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Good evening ,Good to here of your success,finally.Have just booked to travel to Natal later this year....if you would like to pool ideas contact me on 07980267713 tomorrow daytime would be good..regards
Hello everyone,
Finally got mail from BI & DI to take over the apartment.
Assumes that everyone else got the same email!
But it said nothing about the delay discount in the mail.
Want good advice on how I should get fitted furniture, kitchen / bathroom fittings, etc. .....? without having to travel down to Natal and do it for myself!
Regards Rangers
Hi,Hi All
I have been told my apartment is ready for me to complete which involves me paying the remaining half of the purchase price.
Can anyone please tell me what valuations they have had on the current selling price for the Estrelo do Atlantico apartments?
I am trying to ascertain whether to go ahead with the purchase or walk away from it as I am very strapped for funds at present having made some very bad investments through Obelisk and Aston Lloyd. I also will have to completely kit out the apartment and I would be grateful if anyone could give me an idea of what that would cost including white goods and soft furnishings etc.
If anyone has a realistic view of the real growth potential for the area I would love to hear from them obviously I am somewhat sceptical now of anything these property investment companies are telling me.
Many thanks for any help you can provide.
Hi wackHi BNA, I have purchased an apartment - 203A which is valued at around £59000 so less than I paid for it! It is true that the higher the floor, the higher the price.
I am disappointed in the sale price but that's the way it is so I am hanging on to mine and renting out (hopefully).
Apparently Areu Imovis cannot now supply the furniture pack so I am going to have to get an alternative. The original price for the furniture pack that included Air Con was €8990 (quite expensive as it turns out) so maybe it is a blessing this is not going to be supplied.
As Danny44 says, there are plenty of apartments to choose from so off loading yours at the moment may be difficult ( I have tried selling mine last year before it had completed and only had one viewing. The interested partie liked the apartment but not impressed with the view from the second floor)
Personally I think Obelisk 'screwed' me with the apartment and charged top whack for the lower floor!
As for growth, Natal is a host city for the 2014 World Cup (might improve prices in 12-18 months) and middle Brazillians on the whole are getting more disposable income, whether this will stretch to an apartment/second home in Natal who knows.
Danny44 - can you tell me which company quoted you for the fit out and does this include air Con? I am very interested as I need to get mine fitted out, ideally to a quite high standard
Regards
Hi DannyHi wack
The company name is Bentec They have a web site .co.br. They have a lot of imported fittings and their showroom is very impressive. There is also a phone number on that web site. The specialize in space saving furniture which appealed to us greatly. This would not include air con. What I have seen in the last year is a drop in prices for air con units. If you end up coming out for the fitting I would suggest that you go to Alicrim (Natal city centre) which is cheaper than most places around ponta negra,
The Brazilian Real is on a sort of freefall at the moment which means if this continues your setrling buys you a lot more, and your property price may look a lot less also!
The views from floors 1-5 is very poor, no sea view at all hence they are much lower in price, and it seems more difficult to sell. A friend of mine looked at an apt on the 3rd floor and they seemed very keen to cut prices to offload the apartment, they were not so keen to offer the same deal on anything above floor 10. Your rental opportunity would be good though. It seems there is more demand here in Natal for rentals then for sales.
Best luck
Hi Dannydebzor
We have been in a lot of furniture outlets due to our eternal wait on the completion of this apartment. While there are a lot cheaper options out there we felt that this company was the best that we have seen so far. It is higher quaiity than the others. For example they fit kitchens with electric ceramic hob cookers which is rare enough here it seems. Also the staff were very clear on pricing and timescales, overall seemed very professional. It really is a personal choice at the end of the day.
Hope this helps