Choosing apartment is difficult. Because it is connected to good life. But in unknown, deciding apartment may be nervous.
So the information about apartment should be important. Then in this article, I will introduce about the point of deciding apartment.
1．About the room of the apartment
Firstly, it is important to check about room. Room size, how sunshine, facilities should be checked.
1-1．Size
Usually real estate company explains the room by that how many rooms. For example, 2K is 2 rooms and kitchen, etc.
However, Room size is different by each rooms. So you should check the rooms by surface areas, not that how many rooms.
1-2．How sunshine
You know, the sunshine is different by where is the window. Then you should check it.
Especially the room that has two windows for South and East, you should check about the room temperature.
1-3．How quiet
Perhaps you might not care about noise of neighbors. But the issue of silence has a connection to your privacy.
If you can here the conversion of neighbors, your voice could be heard by them.
Then you should check how quiet the room is.
1-4．Furniture
Sometimes there are the rooms equipped furniture. So you should not buy new bed or desk. But checking them is so important.
Because, if the bed is not enough size you can sleep in, you have to buy another bed.
2．About equipment of apartment
Equipment are also important for your life. So you should check them.
2-1．Bathroom
Bathroom is important, especially the size.
There are some types. For example, bath and toilet are separated or integrated. And some size there are.
You know, Japanese people are not as large as Western people. So the size of bathroom might not be enough size for large people. Then, checking the apartment, you should measure the size.
2-2．Water heater
In the kitchen, water heater is needed. However, all of the apartment doesn't have it. Sometimes tenants have to equip it. So checking the apartment, you should see the water heater is equipped or not.
2-3．Kitchen
Checking kitchen, you should test the all performance. Especially,
if IH heater were equipped, the working is very important.
And the electronic outlet should be checked. Because if it is not enough, you cannot have electronic items.
2-4．Door
Door is important about security. The recent door is high level for security. But sometimes old door might be equipped, the key might not be new type.
Usually, key of door should be exchanged if new tenant would contract. But you should reconfirm it.
2-5．Power contract
In Japan electronic company has personal contracts. And the contract is fixed by the apartment. And, Usually old apartment's electronic contract is not large capacity.
So, if you want to have many electronic facilities, the checking of the power contract is very important.
2-6．About gas
Gas equipment for kitchen would be no problem. However, the room of gas plag might not be enough. So it might have trouble when you want to equip gas heater.
And you should check about the gas type. Because in Japan, there are two types of gas, city gas and propane gas. You know there is no compatibility of city gas items and propane gas items. Then if you want to buy a gas items, your checking will be important.
2-7．TV
Usually the apartments are equipped the plug of TV antenna. Common TV channel is OK. However, it is not acceptable for cable TV, or satellite broadcasting. And usually, the TV antenna can not be changed.
3．About environment of apartment
Environment of apartment is also important, Because it is connected with your comfortable.
3-1．Smell
Bad smell is bad factor for comfortable so it should avoid. However it is difficult to recognize there is bad smell or not. Because it depends on time frame or direction of the wind.
3-2．Silence
Noise is also bad factor. So it should be avoided. Because if you are in loud, your life would be so tired.
For example, your apartment is near the station, the noise of train on early morning would be felt so loud.
3-3．Temperature
In summer, the temperature of Tokyo is so high. And it might be you heatstroke.
Actually, you might think about air conditioner, but it might be troubled.
3-4．Vermin
Vermin is so yucky. And vermin is cause bud environment.
For example, outbreak of fly is so bad. Then the problem should be checked.
Perhaps the checking of apartment is felt so difficult. However it is truly connected to your comfortable life. So be struggle!
