Heartland Boy loves going to a property showflat. This all started in 2011 when he first stepped into a property showflat while interning at the marketing department of a property developer. Since then, he has probably visited over hundreds of showflats, with the bulk of them being in Singapore. During his courtship days, visiting a property showflat counted as one of the most ideal dates since it was free! It was not difficult to convince Heartland Girl to tag along as all he had to do was to sell her the vision of owning a piece of the Singapore dream. Jokes aside, here are some practical reasons why I love going to a property showflat. 1. FASTEST WAY TO UNDERSTAND A PARTICULAR NEIGHBOURHOOD Heartland Boy finds that the fastest way to understand a neighbourhood is to visit a showflat located in that vicinity. Specifically, look out for the gigantic, overblown location map that is usually plastered on the wall as shown in Diagram 1....