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- All right, hi guys.
Welcome to another apartment hunting video with us.
So this video is for Da Nang, Vietnam.
So for those of you have been following along,
we moved to Da Nang, Vietnam about two months ago.
And so we wanted to post this video.
We've gotten a lot of questions everywhere
that we move about, just like, how we found our place.
And honestly, it is such a different process
for every country that we go to.
None of them are too difficult,
but they are definitely different.
So let's just dive right into that.
We are going to discuss
the things that we looked for, the budget.
We're gonna show you a few example of apartments
that we saw throughout our apartment hunting process,
and then, we'll give you a tour of our final apartment.
So,
we got here, to Da Nang, landed,
and we had only booked a hotel for two nights.
I think that's plenty.
I think that gives you enough time to go out
and search for apartments,
as long as that's your sole mission for the day.
- So one thing we did before we got to Da Nang
was Amanda went onto a bunch of expat Facebook groups
and said that she was looking for an apartment
and what her specifications were.
And think it took like a day,
and your inbox was just-- - It was like an hour
before I got my first response.
- Yeah, so we recommend doing that.
You'll have plenty of realtors who wanna show you a place.
- They're all Vietnamese realtors
and just flooded with messages.
Like, "I have this apartment."
- But it was helpful.
- Yeah, it was helpful
and basically, from there,
once you get a few of those messages
and talk back and forth to them,
see some pictures, you can choose which ones
you wanna set up some showings with.
So this is completely optional.
I don't think it's necessary that you do this,
but I think it would be helpful
and you kind of see some places before you get here.
So we had set up two or three showings
for our big day of apartment hunting before we got here.
And then, we just knew
that we wanted to live in An Thoung area.
I highly, highly recommend living in this area.
It is phenomenal, we love it.
So I think this is where most expats live, anyways,
but it is a little touristy.
But we live literally two blocks from the beach
and we are surrounded by tons of restaurants, cafes,
like convenience stores.
We're like a five-minute drive from the grocery store.
So I highly, highly recommend living in the An Thoung area.
- So our budget for our apartment was between $400 and $500
and it had to be a one bedroom apartment.
That specification is very important
because you will see a number of places
where people will show you their one bedroom apartment
and what they mean is, I think, just one bed in the room.
- They were like studios.
Okay, so several things to definitely be aware of
and look for as you are apartment hunting,
and then we'll show you all the apartments that we saw.
So one of them is construction.
So, Da Nang is amazing.
We love it here.
And it's really nice too
because there's a lot of new cafes,
like newly built a few months ago.
Our gym is brand-new.
A bunch of apartment buildings are new.
But it's either like brand-new building
or next to it, there's just a lot and construction.
And this is consistent throughout Da Nang.
So you need to be aware of the construction.
Listen for minute when you're inside the apartment,
see how noisy it is and just kind of be aware.
Look around for any empty lots.
You're not gonna be able to completely avoid
an empty lot, but just be aware.
They start construction at, like, 5:00 a.m.
So this is why we're telling you this
because you're going to get very tired
of being woken up every morning.
Another to look for is mold.
So with the rainy season here,
for some reason, it just seems to be a problem.
And this is even for new buildings that you look at.
So you just need to kind of look at the walls up top.
I promise you'll be able to see it.
Those are the two main things that we just weren't aware
that we needed to look for that.
The other things just to be aware of
is a place to park your scooter
because you will need a scooter, here in Da Nang.
Obviously, check the Wi-Fi speeds.
They seem to be pretty good here.
And then, asking about like a laundry or washing machine
and just be aware of how many AC units
are in there and whatnot.
- Door.
- And speaking of the laundry,
we just got ours back (chuckles).
Okay, well let's show you
some of the apartments that we saw.
We'll include at the bottom some of the details
about each unit and the price.
And then we'll show you which one we got.
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- Good rooms.
- [Realtor] City view of the office.
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- [Amanda] So this is the restaurant at the top.
And this is the pool.
And this is the gym.
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- I will show you two rooms.
- [Amanda] Okay.
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- [Realtor] Like this room.
- [Zach] Square meters.
But those things kept in no sound.
- [Realtor] Okay?
- [Zach] Close.
- Yeah, we were in
Thailand for three months.
- [Realtor] Yeah, that's one and you pay $350.
So you just lay there and for the bathroom there.
- Okay, come on.
You pay electricity,
3,000 and.
- [Zach] Which is like, kind of good.
- [Realtor] And electricity.
- [Zach] Okay.
- [Realtor] Because this one is available.
- [Realtor] Okay, we will see.
- Okay, so.
The final apartment that we chose was
none of the above that you saw.
So, trick question.
So we actually were done apartment hunting for the day.
We had decided between like two of our top ones
of which one we were going to choose.
And then, we were just walking back to our hotel
and past this street and decided,
let's just go see one more that we randomly saw.
But yeah, so the last one that we saw
happened to be the one that we are in now.
It's called Danang Moment.
So we'll give you a little apartment tour
of our apartment now.
So this is the lobby.
And over here, is the personal cafe
that is just for members who live here.
So it has some nice little tables
and complementary snacks and coffee.
So we live on the fourth floor.
So lots of pretty stairs.
And this is our room.
This was one of the biggest ones that we had seen
and it just kind of had the most character.
The kitchen.
And your Western
ish shower.
And here is our bedroom.
And
our dresser
with clothes.
And here is the lot outside of our window.
- So we absolutely couldn't be happier with our decision
to pick Danang Moment.
It's been really great living here.
We've been able to have people over to our place.
It's just a little bit more homey
than a lot of the places we saw.
But really takes it over the top is
because we work on our computers so much,
we can work downstairs in the lobby
with free coffee, tea, and snacks.
And it's just for residents of the building,
but we're usually pretty much like the only ones down there.
- Yeah, and since we've been here in the rainy season,
that's been really nice for a day that you just like,
don't wanna leave-- - don't wanna go out.
- The apartment.
But overall, the apartment hunting process in Da Nang was
so easy.
So again, have an idea of a few names, ahead of time,
that you know you wanna see.
Have a few from Facebook groups
and then just walk up and down the streets
and go ask to see an apartment.
So pretty easy.
Hope this was helpful.
We highly recommend going to see any of the ones
that we mentioned here as well.
And yeah, we will see you next time.
Thanks for watching.
My name is Amanda and I'm one of your ITA Video Ambassadors
for Southeast Asia.
See you later.
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