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BTO vs resale for our first home, we can't decide?
Run the numbers with the grants properly on the HDB site before deciding, the resale grants stack differently and for some couples the gap narrows a lot. Also factor MOP: both lock you in 5 years from key collection/purchase before you can sell. We went BTO, waited 4.5 years, and honestly the wait flew by and we saved a ton that went into renovation and investments. Patience paid for us. But we weren't in an in-law pressure cooker.
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