 A very warm welcome back to your Feel Good Breakfast show. Thank you so much for joining us this morning. Now we all know that secure estates are a very popular option when looking at a home these days. Now as a first time home buyer, you often look towards complexes with apartment style properties and today we're taking a look at an affordable home in a sort after neighborhood of Nordveik in Madrid. The states and complexes have become very popular because of the great security that they offer. As first time home buyers we're often drawn towards complexes because of their apartment like properties. Today I have the chance to look at a really great apartment in a sort after complex and I'm hoping it will be a great investment. Apartments are attractive because they are unaffordable first time property purchase, require very little maintenance and some even have added extras like on-site gyms or parks. This is one of the newest listings that we've just gotten our books I thought I'd bring you through because I think it would suit your needs just perfectly from you know the others that we've seen and I've kind of picked up what you you're looking for as a first time home buyer. As you can see it's a really nice modern unit not too big not too small I think it's just perfect for a single person like yourself or even if you have a partner. I just think that it's really nice and modern and airy and will suit your needs really really perfectly. I know this is a two bedroom one bathroom apartment but what are some of the key features of this complex has? Well this complex has tennis courts it has nice pool facilities as well so on hot days you can even cool off there. It's got a club house as well with some kind of pry facility so sometimes we've got a few mates and you really just want to get out of here and go and sit at the pool or pry there you know what it gives you that kind of space to be able to do that and good good good security that much I must tell you. Should we take a look at the rest of the apartment? Nice modern kitchen finished off with granite and dark wood you've got a space for your dishwasher or your washing machine and this is a perfect breakfast nook and then a lovely you know open plan living area. I don't see this often but this is quite nicely done you've got a little study area that they fitted here for you. You can see this is a full bathroom you've got a decent sized bath a shower anytime as you go you can always change stuff around but the space is there so it definitely will serve your purpose. This is our second bedroom slightly smaller as you can see then your main bedroom you still got cupboards in here nicely tiled as well also nice you'll notice the entire unit is fitted with aluminium windows in fact the entire complex is aluminium windows and that is definitely a plus from a maintenance perspective you know it never looks tatty it always keeps its look and it also keeps the whole complex looking neat. Definitely a bit more spacious okay more cupboards as well so yeah you would be able to fit a queen size bed without a problem also nice lovely view from here. Very nice. Nadia why would you say that this unit would be a good investment for me as a first-time buyer. This particular unit has a good you know levy it's not too high and then your electricity at this unit is prepaid as well so that's definitely a plus your water is included in your levy so you're not getting this unnecessary bills the complex is kind of well located in mid-range very easily accessible to highways you've got the how-train bus that runs along the streets you've got lots of taxis it's really idealism for lock up and go also you don't have to maintain any kind of gardens or you know anything extra all that's taken care of for the first-time person it will suit all your needs in time when you know your circumstances change at that point you can make a choice do I actually have to sell it or can I actually hold on to it as an investment and still buy something else because it will give you a good rental return. A lot of first-time buyers don't understand or know that they are added costs it's not just the bond that you have to worry about. You're quite correct you do have your bond but you're gonna have on this unit particularly you're gonna have your levies per month you're gonna have your rates and taxes per month and then you also gonna have your normal utilities that you'll have to budget for. You've got to pay bond and transfer costs and we do advise that first-time home buyers or anybody buying actually have some kind of money saved to be able to pay those costs once you have that your bond is granted you're able to pay your costs your transfer will happen in absolutely no time and you'll be the proud owner of your your first investment. If you would like to view this property for yourself visit privateproperty.co.za and search for Pam Golding agent Nadia Moussa or use reference number T-115-85-3. 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