There is a lack of transparency in the real estate market today. The real estate developers are doing a lot of stuff to attract the buyers and the potential investors. To their projects the realty developers are nearly at their toes and are trying to crack a deal. For many of the home buyers buying a house is an extremely important affair and they need to be careful enough as they have to spend their savings of a lifetime. These days a lot of developers in the real estate market have set many tricks and traps to gain the attention of these buyers.
The article discusses some of those gimmicks and traps by the real estate developers which are indeed the eye opener for them.
Freebies and discounts: These days the realty developers are offering various discounts which are kind of more of common practice these days. The most popular kind of freebies given away is gold coin, parking space, club membership or some other holiday and tourist packages. The buyers think that its wise deal and they end up taking free being thinking to have saved a lot of money. The reality to this is according to a new rule passed the real estate developers cannot charge the buyers of a parking space and it should be inclusive with the payment of the house. But to seeing on the other side of the coin the parking space these days is given away for free. The give away discounts and freebies are nothing but just a candy to attract the buyers and the in fact do no real good to the investors.
Rental Returns Guaranteed: Rentals are guaranteed and are offered by the developers to the investors who are willing to take rentals on a continuous basis. In simple language this means that the buyers are entitled to get a rental income of around 8 to 12 percent which of the total value of the property as promised by the realty developer. This offers the free maintenance of the property. The trick of this scheme is; the realty developers do it when they are undergoing some cash crunch but if the developer fails in accumulating needed cash then there is also a possibility of a bounced cheque. While going in for such contract one must make sure that there are no hidden costs which are included in the agreement only.
The Pre EMI Schemes: The simple meaning of the pre EMI is it gets disbursed majorly depending upon the stages of construction. This means the buyers need not pay any EMIs until the construction gets over and also unless the possession is handed over. Many of the real estate developers choose the option of pre EMI sharing in which they have to pay this amount within a period of 24 months.
The word of caution before going in for such an option is that the home buyers should make sure that the developer does not have any padded cost. Along with such an option the real estate developer might not give away any kind of freebies. Even in the case of project delay the Pre EMI might also get extended and the home buyers will lastly have to pay the entire amount on their own.
The Model Flat: Understanding the blue prints and the prototype is really hard for common people. To make things much simple the real estate developers make a model flat for the home buyers. The catch in this is while preparing the model houses the developers may add a lot of amenities and embellishments which might miss lead the buyers. In a prototype the same place might appear big but in reality it might turn out to be comparatively small. It is one kind of a created illusion from which the buyers and the investors might be aware of.
Offer Warranties: As developers these days are providing certain appliances along with the residential units. The have also initiated the giveaway of warranty cards along with these gadgets. This clearly means that these days when buying a house the developers are getting a warranty for their amenities and comforts. The one major trick with this attractive offer is that the real estate developer only gives away the papers of the warranty, just in case of any defect or malfunction such amenities like geyser, kitchen chimney or bathroom fittings the buyer only needs to run to the product manufacture. There the problem could arise the real estate developer during that time might turn into a deaf ear after handing over the apartment.
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