13 February 2017 | 7 replies
Investment properties aren't cheap in SG relative to MY or IDMy two cents on Singapore's property market from an expat former banker perspective:-cap rates (income-expenses before financing relative to property market price) went through the roof since people see limited land--peaked in 2015ish, but still outrageously low-interest rates dropped low enough to sustain borrowing on these low returns-building has continued without parallel demand growth (supply>demand)-Singapore employment regulations are being more and more protectionist (and an ageing population) so you won't see foreign labour growing significantly in the next 5-10 years IMOPersonally, I would be more interested in Indonesian office/industrial/MF just from macroeconomic factors, but there's opportunities in every market if you find the right niche.
16 February 2017 | 4 replies
My biggest concern though is that if I wanted to execute the BRRR strategy and pull some equity out at some point down the road, how would this factor in...Do you have a mortgage on your property as well?
18 February 2017 | 14 replies
That will tell you that the performance is not dependent on a couple of people making short term gains, but a stable performance pattern that is likely to persist.Also, if schools are a high weight in your decision making, I would also suggest looking at things like crime rate, average income in the areas, ethnic concentration, and other factors that generally effect kids at school more than adults at home.
13 February 2017 | 1 reply
Is there anyone here with similar property that can chime in with something I may need to factor in?
19 February 2017 | 12 replies
An all-star team is very important when you are owning properties in a city you do not live in.If you are not there to see each property in person... there are several factors to consider.1.
20 March 2017 | 41 replies
There are a few macroeconomic factors which could spell some trouble in the far future for Austin, but as long as building new housing stock remains difficult and there is at least a small amount of net positive migration to the area, housing prices will continue to appreciate (barring any other extenuating circumstances that are well beyond the scope of this post).
15 February 2017 | 3 replies
The amount of rehab will be the factor that decides if it is a deal or not.
15 February 2017 | 8 replies
Easy is certainly a factor for me, and the tenants.
17 February 2017 | 14 replies
Yes, the mortgage is part of it, but there is also insurance, water, vacancy and all the other stuff that must be factored into the price.
7 March 2017 | 45 replies
I was reading the reports a while ago and there is part where it explains what factors raise and lower my score.