PaulB Posted June 17, 2018 Posted June 17, 2018 30 minutes ago, Dave Hounddriver said: Sounds great. What is a "split level condo?" I have had split level houses before but I'm not sure why a condo would be like that. I think they call them Duplexes when it is a condo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Peterson Posted June 17, 2018 Posted June 17, 2018 35 minutes ago, Dave Hounddriver said: Sounds great. What is a "split level condo?" I have had split level houses before but I'm not sure why a condo would be like that. In the UK we call them a maisonette "French" for apartment on 2 Floors Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jollygoodfellow Posted June 17, 2018 Posted June 17, 2018 1 hour ago, Dave Hounddriver said: What is a "split level condo?" It could be the bedroom is a loft and living is on the lower area but Kurt will inform us of what he means Im sure. Ultima Residences , Crown Regency Fuente Osmena have them in Cebu so probably everywhere but I think in Kurts case it is an apartment? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KurtVD Posted June 17, 2018 Author Posted June 17, 2018 3 hours ago, Dave Hounddriver said: Sounds great. What is a "split level condo?" I have had split level houses before but I'm not sure why a condo would be like that. Inside the condo, it has a second floor where the master bedroom is, plus a smaller bedroom or walk-in closet, whatever you need it for. Why? It gives you two rooms on the footprint of just one, even though the upper floor is quite low. I’m about half an inch shorter than 6 ft. (179cm) and I can just stand; good thing I shaved off my Mohawk last week ;) (never had one) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KurtVD Posted June 17, 2018 Author Posted June 17, 2018 2 hours ago, Jack Peterson said: In the UK we call them a maisonette "French" for apartment on 2 Floors Appartement on 2 floors sounds about right. You call these maisonnette in the U.K.? Funny, that literally means “little house”. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Peterson Posted June 17, 2018 Posted June 17, 2018 (edited) 24 minutes ago, KurtVD said: Appartement on 2 floors sounds about right. You call these maisonnette in the U.K.? Funny, that literally means “little house”. Funny? that is what they are :Little Houses. http://www.yourdictionary.com/maisonette Edited June 17, 2018 by Jack Peterson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KurtVD Posted June 17, 2018 Author Posted June 17, 2018 (edited) 7 hours ago, PaulB said: I think they call them Duplexes when it is a condo. I think the confusion stems from using the term “condo” for almost anything here that’s not a house, and personally I’m not really sure about the difference between a condo and a flat or apartment either. Is the criterion to qualify for a condo to have its own entrance from the outside? If so, then I’m sitting in an apartment right now, and it has an upper floor which is a bit lower than the main floor. But I guess it can be called a duplex in both cases... Edited June 17, 2018 by KurtVD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KurtVD Posted June 17, 2018 Author Posted June 17, 2018 And what do you think about the rent (10k fully furnished)? I have seen cheaper apartments (lowest was 6100/month, in Pasig), but 8-10k seems to be about as low as it gets if you want a balcony (I absolutely need that). Of course there are even cheaper offers out there, but those that I have seen were either shared rooms or very small spaces with shared bathrooms and stuff like that - not for me. Is this assessment about correct? Or should I try to haggle it down a little? It is a private owner, and the buildings a little old... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum Support Old55 Posted June 17, 2018 Forum Support Posted June 17, 2018 17 minutes ago, KurtVD said: And what do you think about the rent (10k fully furnished)? I have seen cheaper apartments (lowest was 6100/month, in Pasig), but 8-10k seems to be about as low as it gets if you want a balcony (I absolutely need that). Of course there are even cheaper offers out there, but those that I have seen were either shared rooms or very small spaces with shared bathrooms and stuff like that - not for me. Is this assessment about correct? Or should I try to haggle it down a little? It is a private owner, and the buildings a little old... If this fits your needs and if you do like it then go for it. Without pictures or knowing something of the area (noise, pollution, safety, accessibility, so much more) we can't help much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KurtVD Posted June 17, 2018 Author Posted June 17, 2018 32 minutes ago, Old55 said: If this fits your needs and if you do like it then go for it. Without pictures or knowing something of the area (noise, pollution, safety, accessibility, so much more) we can't help much. I understand, I just wanted to know if my observation of the price situation is about correct, eg it doesn’t get much cheaper than 10k? I have spoken to a Filipino in the meantime, and he said that I could try to get it down to 8k/month, but 10 would still be ok for what it is.... My reasoning is, that even though it’s a small dent in my monthly budget, nobody likes to overpay. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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