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What are the benefits of living on the first floor?
At Home (Ota-ku, Tokyo), a real estate information service, has announced the 'Ranking of 'Benefits of 1st floor properties' chosen by real estate professionals'. A survey was conducted on the company's member stores nationwide that have introduced first-floor properties for rental residences. I summarized the merits of living in a property on the first floor. “Benefits of living on the first floor” ranking
The ``advantages of a 1st floor property'' selected by real estate company staff is ``noise downstairs''・There is no need to worry about vibration” (70.8%). There were many comments such as, ``There were people who wanted the first floor because their children are energetically running around and jumping up and down.'' Especially those with small children need not worry about noise and vibration downstairs1. It seems that there are a lot of cases where you want a floor. Second place was "Easy to move and bring in luggage" (56.5%). In addition to comments from real estate companies such as, ``Many people with walking difficulties and elderly people are looking for only the first floor,'' and ``I think it's easy for people with small children to go in and out with strollers because there are no stairs.'' , "It's easy to move," and "I was happy to be able to bring in a large sofa through the window." Next, "the rent is sometimes cheaper than on the floor above" (48.0%) ranked third. There are many comments such as, "When I introduced the property on the 1st floor, the room was spacious and the rent was cheap." . In addition, as an episode when introducing the property on the 1st floor, "When I introduced the property on the 1st floor to a person who was moving due to noise problems due to the birth of a child, he was very pleased" (Kanagawa Prefecture). "There was a person who chose the first floor because the parking lot is right in front of you, so you can see your car from inside the room and be careful not to aim at it from above." (Aichi Prefecture) There are many people who own it, and it is troublesome to carry it without an elevator, so more and more people prefer the first floor.” (Chiba Prefecture). The survey was conducted on the Internet from September 2nd to 9th. The survey targeted 1,016 affiliated stores nationwide that answered, "I have introduced a first-floor property for rental housing."
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