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[Easter Clark]

Talked to three different realtors with my gf and they each had something to say about why I wasn't satisfied with the places they showed us:

1. Foreigners are tall so they don't like places with lofts.
2. Foreigners like newer places.
3. Foreigners think apartments in Korea are too small.

I could maybe see #3 being true, but I'm not that tall (5'11") and most people like newer places, right?

What's even worse is that my gf didn't see anything wrong with these statements. Am I reading too much into this?

On another note, try finding a place with "only" 10m won key money and have every realtor say "It's not much, so your rent will be high. For 15m won your rent will be reduced 50k won / month" Oh yeah, for an extra $5,000 I can save $50 a month. That'll happen.

[Xuanzang]

Welcome to the illogic of these realtors or Korea in general. Give Koreans a choice between ratty, rundown villa or Lotte Castle circa 2***, they`ll choose newer. Second, Koreans aren`t exactly shorties either lol...

[bassexpander]

I can agree with 2 and 3. You must have visited the realtors we saw last month.

You can find what you want, but you have to hunt for it... just like Koreans do.

[RACETRAITOR]

I lived in a place in Hongdae with a loft, and really wasn't impressed with not being able to stand upright in the loft.

Newer places aren't that much better, and I find older buildings have more character.

Apartments here are a perfect size if you live in the right neighbourhood. My old apartment had three bedrooms, and my new one has two bedrooms and a larger living room. It's not bad for a husband and wife and two cats.

[PeteJB]

Um loft is the top floor rooms, not a typical officetel, right? Last time I checked no one (unless your an elf) can stand up in a loft section.

[caniff]

[PeteJB]

My friend has a loft officetel, she is about 170cm, and most certainly cannot stand. I was under the impression most of them were like that.

[JongnoGuru]

Assuming you have it, why not pay that extra 5 mil. in deposit and save 600,000 per year? If it's the fear of not getting it back, what about the other 10 or however many million in the deposit? What, that's somehow safe but the addition 5 mil. isn't?

[red_devil]

Just get a 1 bedroom no?

[Easter Clark]

We're looking for a two bedroom (as a married couple we'll need the space) and we only have 10 mil to put down.

[caniff]