from outside nice and peaceful,
go inside n inspect
you will realised, old buildings usually windows v small and place not much natural sunlight
sewage pipes more than 50 years old, the smell will rise up everytime you flush the toilet bowl, how to replace sewage pipes embedded in the concrete?
if have 1 million to spare, should buy a new hdb apartment and buy a nice car, lots of change leftover
and most importantly, the clocking is ticking