Should I rent or buy an apartment in Beijing, China?
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Beijing Real Estate Calculator
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Finding a Home In Beijing
If you plan to rent or buy a property in Beijing, finding your property will be a major step in your relocation to Beijing. If you have not lived in Beijing, you should rent rather than buy your property in Beijing, at least for six months. If you would like to rent or buy a real-estate property in Beijing you may email us at webmaster@china-travel-guide.de with your real-estate questions.
It is the best way to know not only if Beijing is the place you want to live or retire for the next few years, but also if Beijing is suited for you.
Apartments & Houses in Beijing
If you are planning on living in Beijing, it is likely that you will be living in an apartment/condo versus a house.
Please make sure that modern equipments, such as electricity and water should function to the maximum. Please double-check and make sure electrical outlets are located in every room and functioning.
Make sure you turn on the water and make sure that hot and cold water is functioning and flush the toilet, turn on the shower. Don't count on real-estate agents in Beijing to point out the negatives of a place they're trying to rent or sell you.
Beijing Agencies
Real-estate agencies in Beijing advertise in local Beijing newspapers and as well on their office windows.
You should be able to notice a real estate agency in Beijing by the window full of ads for the different apartments or houses they have available for rent or sell in Beijing.
Before you begin working with an agency in Beijing, check that their fees are acceptable and that they are a member of the Beijing Real-estate Assocation. In most rental agreements in Beijing most agencies charge a month's rent for a twelve-month rental agreement.
When selling a property in Beijing, real-estate agents in Beijing usually charge between 2.5% and 3% of the final sales price.
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