45 Questions to Ask Before Buying a Villa in India | Villa Buying Checklist

🏙️ 45 Questions You MUST Ask Before Buying an Apartment in India

👑 THE JAMIN BAZAAR APARTMENT BUYER'S MASTER PLAYBOOK

The sample flat is designed to make you fall in love. This checklist is designed to make you think before you pay.

🏢 A BEAUTIFUL SAMPLE FLAT CAN HIDE AN UGLY DEAL

Buying an apartment feels safer than buying land.

There is a brand.

A polished sales office.

A furnished sample flat.

A RERA number.

A bank willing to lend.

A smiling sales executive who answers the phone even on Sunday.

And that comfort is exactly where buyers lower their guard.

The apartment buyer's biggest risk is usually not someone selling land they don't own.

It is quieter than that.

🔴 A project that keeps getting delayed.🟠 A carpet area smaller than you imagined.🟡 A maintenance bill nobody mentioned.🟣 Amenities that exist beautifully in the brochure and nowhere else.🔵 An Occupancy Certificate that arrives years late.⚫ Or never arrives at all.

The questions below follow the order in which you should investigate an apartment:

🏛️ LEGITIMACY

⬇

💰 THE REAL DEAL

⬇

🏗️ THE BUILDING

⬇

🏡 THE LIFE YOU WILL ACTUALLY LIVE THERE

And there is one rule before all 45.

✍️ ASK IMPORTANT QUESTIONS IN WRITING.A sales executive's verbal assurance disappears the moment the executive changes jobs.

An email does not.

📂 BEFORE QUESTION #1

GET THESE 6 DOCUMENTS

Do this before your second site visit.

Not after booking.

Not after paying the token.

Not after hearing:

"Sir, agreement will be shared after booking."

Ask by email for:

🚨🚨🚨 JAMIN RED FLAG #1"We'll give you the agreement after you book."

You are being asked to pay first and discover the terms later.That is backwards.

Read first. Sign second. Pay third.

🟣 SECTION 01

🏛️ LEGITIMACY, RERA & APPROVALS

Questions 01–12

Before asking whether the kitchen has a chimney, ask whether the building should legally be standing there.

🟪 01 | WHAT IS THE RERA NUMBER?

And what completion date has the promoter filed?

Don't ask only:

"Is it RERA registered?"

Ask:

"Please send me the RERA registration number and project page."

Then verify it yourself on the relevant state RERA portal.

Compare:

🟡 RULE: The brochure tells you what they want to sell.

The regulatory filing tells you what they formally disclosed.

🟪 02 | HAS THE RERA DATE EVER BEEN EXTENDED?

An extension does not automatically make a project bad.

But it tells you something useful:

⏱️ How accurately does this builder estimate time?

Check:

☑ Original completion date ☑ Revised completion date ☑ Number of extensions ☑ Reason for extension ☑ Current construction status

🟢 One explained extension?

Investigate.

🔴 Repeated extensions across several projects?

Now you may be looking at a pattern.

🟪 03 | ARE THERE RERA COMPLAINTS AGAINST THE PROMOTER?

Don't search only for your project.

Search the promoter.

Their previous projects are their résumé.

Look for recurring complaints involving:

🔴 Delayed possession 🟠 Refund disputes 🟡 Plan changes 🟣 Amenity disputes 🔵 Defects ⚫ Documentation problems

👑 THE PAST PROJECT TESTDon't ask only:**"Will this builder deliver?"

Ask:"How did this builder behave after collecting money on the last five projects?"**

🟪 04 | DOES THE COMMENCEMENT CERTIFICATE COVER MY FLOOR?

This question matters more than:

"Which floor has the best view?"

Ask exactly which sanctioned floors the Commencement Certificate, CC, covers.

🏗️ APPROVED PLAN

📜 COMMENCEMENT AUTHORITY

🏢 YOUR ACTUAL FLOOR

MUST RECONCILE.

🟪 05 | IS THE SANCTIONED PLAN THE SAME AS THE BROCHURE?

Put them beside each other.

Compare:

☑ Tower count ☑ Floor count ☑ Apartment layout ☑ Setbacks ☑ Open spaces ☑ Amenities ☑ Parking areas ☑ Internal roads

Don't buy a drawing.

Buy what the competent authority actually approved.

🟪 06 | WHEN WILL THE OCCUPANCY CERTIFICATE ARRIVE?

The Occupancy Certificate, OC, is not decorative paperwork.

It is a critical completion/occupation document.

Ask:

"What contractual protection do I have if the OC is delayed?"

Potential problems around an apartment without the required OC can include:

🔴 Occupation issues 🟠 Utility complications 🟡 Property-record complications 🟣 Resale difficulties 🔵 Financing difficulties

🚨 07 | WILL YOU GIVE ME POSSESSION BEFORE THE OC?

If the answer is:

"Yes sir, you can move in. OC will come soon."

Your next question should be:

"Why?"

Be especially careful with phrases such as:

Fit-out possession

Soft possession

Early possession

Temporary handover

🟢 BUYER-PROTECTION STRUCTURE

Construction Completed ⬇ Required Approvals / OC ⬇ Final Payment as Contractually Agreed ⬇ Possession

Not:

Pay Everything → Move In → Hope

🟪 08 | WHO ACTUALLY OWNS THE LAND?

Is the builder also the landowner?

Or is this a:

🤝 JOINT DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT?

If JDA:

Ask for:

☑ JDA ☑ Sharing ratio ☑ Builder allocation ☑ Landowner allocation ☑ List of retained flats ☑ Authority to sell your specific apartment

🟪 09 | DOES THE LANDOWNER NEED TO SIGN MY SALE DEED?

In relevant JDA structures, the landowner may need to participate as a confirming/executing party.

Find this out before registration day.

Not while everyone is standing at the Sub-Registrar's Office asking:

"Where is the landowner?"

🟪 10 | IS THE PROJECT LAND MORTGAGED?

Construction finance itself is not unusual.

What matters is how your apartment gets released from the lender's security.

Ask:

🏦 "Will I receive the lender's NOC/release applicable to my flat before registration?"

THE SAFE QUESTION FLOW

Project Loan? ⬇ Which Bank? ⬇ Is My Flat Covered by Security? ⬇ How Is My Flat Released? ⬇ Where Is the NOC / Release?

🟪 11 | WHICH BANKS HAVE APPROVED THE PROJECT?

Major lender approvals can provide another layer of scrutiny.

Ask for the list.

But remember:

⚠️ BANK APPROVAL ≠ PERSONAL LEGAL DUE DILIGENCE

A bank protects its loan.

Your lawyer protects your purchase.

🟪 12 | IS THERE ANY LITIGATION?

Ask the builder for a written declaration.

Then independently check available:

⚖️ RERA records ⚖️ Court records ⚖️ Project disclosures ⚖️ Title/legal report

Never outsource this question to the sales desk.

💰 SECTION 02

🟡 AREA, PRICE & THE MONEY YOU REALLY PAY

Questions 13–25

The apartment price on the billboard is not the apartment price.

🟨 13 | WHAT IS THE RERA CARPET AREA?

Ask for the number:

📐 IN SQUARE FEET.

✍️ IN WRITING.

📜 IN THE AGREEMENT.

The RERA-defined carpet area is the number you need for meaningful comparison.

🔥 CARPET AREA vs SUPER BUILT-UP

🟨 14 | WHAT IS THE LOADING?

Suppose:

Super Built-Up = 1,500 sq ft

Carpet = 1,050 sq ft

That gap matters.

Don't compare:

Project A ₹8,000/sq ft super built-up

against

Project B ₹8,500/sq ft super built-up

until you know what you are actually getting.

👑 Compare effective price on carpet area.

That's where marketing fog begins to clear.

🟨 15 | WHERE ARE THE BALCONY & UTILITY AREAS COUNTED?

Ask for a marked plan.

Every area should be labelled.

📐 Living 📐 Bedrooms 📐 Kitchen 📐 Utility 📐 Balcony 📐 Other relevant spaces

Attach the agreed plan to the agreement wherever appropriate.

👑 16 | WHAT IS MY UDS?

UNDIVIDED SHARE OF LAND

This is one of the most important numbers apartment buyers ignore.

You are not merely buying walls in the sky.

You acquire an interest associated with the underlying land as documented in the transaction.

Ask:

"What is my UDS in square feet?"

Why does it matter?

🏛️ Land ownership interest 📈 Long-term land value 🏗️ Redevelopment ⚖️ Future rights 💰 Long-term asset value

🟣 The building ages.

The land remains.

💣 17 | GIVE ME THE COMPLETE COST SHEET

Not:

"Starting from ₹89 lakh."

You want:

THAT LAST NUMBER IS YOUR APARTMENT PRICE.

🟨 18 | WHAT GST APPLIES?

Ask:

☑ Is GST applicable to this transaction? ☑ At what rate? ☑ On what taxable value? ☑ Is it already included in the quote?

The tax treatment of under-construction and qualifying completed properties differs.

Verify the position for the particular property before payment.

🟨 19 | WHAT ARE STAMP DUTY & REGISTRATION COSTS?

Don't budget them as:

"Something around 7 or 8%."

Get the applicable current figure.

Rates vary by:

📍 State 🏡 Property type 👤 Buyer circumstances/category where applicable 💰 Transaction value / statutory valuation rules

Add the real number to your budget before booking.

🚗 20 | WHAT EXACTLY AM I GETTING AS PARKING?

Ask:

Is it:

🟢 Covered? 🔵 Basement? 🟣 Stilt? 🟡 Mechanical? 🟠 Stack? 🔴 Open?

Then ask:

"Where is my parking allotment recorded?"

And:

"Is there a separate charge, and is that charge legally permissible for this type of parking?"

🟨 21 | IS THE PAYMENT PLAN CONSTRUCTION-LINKED?

Prefer payments tied to measurable construction milestones.

Example:

Booking ⬇ Foundation ⬇ Structure Milestone ⬇ Brickwork / Services ⬇ Completion Milestone ⬇ Required Approvals / OC ⬇ Final Payment

🚨 BE CAREFUL WITH HEAVILY FRONT-LOADED PAYMENT PLANS.

The faster your money leaves you relative to construction progress, the more project risk you may be carrying.

⚖️ 22 | WHAT IS YOUR DELAY PENALTY?

Now compare it with your delay penalty.

BUILDER DELAY

_____

BUYER DELAY

_____

If the agreement punishes you heavily for being late but barely inconveniences the promoter for being late:

🟥 ASK WHY.

Don't read contractual penalties separately.

Compare them side by side.

🟨 23 | WHAT IF I CANCEL?

Before booking, ask:

☑ How much gets forfeited? ☑ Under what circumstances? ☑ What is refundable? ☑ When is it refunded? ☑ Are taxes/charges treated separately? ☑ Is there an administrative deduction?

Cancellation clauses become very interesting only after you need them.

Read them before you do.

🧾 24 | WHAT IS THE MONTHLY MAINTENANCE?

Ask:

₹_____ per sq ft / month?

Then:

Calculated on what area?

Then:

What does it include?

Then the important one:

"What happens to the rate after the owners' association takes over?"

Include:

🛗 Lifts 💡 Common electricity 🛡️ Security 🌳 Landscaping 🏊 Amenities 🧹 Housekeeping 💧 Common water systems 🔧 Equipment maintenance

🏦 25 | WHAT IS THE CORPUS / SINKING FUND?

Ask:

💰 How much? 🏦 Where is it held? 📑 Who controls it? 🤝 When is it transferred? 🏢 When does the association receive it?

Your corpus should not vanish into a mysterious line item called "other charges."

🏗️ SECTION 03

🔵 THE BUILDING ITSELF

Questions 26–36

Marble can be replaced. Structural mistakes are harder.

🟦 26 | WHO DESIGNED THE STRUCTURE?

Ask for:

👷 Structural consultant 🌍 Seismic design basis 💨 Wind-load design 🪨 Soil investigation report 🏗️ Foundation basis

A serious project should have serious answers.

🟦 27 | WHAT EXACTLY ARE THE SPECIFICATIONS?

Not:

"Premium fittings."

Premium WHAT?

Ask brand by brand.

⚠️ WATCH THE WORDS:

"OR EQUIVALENT"

Equivalent according to whom?

Define substitutions tightly in the contract.

🛠️ 28 | WHAT IS THE DEFECT LIABILITY PERIOD?

Under RERA, the promoter has statutory obligations concerning qualifying structural/workmanship defects for the prescribed period.

The source article highlights a five-year period from possession and rectification requirements.

But ask the practical question too:

"How do I actually report a defect?"

And:

"Show me how defects were handled in your last completed project."

🛗 29 | HOW MANY LIFTS?

Don't ask:

"Does the building have lifts?"

Ask:

HOW MANY LIFTS PER TOWER?

Then calculate:

🧮 Flats ÷ Lifts = Reality

Two lifts serving a heavily populated high-rise tower can become a daily quality-of-life problem.

Ask separately about:

🛗 Passenger lifts 🚑 Stretcher/service lift 🔥 Fire lift, where applicable

⚡ 30 | WHAT DOES THE POWER BACKUP ACTUALLY RUN?

"100% power backup" sounds wonderful.

Ask:

100% OF WHAT?

☑ Lifts? ☑ Common areas? ☑ Lights? ☑ Fans? ☑ Refrigerator? ☑ AC? ☑ Entire apartment?

Ask for the allocated capacity where relevant.

💧 31 | WHERE DOES THE WATER COME FROM?

Choose all that apply:

🟢 Municipal supply 🔵 Borewell 🟡 Tanker 🟣 Treated/recycled water

Then ask:

"How much tanker water do your nearby completed projects currently use?"

That answer may tell you more than the brochure.

🚰 32 | IS THE STP LARGE ENOUGH?

Ask about:

💧 STP capacity 👥 Design occupancy ♻️ Treated-water reuse 🌧️ Rainwater harvesting 🛠️ Maintenance arrangements

An undersized or badly maintained STP can become everyone's problem.

Including your nose.

🔥 33 | SHOW ME THE FIRE-SAFETY APPROVALS

Where applicable, ask for the relevant:

🔥 Fire NOC 🚨 Alarm systems 💦 Sprinkler systems 🧯 Fire equipment 🪜 Fire stairs 🚒 Fire access

Don't settle for:

"Everything is as per norms."

Ask for the documents.

🚗 34 | WHAT IS THE PARKING RATIO?

Ask:

Resident spaces = _____

Visitor spaces = _____

Total apartments = _____

Visitor parking looks boring in a brochure.

It becomes extremely interesting when twenty guests arrive on a Saturday evening.

🏊 35 | WHICH AMENITIES EXIST IN MY PHASE?

The brochure may show:

🏊 Infinity pool 🏋️ Gym 🎾 Courts 🎬 Theatre 🎉 Banquet hall 🌳 Gardens 👶 Children's zone 🏢 Clubhouse

Now ask:

"Which of these will actually be completed when my apartment is handed over?"

Then:

"Put the amenity completion date in writing."

🏙️ 36 | WHAT WILL THE PROJECT LOOK LIKE WHEN EVERYTHING IS FINISHED?

Don't inspect only your tower.

Ask:

🏢 Total towers? 🏠 Total apartments? 👥 Final population/density? 🏗️ Number of phases? ⏱️ Final completion date? 🚧 Construction after my possession?

You may receive your keys in 2027 and still live inside a construction site until 2031.

Know the full build-out.

🏡 SECTION 04

🟢 THE LIFE YOU'RE ACTUALLY BUYING

Questions 37–45

You aren't buying a floor plan. You're buying thousands of future mornings.

👑 37 | CAN I SPEAK TO YOUR EXISTING CUSTOMERS?

This may be the highest-value question in the entire list.

Ask to visit a completed project.

Then speak to:

🏢 THE RESIDENTS' ASSOCIATION

Preferably without the salesperson hovering beside you.

Ask residents:

🗣️ Was possession on time? 🗣️ How is maintenance? 🗣️ Water problems? 🗣️ Seepage? 🗣️ Lift problems? 🗣️ Did amenities arrive? 🗣️ How responsive is the builder after possession? 🗣️ Any surprise charges?

Thirty minutes here can beat three hours in the sales lounge.

🟩 38 | WHEN DOES THE OWNERS' ASSOCIATION TAKE OVER?

Ask:

📅 Formation date 📊 Trigger for formation/handover 💰 Corpus transfer 📚 Account transfer 🛠️ Maintenance transition

You eventually want residents managing the community under the applicable framework, not an indefinite builder-controlled arrangement without transparency.

🟩 39 | WHAT EXACTLY GETS HANDED TO THE ASSOCIATION?

Ask for the handover schedule covering relevant:

📐 As-built drawings 🛗 Equipment warranties 🔧 AMC contracts 💰 Corpus funds 📚 Accounts 🏗️ Common-area records 🔥 Safety records 💧 STP documentation ⚡ Electrical documentation

The association needs more than a bunch of keys.

🟩 40 | WHEN WILL PROPERTY RECORDS MOVE TO MY NAME?

Terminology varies by city and state.

For example:

📍 Bengaluru → Khata

📍 Chennai / elsewhere → applicable property tax/revenue/municipal records

Ask:

"What record transfers are required after registration, who handles them, and by when?"

🚗 41 | DO THE TUESDAY 9 AM TEST

The brochure says:

"20 minutes from the IT corridor."

Wonderful.

Now drive it:

🚗 TUESDAY.

⏰ 9:00 AM.

Check:

🏢 Office commute 🏫 School route 🏥 Hospital 🛒 Groceries 🚇 Metro / rail ✈️ Airport where relevant

Marketing distances have a mysterious affection for empty roads.

Your commute will not.

🌆 42 | WHAT CAN BE BUILT NEXT DOOR?

That empty field outside your balcony looks lovely.

Today.

Check:

🗺️ Master plan 🏗️ Zoning 📐 Permitted development 🏢 Adjacent approvals

🌅 Never pay a permanent premium for a temporary view unless the view itself is protected.

💰 43 | WHAT HAPPENED TO RESALE VALUES IN THEIR LAST PROJECT?

Don't ask the builder.

Ask:

🏠 A LOCAL RESALE BROKER.

Compare:

Launch Price vs Current Resale Price vs Area Market Price vs Rental Yield

You want to know whether previous buyers actually built value after all costs.

🔐 44 | CAN I FREELY SELL, RENT & RENOVATE?

Read the agreement for restrictions concerning:

🏷️ Resale 🏠 Letting 🛠️ Interior work 🔄 Transfer fees ⏱️ Lock-in / pre-OC transfer restrictions 📑 Builder NOC requirements

You should know the restrictions attached to your apartment before you own it.

👑👑👑 45 | WHO IS MY INDEPENDENT LAWYER?

Not:

❌ The builder's lawyer

❌ The bank's lawyer

❌ The broker's lawyer

❌ "Our legal team"

YOUR LAWYER.

Have an independent property advocate examine:

📜 Title 📜 EC 📜 JDA, if applicable 📜 Approvals 📜 RERA disclosures 📜 Draft sale agreement 📜 Draft sale deed 📜 Mortgage / NOC arrangements

And ask them to read the agreement:

LINE.

BY.

LINE.

🟢 A relatively small legal-review fee can be cheap insurance against a very expensive mistake.

☠️ THE 5 ANSWERS THAT SHOULD CHANGE THE CONVERSATION IMMEDIATELY

🚨 01

"THE AGREEMENT IS STANDARD. WE CAN'T CHANGE ANYTHING."

Translation:

They want you to negotiate the price but not the contract governing the purchase.

🔴 READ BEFORE BOOKING.

🚨 02

"TAKE POSSESSION. OC WILL COME SOON."

Translation:

They want your money and your acceptance of possession before a critical approval is in place.

🔴 DON'T TREAT "SOON" AS A DOCUMENT.

🚨 03

"PAY SOME IN CASH. YOU'LL SAVE MONEY."

Translation:

You are being invited into a tax, documentation and evidence problem.

🔴 WALK AWAY.

🚨 04

"CARPET AREA, BUILT-UP, SUPER BUILT-UP... SAME THING."

No.

THEY ARE NOT THE SAME THING.

Ask for the RERA carpet area in writing.

🚨 05

"THE AMENITY IS IN THE BROCHURE. DON'T WORRY."

Great.

Then putting the commitment into the contractual documentation should not be frightening.

SAVE:

📄 Brochures 📧 Emails 💬 WhatsApp messages 📸 Advertisements 📑 Cost sheets 📝 Written promises

IF IT MATTERS TO YOUR PURCHASE, KEEP THE EVIDENCE.

🏆 THE JAMIN 8-STEP APARTMENT BUYING SEQUENCE

🟣 STEP 01

VERIFY RERA

Check project + promoter history.

⬇️

🔵 STEP 02

COLLECT ALL 6 DOCUMENTS

Before booking.

⬇️

🟢 STEP 03

INDEPENDENT LEGAL REVIEW

Title + agreement + approvals.

⬇️

🟡 STEP 04

VISIT AN OLD PROJECT

Talk to actual residents.

⬇️

🟠 STEP 05

NEGOTIATE THE CONTRACT

Area • Price • Delay • Refund • Specifications • Amenities

⬇️

🟣 STEP 06

BOOK CAREFULLY

Prefer an appropriate construction-linked payment structure for under-construction property.

⬇️

🔵 STEP 07

REGISTER WITH REQUIRED NOCs / RELEASES

Make sure the flat's lender/mortgage position is properly addressed.

⬇️

👑 STEP 08

POSSESSION + OC + SNAG LIST

Do not merely collect the keys.

INSPECT.

🔍 THE PRE-POSSESSION SNAG WALK

Before signing the possession/handover documents, inspect the apartment carefully.

🚪 DOORS & WINDOWS

☐ Alignment ☐ Locks ☐ Handles ☐ Glass ☐ Seals

🚿 PLUMBING

☐ Taps ☐ Pressure ☐ Drainage ☐ Leakage ☐ Toilets ☐ Sinks

⚡ ELECTRICAL

☐ Sockets ☐ Switches ☐ DB ☐ Lights ☐ Backup points

🧱 FINISHES

☐ Cracks ☐ Tiles ☐ Paint ☐ Grouting ☐ Level differences

💧 WATERPROOFING

☐ Toilets ☐ Balcony ☐ Utility ☐ Kitchen ☐ External walls where visible

📐 DIMENSIONS

☐ Room sizes ☐ Carpet-area reconciliation where practicable ☐ Balcony ☐ Utility

📸 PHOTOGRAPH EVERYTHING.

Create a written snag list.

Get it acknowledged.

⚡ THE 60-SECOND APARTMENT CHECK

Before paying the booking amount:

🥊 SAMPLE FLAT vs REALITY

💎 THE NUMBERS THAT ACTUALLY MATTER

Forget the giant number printed on the hoarding for a moment.

Before buying, know these:

🟣 RERA Carpet Area

_____ sq ft

👑 UDS

_____ sq ft

💰 Effective Price per Carpet Sq Ft

₹_____

🧾 Total All-In Purchase Cost

₹_____

🏦 Loan Amount

₹_____

📅 RERA Completion Date

_____

🧾 Monthly Maintenance

₹_____

💰 Corpus / Sinking Fund

₹_____

🚗 Parking

_____

🏙️ Total Apartments at Full Build-Out

_____

🛗 Flats Per Lift

_____

💧 Primary Water Source

_____

Those numbers tell you more about the apartment than the chandelier in the sample flat.

❓ FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

📐 What Is the Difference Between Carpet Area and Super Built-Up Area?

🟢 CARPET AREA

The RERA-defined usable floor area within the apartment, subject to the statutory inclusions/exclusions.

🟣 SUPER BUILT-UP

A commercial/marketing measure that generally adds an allocated share of common areas.

The gap is commonly called:

LOADING

👑 Compare competing projects using carpet-area economics, not just headline super-built-up rates.

🏛️ Is It Safe to Buy an Apartment Without an OC?

An apartment lacking the required Occupancy Certificate carries serious legal and practical risks.

Potential issues can involve:

❌ Occupation ❌ Utilities ❌ Property records ❌ Resale ❌ Financing

🟢 For a completed property, verify the OC before treating it as legally ready for occupation.

👑 What Is UDS and Why Does It Matter?

UDS = Undivided Share of Land

It represents your proportionate interest in the underlying project land as documented in the transaction.

Its importance becomes particularly visible in:

🏗️ Redevelopment 📈 Land appreciation ⚖️ Ownership rights 🏢 End-of-building-life scenarios

Don't buy an apartment without knowing your UDS.

🛠️ How Long Is the Builder Responsible for Defects?

The source article identifies the RERA defect-liability period as five years from possession for covered structural/workmanship issues, with statutory rectification obligations.

Keep:

📸 Photos 📧 Emails 📑 Complaints 🧾 Repair records 📅 Dates

Report defects formally rather than only calling the maintenance desk.

🏗️ UNDER-CONSTRUCTION vs READY-TO-MOVE

💡 If your finances or life cannot absorb a serious construction delay, delivery certainty deserves a price of its own.

👑 THE JAMIN BAZAAR GOLDEN RULE

DON'T BUY THE SAMPLE FLAT.

The sample flat isn't your flat.

DON'T BUY THE BROCHURE.

The brochure isn't your contract.

DON'T BUY THE SALESPERSON'S PROMISE.

The salesperson isn't signing your sale deed.

DON'T BUY THE "PRE-LAUNCH PRICE."

A discount does not cure a bad agreement.

🏛️ BUY THE DOCUMENTS.📐 BUY THE CARPET AREA.👑 BUY THE UDS.🏗️ BUY THE APPROVALS.💰 BUY THE REAL ALL-IN PRICE.🏡 AND BUY THE HOME ONLY WHEN ALL OF THEM TELL THE SAME STORY.

🛡️ THE LAST QUESTION BEFORE YOU PAY

Stand outside the sales office.

Close the brochure.

Put away the floor plan.

Ignore the:

"Sir, only two units left at this price."

And ask yourself:

If there were no discount today, would the documents still make me want this apartment?

If the answer is yes, continue your due diligence.

If the answer is no:

🟥 THE DISCOUNT IS DOING THE SELLING.

⚖️ IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER

This article provides general information and is not legal advice. RERA implementation, taxation, stamp duty, registration procedures, development rules and approval processes vary by state and may change.

Engage an independent property advocate to review the title, approvals, RERA disclosures, draft sale agreement and sale deed before committing to the purchase.