5 Reasons Why You Should Visit a Model Apartment Before Buying a Home

When buying a home in a new development, your future living space may still be in the early stages of construction. This means you can only see your potential new home through 3D images or floor plans. However, if you want a better understanding of your future home, it's often a great opportunity to visit a show apartment. Why does visiting a show apartment play such an important role in making a home purchase decision?

Housing and home plans

Show apartments often have plans of the planned homes and apartments, interior finishing materials, and examples of kitchen modules. Since the structure and color tones of materials are often somewhat distorted in images or on a computer screen, you can see the finishing options with your own eyes on site. This makes the choice-making process significantly easier in the future, and thanks to this, you know exactly what awaits you in your new home. At the same time, during the meeting, it's a great opportunity to meet with a sales consultant who will assist you throughout your home purchase journey.

Show apartment in Uus-Mustamäe. Photo: Märt Lillesiim

Familiarizing yourself with building quality

Upon arrival, you can also familiarize yourself with the building quality of the homes and the overall style — this gives you an overview of how your potential future home will look. Additionally, while looking around the living spaces, you get a better understanding of the overall layout of the homes, how furnishings or furniture fit into the kitchen. While in the show apartment, be sure to explore the building's storage spaces and common areas, such as the stairwell, shared bike and equipment storage, and parking solutions.

Sensing the neighborhood atmosphere

If you're moving to a completely new location, it's important that you also feel at home when stepping out of the building. Therefore, when visiting the show apartment, it's worth taking a look at the neighborhood, walking around and getting to know the area. This way, you can explore what is in the immediate vicinity of your home, what leisure activities are available, and how public transportation is. After that, you'll have an even more realistic picture of what life in that neighborhood would look like.

Pärnaõue neighborhood created by Bonava. Photo: Magnus Heinmets

Interior design inspiration

If empty rooms are waiting for you in your new home, starting to furnish it can be somewhat difficult. Bonava's show apartments are always furnished by a professional interior designer, which gives you a good idea of how you can arrange furniture in your new home and how spacious and bright the living spaces are. Among other things, while in the show apartment, you can also gather inspiration and ideas for how to furnish your future home and what colors or design elements you could use. In empty apartments, it's usually difficult to understand how bright or spacious your home will be after furnishing.

Järveotsa Homes show apartment. Photo: Katrin Press

No need to wait for client day

You don't necessarily have to wait until client day to visit the show apartment. The advantage of a personal meeting is flexibility in finding a suitable time — by contacting a sales consultant, you can agree on the most convenient time together. Since other people with questions about the homes being developed are also present on client day, the sales consultant has more time during a private meeting to share the information you need. If you're interested in the neighborhoods and new homes being created by Bonava, get in touch and arrange a suitable time.

Article author: Bonava Eesti