Housing in Nokdu === Demands --- * 1-year contract (Mar. 2020 ~ Feb. 2021) * Rent below 40w / month * I am willing to trade commuting time for a lower rent -- including uphill houses. * Deposit preferable 200w (accept upto 500w) * Single Studio/Ensuite/Shared Flat all acceptable * No rooftop/basement/semi-basement * Hope to sign contract this week. If not, I will be back in Seoul 15th, Feb.. * I am willing to make some transaction as a 정금 for the contract, if the contract cannot be completely processed within this week. * I am off to China from this Friday. Back in 15th, Feb. Questions --- * Rent & deposit * Commuting time (to bus stop, to the campus) * Reimburse electricity/water fees? * Facilities * - [ ] Bed * - [ ] non-shared Toilet * - [ ] Microwave * - [ ] Washer * - [ ] Fridge * - [ ] Electric stove * - [ ] AC/Heater * - [ ] window/natural lighting * Available time slot for a visit? (e.g. Today between 3~6pm) * Rent paid per month or per quarter? * How much will the first transaction be? (e.g., starting the contract by paying 3 months' rent) Agencies / Houses of interest --- By searching for 중개 on naver map, I found a quite a few options at Nokdo. I don't see any way to filter out some, so perhaps try start with a random one? All rooms in this bldg seem quite affordable. Perhaps we could reach out to them with above inquiries? https://ziptoss.com/en/building/1485b61221 This bldg also loooks good to me -- great location, clean rubbish bins, safe-looking front door https://ziptoss.com/en/building/fc99f3369 This too. Rooms well furnished and whole room shed with natural light https://ziptoss.com/en/building/15840d2021 I guess my best luck will be a to-be-ended contract in Feb that will be the best for the broker to hand to me.