cup1981
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Mods: I wasn't sure where to put this, so feel free to move it if needed . Apologies in advance.
So, my wife and I are moving back to Indo permanently on May 23, 2018 (VITAS is already in hand without setting foot in a consular or immigration office, but more on that later), and we were planning to save up for property and build a home over the course of five to 10 years due to the high land costs in her town. We have just shy of Rp. 200jt saved and should be just over Rp 300jt by the time we leave, so we were well underway. Well, the unimaginable happened the other day (in a good way) as her aunt announced she was giving us her property in the center of town.
It's about 90 square meters, so nothing big, but it is worth 1M easy. And, yes, we have the separation of assets (post-nup) agreement being drawn up now -- for reference, it cost us Rp 5jt. from a notary in Bandung. This allows us to dive straight into the building phase. So, I need some advice from those who have experience in this.
We will first need to demolish the ragged house that is there now, have the land regraded, then build a two- to three-story home on it with a rooftop garden.
Does anyone know a trusted architect/engineer/contractor that will work in Tasikmalaya? My cousin-in-law owns a huge firm in Bandung, but they work mostly on commercial buildings, plus he is too busy with his new life as a politician to give us much guidance.
Does anyone have any experience in having a home built like this and what it may cost (just ballpark)?
Are there super-thick windows available that will help minimize the outside noise or are they always those paper-thin rattle magnets?
Thanks in advance everyone. If you need any other advice, I appreciate any input you have .
So, my wife and I are moving back to Indo permanently on May 23, 2018 (VITAS is already in hand without setting foot in a consular or immigration office, but more on that later), and we were planning to save up for property and build a home over the course of five to 10 years due to the high land costs in her town. We have just shy of Rp. 200jt saved and should be just over Rp 300jt by the time we leave, so we were well underway. Well, the unimaginable happened the other day (in a good way) as her aunt announced she was giving us her property in the center of town.
It's about 90 square meters, so nothing big, but it is worth 1M easy. And, yes, we have the separation of assets (post-nup) agreement being drawn up now -- for reference, it cost us Rp 5jt. from a notary in Bandung. This allows us to dive straight into the building phase. So, I need some advice from those who have experience in this.
We will first need to demolish the ragged house that is there now, have the land regraded, then build a two- to three-story home on it with a rooftop garden.
Does anyone know a trusted architect/engineer/contractor that will work in Tasikmalaya? My cousin-in-law owns a huge firm in Bandung, but they work mostly on commercial buildings, plus he is too busy with his new life as a politician to give us much guidance.
Does anyone have any experience in having a home built like this and what it may cost (just ballpark)?
Are there super-thick windows available that will help minimize the outside noise or are they always those paper-thin rattle magnets?
Thanks in advance everyone. If you need any other advice, I appreciate any input you have .