Only new properties are so well informed…

  • Smoked fish

    Savukala Smoked fish is a great delicacy in Finland, so when our neighbor gave us a whole smoked fish, we were very satisfied and thanked. So we have made a reconciliation with our neighbor, which was shown by our neighbor’s friendly gesture. The smoked fish was very well smoked, juicy and the degree of saltiness…

  • Apartment without elevator

    Kerrostaloasunto ilman hissiä I was surprised how many apartment buildings without elevators are sold on the market. I can still understand a one or floor apartment, but no longer the upper floors. These apartments are sold at an affordable price, i.e. apartments without an elevator. Some have even been well renovated and updated into modern…

  • Neighborly peace

    Naapurisopu Disputes between neighbors often result from a lack of communication, no common language, and different cultures. We have been quarreling with our neighbor for a long time. Yesterday, the situation came to a head. My little friend Imou Maybe I’ve already been addicted to my small, powerful security camera, Imou. The camera is small,…

  • A foxy company

    Kettumainen yritys Many real estate agencies advertise that they are international, but what does that mean in practice, other than that some employees have studied languages, mostly English? In practice, companies do not know about the different ways of working in various countries and their laws. Even though we sold our house in the summer,…

  • 100% mortgage

    100% asuntolaina There was a time when it was common to get a mortgage for 100% of the property’s value. Sometimes even a little more. A few years ago after the real estate crisis, there was a certain agreement between financial institutions to grant 80% mortgages. But today it is not impossible to get a…