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Unit selection checklist in Bali

A good unit is not abstractly “the best”. It survives your real habits, budget and document questions. Choose criteria first, then compare unit numbers — not the other way around.

How can you compare without fooling yourself?

Make one table for every option and do not change criteria halfway through. Mark separately what is observed, promised and what needs written specification or agreement confirmation.

The short answer

Choose three non-negotiables and three preferences. Compare plan, orientation, route, privacy, neighbours, external noise, room composition and future open works. Then request written confirmation of critical details.

Evidence scope

Checked on
2026-10-15
Established
  • A building framework exists.
Not established
  • Parameters, records or value of a selected unit.

Start with an ordinary day

Picture morning, work, guests, rain, deliveries and returning late. This test often matters more than a render view: it shows what quiet, route, storage, privacy and access mean for you.

Compare like with like

Do not compare one unit by view, another by price and a third by layout. Fill the same fields for each: number, floor, aspect, plan, documented dimensions, inclusions, neighbouring zones, open questions and why it passes or fails.

Paper beats memory of the showing

Critical details — number, composition, area, specification, timing and conditions — belong in written materials. A general building framework exists, but it does not confirm an individual unit in place of its records.

Decision steps

  1. Step 1

    Name three non-negotiables.

  2. Step 2

    Compare all options in one table.

  3. Step 3

    Check route and surroundings on site.

  4. Step 4

    Request written confirmation of critical details.

  5. Step 5

    Do not reserve an option with an unclear material point.

What to check

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Personal preparation notes, not confirmation of legal review.

Sources

SourceEvidenceUse and limits
Government of Indonesia / JDIH BPK
2026-10-15

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