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Our society is quite old, so installing EV chargers in the basement is being considered a fire risk.

We currently have a small charging setup on the ground floor that can handle around 5 cars. But with more people shifting to EVs, that's obviously not going to be enough.

People living in older societies, how are you dealing with this? Have you found any safe and scalable way to provide EV charging for more residents?

I'm going for a site visit to Godrej Parkshire this weekend.

Since I'll already be on that side, are there any other good projects worth visiting around Hoskote, Seegahalli or along the Hoskote-Samethanahalli Road side?

Please suggest if you know any good ones nearby.

Our society currently doesn't have a piped gas connection.

In order to get the connection to our society, whom do we approach? What's the entire process.

If anyone has done this recently, please share the steps

In my society, we just keep our cycles in our car parking space.

The problem is that it's in the basement. Kids often play with the cycles, they get scratched or damaged, and the camera coverage isn't 100%. On top of that, cycle accessories are expensive and are easy to steal.

The only other option is carrying the cycle up to the flat every day, which isn't practical, especially if you ride regularly.

How does your society handle this? Does your apartment have a dedicated cycle parking area or any other good solution?

With so many cities trying to promote cycling, I feel apartment societies should also have better infrastructure for storing bicycles. Curious to know how it's handled elsewhere.

Would buying a 2BHK apartment there a good move. What's the future potential of that area..

Also whats the current rental demand

I'm looking for new apartment projects around the Varthur-Sarjapur side.

Preferably smaller gated communities with less than 200 homes. Something low-density with good open space.

Any projects you'd recommend? Apart from tier 1,2 builders, I'm fine with any new smaller builder as well

Our apartment basement has a lot of rats. Some of them are very HUGE.

Sometimes they damage the wirings of cars parked in basement. Those are expensive damages.

I've to leave my car parked there for about 3 weeks while I'm away.

Are there any precautions I can take to make sure rats don't damage my car?

Anybody bought in their projects?

How's the construction quality and overall experience buying from them

I'm exploring property options in Hyderabad for self-use and noticed that there are a lot of villa projects being developed by smaller local builders.

Now many of these villas are priced similarly to a good apartment from a reputed builder. The villa option is attractive because of the extra space, privacy, and land ownership.

My concern is that I'm not from Hyderabad, so I don't know much about these local developers. Are there any common issues to watch out for with such villa projects?

Things I'm particularly concerned about are:

-Construction quality

-Legal/title issues

-Infrastructure and maintenance after handover

-Any other risks that first-time buyers may not be aware of

For those who have evaluated both options, what would you choose if the budget was the same?

A villa from a smaller local developer or an apartment from an established builder? And why?

Planning to invest in a 3BHK in Bangalore purely from an investment point of view.

After looking around for a while, I’ve more or less narrowed it down to Purva Northern Lights and Brigade Belvedere.

Which one is the better bet in terms of future demand and appreciation ?

I stay in a society near Whitefield and was looking to buy a second car parking slot.

Right now, people here rent out their parking slots for around ₹1,000 per month.

When I checked with the association to buy an additional slot, they quoted around ₹5 lakhs.

Is this a reasonable rate or is it too expensive?

I've been looking at homes to invest in. Mainly for rental income.

Heard about this strategy of buying on the ground floor. First of all, that home would be cheaper.

And there are people who are looking specifically for ground floor homes. Old age people, families with pets etc. And they stay for longer periods, I won't have to pay brokers every few years to get a new tenant.

Can someone verify if this strategy would work

The flat right across mine, on the same floor has a different property tax than mine.

So does the flat right below mine

Anyone knows what all factors are considered while calculating property tax? I wonder if the govt portal is broken!

Looking at a project with G+15 floors.

There’s one unit on the ground floor and a similar one on the 7th floor. The ground floor unit is cheaper by about ₹2.5 lakhs.

I won’t be staying here, this is purely for renting out.

I’ve heard ground floor units can have issues like insects, less privacy, and more noise.

In this case, is the ₹2.5L saving actually worth it, or does the ground floor come with bigger downsides when it comes to renting?