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PART 1: STARTING A HOUSING JOURNEY.

Hunting a suitable house is not easier to foreigners. It may take 1 week to find a good house, event 1-2 months to find out the one you really like. Now, make it simple with H2H:

1. Finding a good agent:
- Friends:
Finding a good agent by friends’ introducing is the best solution. Because your friends got true experience in working with them. And they realized the agent can help them a lot things… while they are staying in the house.
- Website:
This is the second and one of the most effective channel to help you find a house quickly. A professional agent is willing to spend a lot of money to make their company website, that they can show their clients real pictures of the house they offer.
Note: you shouldn’t contact to a freelance broker to find a house, because they have no office, you don’t know where to find them. You may alone to face with everything like sink leaking, drain stuck, light damages…We call that is customer care service.

2. Making appointment to see the real house:
- Time:
After choosing your brokerage agent, tell them what time will you available to see the house. A good agent will be on time and prepare at least 3 houses to show you at once. That’s the way to save your time and your money (taking taxi many times to visit 1 or 2 house is really inconvenient).
- Place:
Asking the agent where will you meet them. They will tell you a popular place everybody can know and pick up you there. Or let them talk to your taxi driver to guide him where is the place. Or go straight to the pointed place if you can make sure you know it clearly.

3. Trying to see as much as possible: 5 – 10 propertties.
Don’t hurry to take the fisrt house you’ve seen. You should try to see as much as you can to get a deep comparison about price, furniture, position, surrounding amenities…

4. Taking note which ones you like.
This is the way to help you can remember exactly what you’ve seen or you may confuse among of similar houses when you back home. It’s better to take some photos by your camera or your phone.

5. Making decision for the best one.
After seeing many different kind of house, take your time to consider about which one is the best for you.
You can ask your friends who are living or use to stay in your favorite residence. Getting a survey about strong points and weak points of that area before making decision.

Thank you for your attention!

(To be continued)

[RitaHuynh]

PART 2: MAKING CONTRACT PROCESS.

1. Making an appointment with the landlord:
- Making first impression: First impression is very important in every meeting. You shouldn’t dress casually at the first meet with the landlord. All landlords prefer to offer their house to a serious tenant who can take care it carefully.
- Paying attention to landlord’s attitude: an open-mind person is always easy to give you all best conditions to make you feel comfortable when staying their house. A strict owner often not cooperate in helping you finish your house damaged things when it happens.
Note: If the landlord you met really strict and having bad attitude, please forget that house event you like it hundred percent. Or you may face with a lots of unwanted problems that would be solved by yourself.

2. Suggesting more house equipments (If any):
If the house is lacking of a microwave or an oven…, don’t hesitate to tell your agent ask the landlord at the beginning. Or tell the landlord directly what ever you want when you meet him/her.
Note: If you don’t tell them before you signed contract. The capacity to ask for more equipments is nearly zero. Because they have all rights to refuse any inquiries from you which was not mentioned in the furniture list.

3. Setting a moving date:
Telling the landlord when you can move in. Normally, they can wait for you within 01 month. Can not be later, cause it’s not benefit for them to wait for you too long while other tenants also would like to take their house.
Note: In case, you already paid the rent at another house (or hotel charge) till the date you have to move in over 15 days or more. Please negotiate with them about sharing half-half those fees and delay the assign date to another day. If not, continue to find another one, you have time anyway.

4. Checking and editing contract:
After all above steps, please ask your HR or check the contract by yourself carefully before signing. Editing some unreasonable or indefinite conditions (if any).
Note: Some strict landlord often offer hardly conditions which uneasy for you. Please start a new journey if you have time. Don’t try to get the house with uncomfortable feel.

5. Making deposit.
The common payment term to rent a house in Phu My Hung is at least 2 months deposit and 2 months rental pay in advance. Remember prepare totally 04 months rent when taking any house.
Note:
- Placing a small amount of deposit from 500-1000$ right away to block the house if you have no time to find another one. Or your pointed house will be gone quickly after 1 day (very popular case in Phu My Hung).
- Just making 1-2 months deposit when sign in contract. Then, paying the rest 02 months rent at the first day you move in or another day when you make sure everything is done (cleaning, fixing damages, installing new equipments…).

Thank you for your attention! (To be continue).

[RitaHuynh]

Part 3: Rellocation.

1. Relocation:
Relocation agent: Logical Move,
Price: at least 100USD
Process: making luggage survey before giving price.

2. Everything should be ready:
Key: at least 02 set free: maindoor, main gate, mailbox, bedrooms, bathrooms…
Magnetic Card: at least 02 card free.
Entrance password: in case you forgot the magnetic card somewhere.
Car parking lot No: Ask the agent/landlord.

3. Urgent Number:
Security guard (Phu My Hung)
08-54-113-113
Police
08-3776-0239 / 08-3771-4563
Fireman
08-3770-0010 / 08-3940-4955
Emergency (FV hospital)
08-5111-3333

4. Supplier Number:
Phu My Hung customer care center
08-5412-6370

Tel and ADSL center
08-54-111-222

Cable TV center
08-5411-5020

Electricity center
08-2211-5216

Water delivery (Lavie)
08-393-00000

Water delivery (Others)
08-35-055-088

KFC Phu My Hung
Lotteria Phu My Hung
Domino Phu My Hung
08-5412-2574
08-5412-0565
08-3939-3030

Gas delivery
08-3826-0081

Enjoy your new house now!
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