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seungwun
Joined: 22 May 2005
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 Posted: Thu May 26, 2005 2:32 am Post subject: How big is your room/housing arrangement? |
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| I'll have to look for a place to stay near Kangnam by the end of June, and wanted to know what sort of housing situation I should expect. So, how big is your place? (i.e. how many "pyoung") How much are you paying per month? Where is it located? Is it furnished? Thanks. |
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Atkinson
Joined: 15 Oct 2004
Location: Land of the Golden Twist-tie
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| Posted: Sat May 28, 2005 8:19 pm Post subject: Re: How big is your room/housing arrangement? |
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| seungwun wrote: |
| I'll have to look for a place to stay near Kangnam by the end of June, and wanted to know what sort of housing situation I should expect. So, how big is your place? (i.e. how many "pyoung") How much are you paying per month? Where is it located? Is it furnished? Thanks. |
I'm west of Kangnam, near Seoul National University. My apartment is the smallest apt I've seen in Seoul (same size as all foreign teachers at my hakwon). Someone said it's about 3 pyung, but I've not measured. School pays W300,000/month. |
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animalbirdfish
Joined: 04 Feb 2004
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| Posted: Mon May 30, 2005 4:30 am Post subject: Re: How big is your room/housing arrangement? |
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| seungwun wrote: |
| I'll have to look for a place to stay near Kangnam by the end of June, and wanted to know what sort of housing situation I should expect. So, how big is your place? (i.e. how many "pyoung") How much are you paying per month? Where is it located? Is it furnished? Thanks. |
You'll be facing steep prices out there. Ask Mithridates (PM him). He seems to be up on that stuff and that area. |
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thorin
Joined: 14 Apr 2003
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| Posted: Mon May 30, 2005 5:57 am Post subject: |
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| 3 pyung? Are you sure? Do you live in a refridgerator box? |
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Captain Corea
Joined: 28 Feb 2005
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Mon May 30, 2005 5:59 am Post subject: |
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| thorin wrote: |
| 3 pyung? Are you sure? Do you live in a refridgerator box? |
agreed. I've only seen those in Iteawon. I bud was staying in one for 300 a month. man, you couldn't even open the door all the way for hitting the single bed. |
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inthewild
Joined: 28 Mar 2004
Location: Korea
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| Posted: Mon May 30, 2005 6:22 am Post subject: |
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| How does one measure such things? In pyung? What's the Korean spelling? |
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PolyChronic Time Girl
Joined: 15 Dec 2004
Location: Korea Exited
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| Posted: Mon May 30, 2005 6:36 am Post subject: Re: How big is your room/housing arrangement? |
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| I'm west of Kangnam, near Seoul National University. My apartment is the smallest apt I've seen in Seoul (same size as all foreign teachers at my hakwon). Someone said it's about 3 pyung, but I've not measured. School pays W300,000/month. |
No offense, but your director sounds insanely cheap. That isn't an apartment...that's a goshiwon, which is what students use to study in for a few days or weeks. It's definitlely not a place to live in for a year.....this is temporary right? |
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Flossie
Joined: 19 Feb 2005
Location: Up to my nose in the sweet summer smells of sewerage in Seoul
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| Posted: Mon May 30, 2005 6:58 am Post subject: |
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Actually I don't think 3 pyeong is that small. For me it is fine. Mind you I dont have room for a tv. I don't like tv anyway, but I guess others might beg to differ.
My previous hagwon had me in one for 3.4 pyeong near Sadang and were paying 400,000. I found my own later for the same price but only 3 pyeong. But...this one has a fantastic landlady who is always checking I'm ok and supplying free kimchi. Great view, brand new building, great tenants. (Haven't had the heart to tell her I don't like kimchi, so give it to my friend who appreciates it a lot more than me^^)
Be careful of the ads you can find on the rental agency internet sites. I found heaps of great priced places and went to the agency only to find that the cheap ones were all basement rooms and the price went up by about 100,000 per month for a room above ground. (Definitely a must, by the way. Don't go for a basement room unless you know it is well insulated and waterproofed - I'm thinking winter snow and summer rain) |
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Hollywoodaction
Joined: 02 Jul 2004
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| Posted: Mon May 30, 2005 2:35 pm Post subject: |
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Actually I don't think 3 pyeong is that small. For me it is fine. Mind you I dont have room for a tv. I don't like tv anyway, but I guess others might beg to differ.
My previous hagwon had me in one for 3.4 pyeong near Sadang and were paying 400,000. I found my own later for the same price but only 3 pyeong. But...this one has a fantastic landlady who is always checking I'm ok and supplying free kimchi. Great view, brand new building, great tenants. (Haven't had the heart to tell her I don't like kimchi, so give it to my friend who appreciates it a lot more than me^^)
Be careful of the ads you can find on the rental agency internet sites. I found heaps of great priced places and went to the agency only to find that the cheap ones were all basement rooms and the price went up by about 100,000 per month for a room above ground. (Definitely a must, by the way. Don't go for a basement room unless you know it is well insulated and waterproofed - I'm thinking winter snow and summer rain) |
3 to 4 pyong is okay as long as you don't realize your school is taking advantage of you. |
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eamo
Joined: 08 Mar 2003
Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.
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| Posted: Mon May 30, 2005 5:08 pm Post subject: |
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| Flossie wrote: |
Actually I don't think 3 pyeong is that small. For me it is fine. Mind you I dont have room for a tv. I don't like tv anyway, but I guess others might beg to differ.
My previous hagwon had me in one for 3.4 pyeong near Sadang and were paying 400,000. I found my own later for the same price but only 3 pyeong. But...this one has a fantastic landlady who is always checking I'm ok and supplying free kimchi. Great view, brand new building, great tenants. (Haven't had the heart to tell her I don't like kimchi, so give it to my friend who appreciates it a lot more than me^^)
Be careful of the ads you can find on the rental agency internet sites. I found heaps of great priced places and went to the agency only to find that the cheap ones were all basement rooms and the price went up by about 100,000 per month for a room above ground. (Definitely a must, by the way. Don't go for a basement room unless you know it is well insulated and waterproofed - I'm thinking winter snow and summer rain) |
You shouldn't be paying 400,000 for 3 pyeong. There are many 10 pyeong apts in Gangnam for 500,000. |
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komtengi
Joined: 30 Sep 2003
Location: Slummin it up in Haebangchon
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| Posted: Mon May 30, 2005 8:30 pm Post subject: |
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3 pyung is nuts...
I'm living in a 2nd story 20 pyung place in haebangchon. 2 mill deposit, 650,000 a month. Not furnished, 2 bedrooms, large lounge, balcony, bathtub in the bathroom, seperate kitchen. 10 minutes walk to the subway, 15 to itaewon. Close to shops.
It also includes a airconditioner.
Was looking at moving, but for the size, price and quality of places around... its pretty slim |
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Flossie
Joined: 19 Feb 2005
Location: Up to my nose in the sweet summer smells of sewerage in Seoul
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| Posted: Mon May 30, 2005 9:09 pm Post subject: |
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Eamo said: There are many 10 pyeong apts in Gangnam for 500,000.
I'm looking to move in about two months. Do you have a link or contact for those apartments? I didn't have to pay any deposit money, do you know what sort of deposit they would be asking? |
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eamo
Joined: 08 Mar 2003
Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.
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| Posted: Mon May 30, 2005 9:11 pm Post subject: |
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Eamo said: There are many 10 pyeong apts in Gangnam for 500,000.
I'm looking to move in about two months. Do you have a link or contact for those apartments? I didn't have to pay any deposit money, do you know what sort of deposit they would be asking? |
Ah.....There's the catch. You'll need to cough up 10,000,000 to get 10 pyeong for 500,000 per month. If you don't want to pay much key money you can live in Itaewon. |
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chiaa
Joined: 23 Aug 2003
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| Posted: Mon May 30, 2005 9:16 pm Post subject: |
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| Flossie wrote: |
Be careful of the ads you can find on the rental agency internet sites. I found heaps of great priced places and went to the agency only to find that the cheap ones were all basement rooms and the price went up by about 100,000 per month for a room above ground. (Definitely a must, by the way. Don't go for a basement room unless you know it is well insulated and waterproofed - I'm thinking winter snow and summer rain) |
A vast majority of the Korean websites that post pictures and info about housing rentals are complete lies (there is one site in English and the guy is 100% legit edenrealty or something). Case in point:
I was showing a real estate friend of mine a place out in the boonies and asked him about it. He told me that all the pictures were fakes; don't waste your time going there. He then clicked save as and told me that he was going to us the pics for his ads. |
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thorin
Joined: 14 Apr 2003
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| Posted: Mon May 30, 2005 9:59 pm Post subject: |
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| Sometimes I read stuff on here and wish I lived in Seoul. But then again, I thought 20 pyeong (300/month) was small. |
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