Buying a Property

Buying a house to live in or for investment, could be one of the largest financial decisions.
That is why it is very important to choose the right property.
Here are some important tips that contain basic guidelines for when buying a home:

1. Look for properties that have structures and Mountain Air in 5 to 10 kilometer radius.

Water structure in the form of rivers, lakes, ponds or dams. As for the structure of the mountain, look for the green mountains and lush.

2. Look for properties that have good characteristics

This is the place when the property has a higher position in the rear, left and right.

3. Do not buy property that has a lot of man-made structures that cause negative effects.

Man-made structure that can be referred to communication towers, highways, drainage channels, or a fork in the road.

All of the above structures have a negative effect on feng shui house that ends could trigger a negative effect on residents.

4. Look for properties that have the Bright Hall Effect. Bright Hall Effect is when the property has a large open space in front of the property for the gathering.

Houses with Bright Hall is very profitable and good. This feature can bring great fortune.

5. Avoid buying a house that has a strange shape of the building that may cause the interior layout to be weird, too.

Buying a property that does not cost much to overhaul.

6. Check which way the property is facing.

Hopefully useful.

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Energy Efficient Houses

Starting from the increasing need for shelter as well as more and more discourse about global warming world.

Then it will spur the world of design experts to create a "Home Energy Saver. " For those living in the tropics, "Home Energy Efficient" is a form of response to the social context, namely the electricity crisis, electricity-saving movement, and global warming. The concept of "Home Energy Efficient" is a concept that is being undertaken to prevent global warming and suppressed the use of electricity significantly.

There are several aspects to consider in the concept of "Home Energy Efficient" in every building, office or housing, such as the scale of the room and the amount of space that is sometimes excessive. In the concept of "Home Energy Saver", the more trees and proper air flow window will give comfort to the good air flow so that energy demand for air conditioning and fan can be suppressed.

According to Drs. Ir. Eddy Prianto, CES., Award recipient Indonesian Engineers Association (PII) 2007 says: for the concept of "Home Energy Saver", accounting for nearly 40% of the energy required for air conditioning a building, and 35-38% for the same demands on housing. Use of the fan requires 18-20% of the total energy for buildings and offices, and no less 20-25% for housing.

In the use of solar panels to generate electricity at home, there are some things we need to consider because of the characteristics of the solar panel:

     Solar panels require sunlight. Place the solar panel in a position where not obstructed by objects throughout the morning until the afternoon.
     Solar panels produce direct current electricity, DC.
     For higher efficiency, use DC lamps such as LED lights.
     Installing a new cable for direct current DC to the following example: LED-based lighting (Light Emitting Diode), CCTV cameras, wifi (wireless fideliity), etc.. 

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Rent Houses To Sharks

With increasing pressure on the market rent, and to make sure you avoid the scams and know your rights when renting a house.

There is a story about the prospective tenants who find their property online. They viewed it, pay a deposit, signed a lease agreement, but when it comes to pick up keys, they found that had the land, the claim to the land they do not get.

  TIPS



Beware of scams
More than 6,000 tenants were scammed last year, according to Property Ombudsman. A scam can take many forms, but usually consists of a fake landlords who have access to the property is empty. They advertise the house (usually online) to show it, then agreed to lease to one or more tenants and take deposits, but disappeared with the money before tenants can move in. Also, be aware if the owner claims from abroad and ask for a deposit to be paid into account foreign banks.

Know your rights
As a tenant you have rights and responsibilities, including the freedom to live in well maintained, the property is not disturbed. Make sure you read the lease agreement and negotiate conditions carefully.


Perform a complete inventory
You may not feel like I have to count all the scratches in the paint, but you really should. In order to protect mutual property of each party and are ready to pay compensation or with prior approval.

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