Home Maintenance Or Leisure Activities?
Reinvesting Precious Time...!
by Mr. Yogesh Mehra, CEO & Co-founder, YOLO Homes
It
does not take long before the initial 'pink cloud' elation of homeownership
gives way to the hard realities of life. Your home was supposed to set you free
- has it turned into a millstone round your neck instead? Let's look at how a
typical week pans out for a young working couple in India
today.
A
young working mother of one child below age 10 often spends as much as 10 hours
a week cleaning the flat, despite having a maid to do the basic cleaning. If we
take into account that running a household includes cooking and doing the
laundry, these tasks easily take up at least another 10 hours a week regardless
of whether the home is run by a single working individual or a young working
couple.
This,
in a day and age when technology and a well-paid job (or two jobs, in the case
of dual-income households) were supposed to have made our lives easier.
The fact
is that while a good household income and technological advancements do give us
access to the means for a more enjoyable life, spare time to access leisure
activities is almost non-existent. Apart from work pressures, even the most
modern and pricey homes consume a major chunk of available time. If the time
spent on cooking and cleaning alone were saved, as much as 20 hours a week could
be used for leisure activities.
This
is where careful selection of a home can make a big difference. Thanks to unique
innovations in home concepts that are now available on the market, one is no
longer constrained to opt for the old, time-consuming apartment formats. Today,
even a young married couple or single working individuals can access the luxury
of fully-managed homes which save them the time usually spent on day-to-day
tasks like cooking and cleaning.
This
new concept in time-efficient has been adapted from the much more expensive
category of luxury housing projects with round-the-clock facilities management
teams and concierge services. However, this concept does not only brings such
services to homebuyers at much more affordable rates - it also improves on it by
addressing the specific needs of time-constrained working couples, individuals
and even retirees.
While
individual units are cleaned and maintained by in-house facilities management
teams, tasks such as cooking and laundry are also eliminated by the availability
of 24-hour food courts that also deliver home. A concierge desk will take care
of hotel and travel reservations, book doctor's appointments, take care of the
shopping and arrange for home repair services even during the occupants'
absence. 100% 'smart' home security gives homeowners peace of mind while they're
at work or traveling. In-house gymnasiums, spas and salons negate the time
invariably spent on traveling to and from such facilities.
Yogesh Mehra, CEO &
Co-founder, YOLO Homes
The
affordability factor is vested in the smaller size of such apartments. By
keeping the flat sizes within a specific range, a developer and the specialist
agency which delivers this housing model on the ground are able to offer units
at the same prices that normal apartments sell for. Such projects, which are now
being introduced in many Indian cities, are revolutionizing the way people live
and work. With significant chunks of time saved each week, they are set free to
pursue an active, vibrant lifestyle that would otherwise not have been
possible.
About The Author:
Mr. Yogesh
Mehra is Co-founder & CEO - YOLO Homes, and has over 20 years of
real estate industry experience. He has travelled the world to study
contemporary residential living formats, and has worked with numerous leading
brands.
Co-founder, YOLO Homes
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