Meet Ryan, the "Negotiator"

We're puttin' down roots, woohoo! 

We really like this building called the Seni, located in Mont Kiara, which is about 15-20 minutes northwest of KL. However, the negotiations have been tough.. and the realtors are terrible here. It's nothing for them to just ignore you for a few days, not return calls/emails/texts, and of course we're (as Americans) not used to that. We saw this building last week and it was on the top of our list (& made an offer, which was rejected), so to do my due-diligence I went out again while Ryan was at work this week and checked out their competitors. There was no contest. So we viewed the Seni again today and ended up with a BEAUTIFUL condo on the 6th floor. There were options of partially furnished (which means you have appliances and lighting), or fully furnished (which means everything is provided, but you get the back with the good). We decided on a partially furnished place, with the goal of adding pieces to the house slowly over the next few months, and hopefully we'll pick up some cool pieces over the next year during our travels.

It was taking the owner's realtor forever to negotiate with the owner, then come back and reiterate the conversations to us, then go back to the owner, etc... The owners live in Hong Kong, so it's not like we could meet with them in person. I knew Ryan had had enough. I told him whatever he choses will be fine with me, and I took Mads to the pool. He got on the phone with the owner directly and sealed the deal. woohoo! 

I'm really happy with our choice - Seni just feels like we're living at a resort. There are beautiful long crystal pools running the length of the courtyards between the two buildings, with children's pools on each sides of the main pool.. which look more like shallow fountains than kids pools (which I like). Huge jetted spas are on each end as well, one hot, one cold. The playground is located right outside our door, and covered above so Madison can still play outside if it's raining. Unfortunately (smile) the gym is glorious also, all new and "floats" over the pool area with glass walls.. so I have no excuse to go everyday. We have a private elevator that only goes to our condo, and opens to a beautiful marble landing. Carpet is not used here at all by the way... everything is tile, wood, or marble, which I prefer anyway. 

Mads & I made friends with some Scottish and English people lounging around the pool, and they gave me some great tips about the building, schools, and the MK area. Everyone really enjoyed living there, and I know we will too. We hope to move in this weekend.. it just depends on how fast we can find furniture. On that note, gotta go!