How much cash did you actually need after closing in Bengaluru?

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StillDoor

First-time buyer
The practical limit is that the same cash must cover the move, essential setup and anything the condo needs soon after possession. We expect to retain about ₹2,505,000 once the deposit and closing costs are paid.

The Bengaluru property looks maintained and the monthly mortgage appears manageable, but I do not yet know the first service-charge demand or what the inspection might uncover. Would you proceed while protecting a fixed emergency fund, or wait until the reserve is larger? I’d particularly like to hear which item required money first after closing: an urgent repair, service charges, an insurance excess, basic furniture or the initial mortgage payment.
 
That sounds like a meaningful buffer, but I would stop treating it as one pot. Protect the emergency fund first, then set aside the first mortgage payment and known moving or service-charge amounts. Whatever remains can cover repairs and furniture. Furniture is the easiest category to delay; a plumbing or electrical issue is not.
 
What does “comfortable” mean once all condo costs are included? The missing figures are the regular service charges and any payment due soon after possession. I’d also wait for the inspection findings before deciding. ₹2,505,000 may be ample if it is genuinely spare cash, but less reassuring if it must also cover several months of normal living expenses.
 
There are two reasonable approaches here: wait for a bigger cushion, or proceed with strict limits on how the existing cash is used. I lean toward the second only if the inspection is reassuring, all regular condo costs fit comfortably within the monthly budget, and the emergency fund remains separate.

Furniture can be bought in stages; a serious plumbing, electrical or structural finding cannot be made harmless by postponing a sofa. If the possession-month budget still works after allowing for the inspection’s largest plausible immediate repair, delaying solely to increase an already protected reserve may not change much. If it does not, the purchase should wait.
 
Before committing, make a short possession-month budget: moving, first mortgage payment, service charges, insurance and its excess, essential repairs, and only the furniture needed immediately. Keep the emergency fund separate and untouched in that exercise. Then rerun it using the inspection’s costliest plausible finding rather than its average-looking items. If that still leaves breathing room, the reserve is doing its job; if furniture spending wipes it out, phase the furnishing.
 
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