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The 17-day figure may also be skewed by withdrawals. A listing that disappears is not necessarily a completed sale, and repeated relisting can make the visible marketing period look shorter. I’d want the counts of completed, withdrawn and still-active condos separated.

The cash downside needs its own section. A low planning fee is not good value if major exclusions emerge later. The quote should say whether estimates include only visible work, what could trigger redesign or delay, and whether revisions cost extra. I would also want the renovation budget kept...

I’d calculate three scenarios: no increase and retention; a modest increase with retention; and full market asking rent with an allowance for vacancy, work and reletting. Include deposit return timing and available cash in the turnover scenario. Even without perfect estimates, this exposes how...

They need not literally be separate bank accounts. The important part is preventing an available balance from looking like spendable money.

My rule would be that urgent repairs may use the property fund, but the emergency reserve remains intact. If that cannot be achieved at the target price, buying slightly below the maximum is the sensible response.

Basing the whole reserve on monthly outgoings is useful for income loss, but it does not cover every risk. A boiler or another urgent item may require a large payment at once. I would protect a core living-cost buffer, then hold a separate allowance for property problems until the inspection...

That hypothetical also exposes availability. Ask who covers if the named contact is unavailable on the deadline day and whether negotiation is included in the quoted fee or billed separately. I would not assume the most expensive proposal is safest; the strongest one is the proposal with the...

Ask who qualifies prospective buyers and what that qualification actually means in their process. You also want to know whether the agent represents, refers or has another relationship with anyone on the buyer side, and how any conflict would be disclosed. The person pitching may not be the...

The tenant would understandably prefer the current ₩7,360,000 rent, and I hesitate to disturb a tenancy with reliable payments and good care of the studio. On the other hand, comparable advertisements are near ₩8,042,000 for a home valued at roughly ₩1,980,000,000, so ignoring the gap...

Until those gaps are filled, the cautious reading is: listings in an unspecified studio sample showed a +9.2% asking-price movement and an indicative 56-day marketing period, while financing effects were reported near ₩1,684,000,000. That is useful as a lead, but not yet evidence of a Seoul-wide...

Neighbourhood splits may expose whether this is one local segment moving the Seoul-wide result. I’d use a compact table: neighbourhood, studio definition, price band, active inventory, new listings, removals, completed sales where available, and median days on market. Keep unavailable fields...

I’d assume the higher amount continues until the association can explain why it rose and what could make it fall. Ask for the recent contribution history, the reason for the insurance increase, the reserve balance, and any planned major work. One caveat: reserve payments are not necessarily...

For the spreadsheet, add columns for amount, formula or basis, due date, payer, adviser responsible, and unresolved assumption. Keep government property charges separate from condo management fees and any building assessments. Also ask whether ₩1,918,000,000 crosses any relevant rate or...