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Shiv Chaturvedi
What is the real all-in cost in Rajkot?
Has anyone actually calculated the true all-in cost for a 3BHK in Rajkot recently? Landlord raised rent again last month, so I'm finally taking the plunge because I'm fed up of renting. Did the whole EMI vs rent math and started scouting around Nana Mava and Kalawad Road. Base price ₹75L sunke laga budget mein fit hai, but actual breakdown shocked me. Stamp duty, registration, parking, plus almost 30% super built-up loading on carpet area... total was crossing ₹92L without interiors. Ladani and Decora projects look decent, but these extra add-ons hurt total acquisition value. Is this standard across 150 Feet Ring Road too, or are builders inflating overheads lately?
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I am honestly so torn between continuing to rent or taking this massive risk. On one hand, paying ₹20k-₹25k every month feels like throwing money into a pit, and landlords demand crazy hikes every year. But committing to a ₹65k EMI for 20 years on a ₹90L+ flat in areas like Krishna Kunj or Nana Mava keeps me awake at night. What did you finally decide to do, did you try negotiating the parking fee or walk away from the deal?
Market conditions in Rajkot are super weird right now after the recent jantri rate revisions. Builders are refusing to negotiate even a single rupee on 150 Feet Ring Road because investor money is constantly pouring in from Morbi and Jamnagar. For genuine end-users like us who depend on a 20-year bank loan, buying feels practically impossible without stretching every penny.
Does this ₹92L total include the advance maintenance deposit, or will that be another surprise bomb during key handover?
True, meri toh sari calculation hil gayi thi seeing that sudden maintenance demand. Abhi loan apply karne se bhi darr lag raha hai.
Bhai, advance maintenance is definitely not included in that 92L figure. They will charge minimum 24 to 36 months upfront right before possession, which easily adds another ₹1.5L to ₹2L depending on amenities. Even I got trapped by this surprise charge while finalizing in a Ladani project last year.
Mere saath exact same scene hua tha near Krishna Kunj last month when I went flat hunting with my family. Loading is actually pushing 32% in newer projects because of fancy entrance foyers and clubhouses we will rarely use. Base price was quoted around ₹72L for a 3BHK, but stamp duty 4.9% for men plus 1% registration straight away added ₹4.25L. Phir covered parking ka ₹2.5L maang rahe the openly. If you add basic woodwork and kitchen, you will easily hit ₹1.05 Cr, which makes me wonder if renting at ₹22k is actually safer for now.
Wait, ₹1.05 Cr for Rajkot? That is insane money for a salaried person, my entire family savings would wipe out in one shot.
Exactly, 32% loading is standard now near Krishna Kunj and Kalawad stretch because builders are passing off staircase and huge podium parking costs on us. You won't get anything under 30% loading in newer towers.
₹75L sunkar hum bhi khush ho gaye the Nana Mava side, but final quotation dekh ke BP badh gaya! Did the sales team give you a written breakdown of legal charges and GEB meter cost? Hamare case mein they randomly added ₹3.5L under society formation and infrastructure development at the last minute. It feels like pure cheating yaar, first-time buyers ko hi target karte hain.
Yeh loading ka toh alag hi scam chal raha hai Rajkot mein. They quote super built-up to make the per-sqft rate sound cheaper, par carpet area measure karo toh 2BHK jaisa space nikalta hai. Is the loading genuinely 30% or is it touching 35% in those Decora schemes? Mujhe toh site visit pe rooms bohot congested lage.
Yes, written quote mein GEB ka 1.5L and legal ka 50k extra alag se chipka diya. Same story on Kalawad Road too.