Thanks SeanTang. Is S$1500 enough for first time moving into SG? Is it most room for rent in SG fully furnished?

Most of the room are fully furnish. It consist of a bed, table, fan and a cupboard.

To avoid agent fee, it is best to search for a room which is not advertise by agent.

With or without agent got it's pros and cons also.

With agent,
-need to pay for agent fee.
-they can guarantee the rental price stays the same for 1 year.
-the house owner and you will be bind to a contract which will protect u from being ask to move out from the room asap.

without agent,
-no need to pay for agent fee.
-the house owner might raise ur rental anytime.
-they can ask u to move out asap.

Thanks Ricky. Then I only need to bring over my cloths, PC, toiletries and most important cash for the first rental payment.
Anyway, I prefer to stay with working adults or students, rather than with landlord. Is it easy to find such room in SG? I heard most room for rent need to stay with landlord....

care to elaborate, cos i dun understand ur writing.

aloong, he mean that his FIN number is very nice, G8888888K, so he was wondering after he renew his working permit, will the FIN number change as he wanna keep his old number.

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Added on February 2, 2011, 5:59 pmYeah u can, but kinda hard. U can always try.

This post has been edited by rickysim84: Feb 2 2011, 11:42 PM

I believe Lester1987 is asking if his FIN no will be retained or not when he renews his pass. As long as Lester renews his S pass before the expiry date, he might retain the S Pass's FIN no. Unless he resigns, leaves singapore and comes back to singapore to work again at another point, the FIN no might not be the same?

wen i came over i drove a car (reasonably big one) with all the thing (including toilet papers, pilloows, pilliow bolster, blanket, cushion, etc etc etc) stuffed insde my car and boot. just the one driver and one passenger. the car is damn packed.
they dint check for my EP or anything, althio i had my approval in principle letter with me.
the car check was pretty simple and quick oso. btw, i went thru twice cos i dint buy the VEP (long story). the booth officer oso saw me twice.

anyway, i was told if ur a lone driver chances they will check my thorough. cos normally ppl who does illegal things, do it alone. one macai kena tangkap, better than 2 macai kena tangkap mah, espacially female will be check more thorough.

you got me right, my FIN now is "edited", this number is soooo easy to be remember and nice. 1 of the reason as well that i dun wan apply PR so fast since this number seems nice to me

This post has been edited by Lester1987: Feb 2 2011, 10:07 PM

No harm bringing more cash. Besides advance rental and rental deposit, real estate agent's commission, you might need to pay deposits for your mobile phone (or you could go prepaid until you get your salary), minimum deposit to open a bank account, taxi rides (since you're not familiar with the public transport and it really isn't that convenient if you need to meet appointments and be somewhere at appointed times) etc. And you never know when you might need to buy things that are not provided by the house owner or your employer.

no reunion dinner?
make sure the pills have the label still on it.... usually wont check 1 ler... if u do ntg illegal, check also nvm... waste time nia
1 month depo, 1st month rent, 1 month agent fee... cash or check
should be enough to move it with bed, cupboard, 1 fan if lucky desk and tv
i used up usd3k when i moved over... dont forget opening acc need sgd1k or was it sgd500
better dont reveal it here...

This post has been edited by alaskanbunny: Feb 3 2011, 12:17 AM

help me remove it from ur post also i already remove from my post.

Hi all, question here. I and a 2 other friends have rented a 3 bedroom HDB, planning to rent out a room. Do you think its better to find an agent or just look for a housemate on our own?

Happy Chinese New Year!

Thanks again Sean. Guess I'll bring around S$2.5k in. Just worry its not that safe carrying huge amount of cash with me

For phone & internet plan, I checked cheapest postpaid plans with broadband for Singtel is S$39/m, Starhub is S$38/m, and M1 is $39/m. May I know if these plans needs to be purchased with subsidized phone package? Can I opt for without bundled phone package and is there any contact on minimum duration I need to use this plan?
Is there better/cheaper phone and/or internet broadband package? Also what is the required information/documents for us to register a postpaid plan?

For banking account, I'm planning to open SCB XtraSaver account (http://www.standardchartered.com.sg/person...s/xtrasaver/en/), I see they do not need any money for account opening and we can get cash rebate from its debit card. Annual fee is S$15. Personally I feel this is the best account for me. But I would need opinions and advice if this is this recommended banking account new comer to SG? Is there any catch for owning this account? Is there better banking account than this (probably with no annual fees)?

And I shouldn't have any problem traveling around SG since I went there few times for travel and holiday.
Wow thanks for the input bro. Since you used up USD3k for your first move into SG. Guess I'll need to get more info from sifus here to plan on how much money I'll need when moving in.

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Added on February 3, 2011, 4:48 amI might be interested if:
1. rental is around S$500
2. location is around Queenstown, Commonwealth, Redhill, Tiong Bharu or Telok Blangah

This post has been edited by Shinichi: Feb 3 2011, 04:55 AM

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Added on February 3, 2011, 4:48 am
I might be interested if:
1. rental is around S$500
2. location is around Queenstown, Commonwealth, Redhill, Tiong Bharu or Telok Blangah

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Sorry bro, current location is Hougang area

better do it yourself if you have the time, at least u can access the person that's going to stay with you in the future...

gonna be joining this club soon
got verbal confirmation on the offer.. just waiting for the proper offer letter and then serve out my current notice period..

In Malaysia maybe... in Singapore, should be quite okay. You need cash for the deposits etc.. but just use your Malaysian credit card for expenses etc.

If you don't want the handset, you don't need to take any contract. You can choose any available plan.

Those conditions might not apply to non-citizens/non-PRs. I remember I had to bring a letter from my company's HR so that I can open a salary-crediting account and not have to bank in a minimum opening balance.

for scb they have a relationship with my company... therefore no requirements needed for staffs... they also come all the way to the company help setup new accs

Wow Lester, you sure has got a weirdest reason not to apply for PR.

happy new year to all... wishing all a prosperous bunny year ahead... any1 still in sg now?