Often, due to your status and inability to speak Korean, you feel like you're getting cheated out of your hard-earned money.  Paying your real estate agent is one of those things that you could easily be fooled into paying more if you don't know the rules and regulations that apply.  

So, when you first came to Korea as a teacher, you were most likely provided with a dinky little apartment out nowhere that made you go "what have I got myself into???"  But, now that you've been in Korea for a while and know how things work here, you've probably moved into a nicer apartment where you can live a more comfortable lifestyle.

So, you’ve secured a job in Korea (or you’re considering, or commiserating) and you’re wondering what a Korean apartment looks like.  Let me take you on a journey to your blurry-eyed, jet-lagged arrival in Korea and answer some questions every foreigner has about their new abode.There is a huge variety of apartments in Korea- on one end of the spectrum, the uber-Western styl ...

You found your place to live in the HiExpat.com housing section.   Next?  Follow this great heads up from our good friends at the Global Village Center on what to do as an English Teacher (or otherwise) before you sign a lease agreement to move into that new dream pad in Korea!