At first, living in the city will give us this impression that only good opportunities will come to our way. It gives out this feeling that anything will be easier, accessible, and possible if you are in the city. But as time passes living in the city can become toxic, chaotic and could even be a boring routine. Which is why every day we try to look for an escape even on the simplest activities we can think of. It can either be by reading a book, drinking with friends, eating out, or just simply by listening to music. But sometimes, our responsibilities and other extremities like traffic, time constraint and money has its own way of taking so much of our time that we can’t give ourselves even to this simple precious moments.

One should realize that city living is not just about moving in the city. It’s about making wise decisions despite the limitations given by our personal situations so we can maximize what the city has to offer.
But how do we go from average to premium city living?

1. STRATEGIC ADDRESS

If you want to get the best bits of what the city has to offer, choose the best location to do it. You need to consider not just the convenience in transportation but also its accessibility to central business districts and commercial establishments. Your location will speak about the kind of lifestyle you want to have.

Try to choose the best area where you are within the vicinity of schools, hospitals, transportation hubs and banks. Choosing the best location as your new address can be the toughest decisions you have to make so just simple consider where you can benefit the most in your envisioned future.

2. VALUE FOR THE MONEY

Start with ‘How much can I afford?’ and ‘What is my money’s worth?’

This is the part where you decide your money’s worth. Will you be renting and spending the rest of your life making your landlord richer or as early as now you’ll start investing in yourself hence getting yourself a place you can call your own, for a lifetime?

Getting your own space in the city is expensive but not when you get a condo unit. House and lots are so yesterday! We are now living in era where condominiums is by far one of the most popular and wisest choice to settle in when you are in the city especially if you’re a working professional.

These condominiums are designed and strategically set in convenient addresses that will give you accessibility and best lifestyle in a nutshell. If you think your money is really valuable, get the best investment that will give worth to your hard-earned money.

3. HOME PERKS

Of course, aside from the location and the price, you want to know more about what you can get from your money. Most people purchase a condo unit due to its location and its offered amenities. Mid-priced condos and luxury condos surely have a gym and a swimming pool but not all developments offer daycare centers, playgrounds, or sky gardens so it’s wise to scout for a development that best fits to your present and future needs.

There are condominiums that offer exclusive amenities that can’t be found in other developments, its best to keep an eye on these projects. Besides, not everyone has the option of swimming by the pool to cap off their day, choose wisely.

4. INVEST IN YOUR HOME, INVEST IN YOURSELF

Investing in your own space is just like investing in yourself and you don’t want to give yourself something cheap. Which is why before buying a unit you need to think about it long and hard, enough that it would reach your future plans.

Will you need a one bedroom or a two bedroom, or maybe just a studio unit for the meantime? These are just some of the questions you need to establish to have a smoother transaction.

Buying your own home or unit may only come to you at least once in your life so take no chances of getting a place that you might have problems in the future. Remember always think long term when making decisions.

5. TRUST YOUR DEVELOPER

If there’s a home, there’s a developer.

All these residential developments that gives you the premium city living you can ever dream of is just what real estate developer, Empire East wants to give to its future homeowners. Having a place where it can give you direct access to transportation, central business districts as well as commercial areas plus amenities in your home and to top it off they are made available at an affordable price is just what defines premium city living.

There are several real estate companies in the Philippines that offer terms of payments that suits to every aspiring homeowner. Empire East targets the mid market economy, making its payment terms highly convenient for every aspiring homeowner. It also offers various themed and transit-oriented developments – these are the residential communities that are built directly to the country’s main transits such as the Boni and Magallanes MRT station – that surely suits to ones desired lifestyle.