Lim and his family lived in rented rooms until his 1970 purchase of a three-room flat—a seventh floor unit (unit number 467F) of Block 12, Toa Payoh.
Awalnya, Lim dan keluarganya tinggal di bilik sewaan, hingga akhirnya mampu membeli apartemen tiga ruang—unit lantai tujuh (unit nomor 467F) Blok 12, Toa Payoh—pada tahun 1970.