As per the title, I just bought a sub-sale condo / apartment that is built in 2005 (Palm Spring) and will get the housekey sometime next month.

This unit is already 18 years. I asked the previous owner, they haven't done any reno work on the unit before. The tenant currently staying there said all is good - no short circuit or water leakage. However, since it is an old unit, I feel that at least before i move in, need to do basic plumbing / piping work because afraid it is rusty. Also, planning to do re-wiring for the house just in case it is not stable or already faulty.

My unit is on level 6 out of 22. What I heard is that it is concrete slab on my level, very hard to break (im not sure on this). Secondly, plumbing work is difficult, many cases after some time will have leakage, so better not to touch if it is in good condition. Any tips on what should i do from the sifus here? Or other things i need to consider when doing the reno works. Budget is limited as I have just started working a few years, but i can stretch my budget to 15k if that is enough?

Hmmm... interesting. Never thought of this as an issue. I used to rent there for 1.5 years before moved out temporarily. But i'll look into this. My unit is facing the pool side, probably less of noise compared to facing the highway.

This unit is definitely not permanent house, but probably 4-5 years until i decided to roll on to next property. Im not into property investment but the reason i bought it is because it is near my workplace and location very strategic (at least for me) and also, there is a hospital in progress in walking distance. hence i believe i can get tenant even if i were to move out due to unforeseen circumstances (for eg, work). \

yea, probably i'll just address the plumbing regardless of my years of stay. if have water issue, it will be difficult to rent out too. Thanks for your advise. I'll start to survey contractors in nearby area for the work, preferably those who have experienced in palm spring so they are familiar with the structure.