Should I rent or buy an apartment in Xiamen, China?
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Xiamen Real Estate Calculator
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Finding a Home In Xiamen
If you plan to rent or buy a property in Xiamen, finding your property will be a major step in your relocation to Xiamen. If you have not lived in Xiamen, you should rent rather than buy your property in Xiamen, at least for six months. If you would like to rent or buy a real-estate property in Xiamen 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 Xiamen is the place you want to live or retire for the next few years, but also if Xiamen is suited for you.
Apartments & Houses in Xiamen
If you are planning on living in Xiamen, 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 Xiamen to point out the negatives of a place they're trying to rent or sell you.
Xiamen Agencies
Real-estate agencies in Xiamen advertise in local Xiamen newspapers and as well on their office windows.
You should be able to notice a real estate agency in Xiamen by the window full of ads for the different apartments or houses they have available for rent or sell in Xiamen.
Before you begin working with an agency in Xiamen, check that their fees are acceptable and that they are a member of the Xiamen Real-estate Assocation. In most rental agreements in Xiamen most agencies charge a month's rent for a twelve-month rental agreement.
When selling a property in Xiamen, real-estate agents in Xiamen usually charge between 2.5% and 3% of the final sales price.
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