And not forgetting Madam Zelda.....
Each purchase of a property comes with a visa for the UAE (subject to future regulations).
So potential neighbours could be wealthy expats from worldly areas you may never have heard of, and carrying on with the profession discussed earlier in this thread at all hours of the day and night. You will never know until after the purchase.
And don't forget the utilities costs on top of mortgage repayments, and furnishing, and, and.......
Back to EK accomodation.....
No housing supplied by EK will make you happy. Every place has it's faults.
The reason many complain about the housing they are given is because they didn't get to choose it in the first place.
l know many who would live in equal to or less than what is given out here if they had chosen it and paid for it themselves, being what they could afford.
Another thing is jealousy. "Their Villa is better than ours, and we want one like it" syndrome.
If you can make it home for the time you are here, and spend the energy on something you enjoy doing, rather than complaining continualy, life can be enjoyable here.
It's up to you!