The prepared shortlist — what it means to arrive at a property session
About this Event
I have been doing property advisory in Gurgaon for a long time. The pattern is consistent. A buyer spends two to three months researching online, visiting three or four sites on different weekends, getting pitched by six different developer sales teams, and arrives at a property event still not sure what to buy.
That pattern exists because of how the research is structured. Each data point comes from a source with a stake in the answer. Each site visit is managed by the developer. Each online search returns listings ranked by who paid for placement. The buyer has a lot of information and no clean comparison.
What a prepared shortlist changes
When a buyer calls ahead and shares their budget, configuration, timeline, and specific requirements — school proximity, green space, rental yield, Metro access, luxury society — the advisory session starts with a shortlist of 3 to 5 properties that match all of those criteria across the full Gurgaon market. Not just projects one developer is actively pushing. Not just what was boosted in the last portal campaign.
The prepared shortlist changes the session from an information-gathering exercise into a decision-support exercise. The buyer is no longer figuring out what the options are. They are comparing 3 to 5 specific options against each other, with RERA verification done live and an all-in cost calculation for each one. That takes 45 minutes, not 3 months.
What the session covers — the five outputs
The shortlist: 3 to 5 properties matched to your criteria. Presented with carpet area, price per sq ft, developer, OC status, payment plan, and GST applicability for each.
Live RERA check: every shortlisted project is verified on the Haryana RERA portal in the session. Active registration, registered possession date, developer's delivery track record on prior RERA-filed projects. This takes 4 minutes and has saved buyers from projects where the RERA registration had lapsed without the developer advertising it.
Home loan eligibility: a realistic estimate of your home loan eligibility based on current lending rates (8.75 to 9.25%), your income, and your existing obligations. The shortlist is built around what you can actually finance, not a price you might be able to reach with a good EMI.
All-in cost: for every shortlisted option — base price, PLC charges, parking, club membership, GST (if applicable), stamp duty at 7% for Haryana, registration charges, and a fit-out estimate if the unit is bare shell. Most buyers discover the all-in cost is 12 to 18% above the brochure price.
A written comparison: a document produced in the session with all shortlisted options side by side. You take this home. When the person who was not at the session asks what the options were, you have the paper rather than a memory.
How to prepare for the most useful session
Call ahead. Share your budget ceiling (not your target — your ceiling), your preferred configuration, and your hard requirements (school proximity, specific corridor, ready-to-move only, etc.)
Bring your take-home income figure and approximate down payment available. The home loan eligibility check is considerably more useful with these numbers
If you have already seen a project and are seriously considering it, name it. The session will cover it in the RERA check and the comparison, and if there is something about it that warrants caution, you should know before you book
Advisory is free. We earn from the developer, never from you. No follow-up calls unless you ask for them.
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