???

I’m perplexed.

Contender #6: A three-story house, 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 1 small balcony and one rooftop balcony, 2 big open rooms (computer room? extra bedroom?), living room, kitchen, a little backyard.  Nearly brand new, lots of natural light, a 3-minute walk from school, partially furnished.  3,000,000/month plus utilities.  We could paint or make whatever superficial changes we wanted to.  Except they decided not to rent.  They want to hold onto the house in case they have relatives visiting from the countryside.

How does this work?  How is it that this lovely house in a perfect location for us costs 2,000,000/month less than the one where we have one floor on a loud and busy street, and have to move in with the family for a week to get it?

Really, Bien Hoa?