4 Things to Consider Before You Buy A Second Hand House

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A Second Hand House still be a good choice for some people, although the developments of new houses or other properties are growing really fast nowadays.

It is neither difficult nor easy when we want to buy a second hand house. Here are explained the 4 things to be considered before you buy a second hand house.

4 Things to Consider Before You Buy A Second Hand House

1. Location

Location will be a priority point before we purchase a second hand house. When we think about location, we determine also about some aspects around it, such as transportation access, distance to our working place, level of traffic, access to other facilities as hospital, market, school, highway, recreation place, mall, and etc.

We should also have consideration and information of disaster possibility around the location.

2. Legal Documents

You should pay much attention to the legal document of the property. It is really important to check the Building Permit of the property in order to make sure the appropriateness of the legal documents.

Besides, you have to consider also whether the house has certificate of ownership and the house is free from dispute. It is to protect us from problems if the previous owner has some troubles about the legal document of the house with other parties.

3. Construction Check

Any other part to be checked is the construction of the building. It is better to involve a contractor expert or an experienced architect to analyze the condition of the construction. Check all parts include the foundations, structures, and roofs.

Inspect also the electrical power and its distribution, air circulation of each room, light intensity, and, the most important is, clean water source. A good second hand house will not require much renovation. If there is some parts to be renovated, make sure that you spend less expense for renovating the house.

4. Land-use Planning

It is also important to consider about the Land-use Planning. The land-use planning of a house should in accordance to the government’s regulation.

Houses with construction age more than 20 years will be having more possibility to be destroyed for land acquisition purpose to be adjusted to the updated urban planning of the city or to be used as public facilities.

Those are the things to consider before you buy a second hand house when you survey direclty to the house location. Be a smart buyer because purchasing a house is different and takes lot of time and money.

Designing a Minimalist Bedroom for Your Children

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If you have 5 years old children, it means you need to set up a bedroom for your children. It because at that age your child will have a variety of activities to do in their own room.

As a parent, arrange a room for your children is not an easy matter. It's because you need to make your children's room should be made as comfortable as possible.

Moreover, if you do not have enough space for their activities, then you need to arrange a room.

Designing a Minimalist Bedroom for Your Children

Here are some tips in designing your children's room:

To minimize the place, you can design a child's bed on top so that the empty space beneath the bed can be used as an area for their stuff and toys.

The bed can be designed with an extra drawer on each rung, for the storage of goods and their toys. With multifunctional bunk bed, you can save space.

In addition to the children's play area, you can position the chairs and tables under the bed.

Choose your child's favorite color: Usually, 5 years old children already have their favorite color.

Choose simple furniture. Including a bed, a dresser, and desk that simple. Or you can use the room for a bedroom set is minimalist.

Small children are usually happy with cartoons. To add some appealing aspect to your child's room, you can add wall sticker that matches the theme of your child's favorite cartoon.

Insert hanging rack. The shape of hanging shelves can vary. If you want a larger hanging shelf, choose one that is shaped like a hanging basket. Baskets can be used to store the dolls, toys, or your child's favorite soccer balls.

Reduce the items that are not expected to be used by your children, so that the room is not too cramped

Use carpet on the floor of your children's room. It can help the room feel warm. Besides that, kids love to play on the floor.

Those are some tips on designing your children's room. Hopefully, these tips can help you in arranging the right and comfort room for your children.