Actually to be honest, I have no idea on how come I never thought of buying a new house for them before this. It only hit me like the mid of last year when I suddenly got so into researching and surveying and comparing house prices on the internet and driving around Melaka tamans to search for houses for sale =__=
After all the pain and torturing research and meeting up with agents to view houses, we finally decided on one, which my parents fell in love with at first sight. So long story short, our new house is an old house kakaka so funny. No? =.=
We bought the house at a very cheap price (THANK YOUUUU) due to the freehold title and the location of the house - and I personally love the size of the house too coz its neither too huge nor its too small. Well, the price of the house is cheap but the renovation costs a bomb! :S The renovation costs as much as the price of the house =_=
Nevertheless, I think it is worth it! All my life, I have always wanted to provide the best for my family, especially my parents. My mum isn't young anymore, she's 60+ right now. Few years down the road, very soon, she'll turn 70. Whenever I think of that, it scares the hell outta me! Really! 70!! And in 10 years from that age, she'll be 80. That was the age of my grandma! So it really really got me to think that the time they (my parents) have in this world, while they're still strong, is kinda limited. Besides buying LED TV for them, or giving them ang pow during the festive seasons, there weren't really anything else great I did for them. I didn't and cannot afford to bring them travel overseas, I cannot afford to buy them a huge house with big compound nor can I afford to give them monthly allowance to spend. But what I can afford now is to get them a comfortable place to live in. From what I observed over the past few months since the house was bought, I know for sure that they love it... so much! That makes me really really happy although there were so much time and effort involved.
Just pray and hope that everything goes smoothly and I could then say I finally did something great for my parents :D
First and only oversea trip with the family.
Really hoping that I can bring them for a holiday at somewhere great, someday.
Wow! You bought a house for your parents? What a great daughter you are! It really doesn’t hurt to plan ahead. I’m glad you found a bigger and more affordable house at a reasonable price. What are some of your secrets to finding real estate, or is this simply by a pure stroke of luck? I’d like to know!
ReplyDeleteWillard Evans @ Wow! Homes
I can relate to your feelings, I didn't care what house we had, I just wanted something big enough for my kids to feel save. We found a home that was just the right size, each kid had their own room and we get to call this place ours forever. I am so happy and grateful for how things played out in my life.
ReplyDeleteVeronica Perry @ First Fairway Realty
This blog gives me hope and is inspiring. My own parents are also up in age, and as such I would like to help them purchase a property near where my wife and I are located. That way we can keep an eye on them and help them as needed, and they also have easy access to their grandchildren, which is a true win for everyone!
ReplyDeleteMartin Moran @ Buyers Agent San Antonio