QN to Tenants: APTs facing afternoon or morning sun

[sunny88]

I intend to rent out my apartment in a condo for rental about $5K.

Many agents tell me tenants will not like units facing:

1) afternoon sun (west facing);

2) morning sun (east facing);

May I hear this from the tenants/would be tenants mouths?

[sundaymorningstaple]

Hot in the afternoons. Eat up Electricity in Aircon bills.

Bright in the mornings. Not good if you like sleeping late without total blackout curtains.

[zzm9980]

I like either if it is a high floor and clear view, but I take lots of sunrise and sunset photos so I imagine I'm the exception.

[the lynx]

As a tenant, I don't mind my unit facing sun or not. Even better, I prefer a unit with laundry area facing afternoon or morning sun because it means that my laundry dry faster.

I think you should be more concerned if the unit is higher level or lower level. That's what most tenants will pay attention to. And also how furnished the unit is.

[zzm9980]

If you're concerned about the afternoon sun, only show in the morning. If the unit isn't blazing hot when the tenants view it, a good portion won't even think about it.

[Mi Amigo]

If you're concerned about the afternoon sun, only show in the morning. If the unit isn't blazing hot when the tenants view it, a good portion won't even think about it.

You've been here too long dude! Spoken like a native.

[sundaymorningstaple]

When he first posted that, I thought exactly the same thing!

[morenangpinay]

what bout the feng shui stuff..

[JR8]

I intend to rent out my apartment in a condo for rental about $5K.

Many agents tell me tenants will not like units facing:
1) afternoon sun (west facing);
2) morning sun (east facing);
May I hear this from the tenants/would be tenants mouths?

You can search the the URA:
http://www.ura.gov.sg/realEstateIIWeb/r ... rch.action

... and consider how prices compare, depending of where they face, in your own building.

[zzm9980]

If you're concerned about the afternoon sun, only show in the morning. If the unit isn't blazing hot when the tenants view it, a good portion won't even think about it.

You've been here too long dude! Spoken like a native.

Seems like landlord common sense anywhere. I don't think an agent anywhere would say "Oh btw about this excellent view? It turns into a furnace by 4pm!"