Avoiding A 20% Loss: 5 Important Lessons I’ve Learned Trying To Sell My Property In London Last week, I shared the lessons I learned after making my worst investment decision to date: buying a new-build, Zone… 29 Jun 2022 by TJ 9 min read 0
I Lost Over 20% On My Property Investment In London Over 9 Years: Here Are My 5 Key Takeaways When we bought my London flat, my Mother and I had been comfortably settled in our family home for 30… 22 Jun 2022 by TJ 12 min read 1
First Time Landlords Take Note: Here’s How Much You Need To Save Before Buying A Rental Property So your Minimum Occupation Period is finally up, and you’re ready to plunge into an investment property; or maybe you’ve… 10 Feb 2021 9 min read 0
Investing In A Property With A Friend/Family? Here’s How To Choose Between Joint Tenancy And Tenancy-in-common Perhaps you’ve bought a property with a sibling or friend, instead of your spouse. Or maybe you have aspirations toward… 31 Jan 2021 9 min read 3
Positive Cash Flow Property: Here’s All You Need To Know Singaporeans have a lot of confidence in appreciating property values; and of late they’ve seen more proof than ever; it’s… 8 Jan 2021 8 min read 0
Should You Keep Your HDB Flat To Rent Out After Buying A Condo? We recently received this particularly interesting question: Do you think it is worth to pay ABSD for second property (condo)… 30 Dec 2020 9 min read 0
2020 Year-End Checklist For Your Property Investment So you’ve owned a home, or perhaps even a second property, for quite some time. In the eyes of many,… 29 Dec 2020 10 min read 0
Should You “Sell One, Buy Two”, Or Just Buy A Bigger Condo Unit? With a bumper crop of resale flats hitting the market, and prices rising across the board, it seems the Singapore… 12 Dec 2020 9 min read 4
6 Key Steps To Take When Right-sizing Your Property So the children have moved out, and you’re sick of cleaning up your huge 1980’s five-room flat / three-storey bungalow… 25 Nov 2020 9 min read 0
How Can An Old Condo Be A Better Investment? “Lease decay” is the buzzword that never seems to go away. On the HDB end of things, it leads to… 17 Nov 2020 9 min read 2
The Stacked Guide for Foreigners Buying Property in Singapore Singapore private property is both literally and metaphorically a safe port in the storm. This may be one of the… 31 Aug 2020 7 min read 0
The Stacked Guide To Property Tax And Stamp Duties Many first-time home owners overestimate the price of their first property. It’s probably due to constant conditioning over social media,… 28 Aug 2020 9 min read 0
When Is It Actually Better To Pay The ABSD? Tell someone you’re considering actually paying the Additional Buyers Stamp Duty (ABSD) on your second home, and watch as their… 23 Aug 2020 6 min read 0
Top 10 Singapore Districts With The Highest Property Appreciation How much can change in 10 years? If you’re in a small, fast-paced country like Singapore, the answer is “to… 15 Aug 2020 7 min read 0
The Key Things To Prepare For When Inheriting Property In Singapore Inheriting a property isn’t like inheriting cash, or gold, or an art collection. All those things involve paperwork; but few… 14 Aug 2020 8 min read 5
6 Ways To Avoid ABSD For Singapore Properties (Legally) Remember back in the 1990’s? Those were the days when Singapore property investors strutted around, explaining how every home they… 3 Aug 2020 6 min read 17
The No-Nonsense Guide To The “Sell One, Buy Two” Property Investment Strategy You’re no doubt seen this by now: SELL ONE, BUY TWO, the advertisement yells – HOW TO OWN TWO PRIVATE… 26 Apr 2020 8 min read 2
One Way To Find Undervalued Property One of the most common lead up questions I usually get asked at a consultation meeting is this: “Can you… 15 Apr 2020 5 min read 0
Why Your Financial Future Depends On Your Exit Strategy I’m sure most people would have heard of the saying: If you fail to plan, you plan to fail. As… 1 Mar 2020 5 min read 2
Why Knowing The Singapore Property Cycle Can Make You A Better Investor I do believe most people are aware that the value of property will grow over time. It may not grow… 23 Feb 2020 10 min read 13