Goldcoast - Sold !

Posted On Wednesday, July 14, 2010 at at 6:27 PM by Alvin  

It was one day in April this year, that by some clash of chemistry or long-brewed desire to break out of the current confines when we decided to look for a new place to live - grow more plants, may be keep a few cats and rabbits and read under the shades of a palm tree... But we shall miss the fantastic views at Goldcoast - check out the rainbow on the left !

So first things first, we thought we had better sell out on our current Goldcoast Residence before loading up with a new place. The following had been important dates during this very interesting period and just for our records, along the way, potential buyers included such interesting characters described below. The "viewers" were mostly impressed with our place with its airy tropical decorations, light colors and of course, the breezy feel when the sun was not fierce. If we had learnt anything from this exercise, it was that everyone had their own specific preferences which might sound peculiar at first.

- On 23 June 2010 - we put the house on the market through more than 10 estate agencies; and
- on 14 July 2010 - the initial contract signed and the place sold (to a young couple) !

The famous viewers:
  • a single man (spent 5 minutes looking around, said the house was very clean and goodbye);
  • a middle-aged lady with a grown son (buying a place for her darling son);
  • a Beijing girl with Western BF (Western BF came in not shaking hands but did a Buddha praying clasped-hand sign to me...);
  • an un-interested couple (probably on their countryside day-trip from the city);
  • a few westerner neighbours (had seen this couple for years around Goldcoast, complained we had no air-con and contemplated where to put their 60" TV...);
  • a Chinese old couple with daughter (on a shopping trip from Guangzhou ?);
  • a single girl (she eventually missed the boat by 3 days);
  • a young couple x 2 (one of the couples was the eventual buyer);
  • a few Italians (great to speak Ital with the Milanese, unfortunately they came with a mad woman from the estate agency...);
  • OL (Office Ladies) x 2 (took some time to un-tie her highly-strapped trendy boots with coils of laces, before entering the door);
  • a snooty cow with BF (felt like punching the dizzy cow - spoke down her nose, like she owned the world);
  • 2 middle-aged ladies with family (performed a very detailed check on all things minor - the flushing toilet, turned on and off the taps a couple of times, complained it was too hot in here when Hong Kong was 33 degrees Celsius outside, basically a fault-finding mission for them and they failed);
  • 3 ancient ladies (very appreciative of our place but turned out to be a real hard bargainer);
  • an old Chinese man (came in when the sunset was at its most mighty full blast, he almost melted...);
  • a last couple (seemed stressed out with their compass).





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