I can tell you that after building up a small portfolio in NYC, I shifted my focus out of state for two main reasons - 1) much better cash flows, 2) I can participate in more deals per year (3-5 acquisitions) vs having to save 18-24 months to get 20% to put down on something in NYC that would cost $650k+

You should look at it from the perspective of a family who would live there, with kids if it's a one family.

FYI, I don't have any pets, just looking at this from a business perspective.

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.

For your price point and a value perspective I'd recommend PV if you don't mind living what is considered "far north".

You don't ever want to be running such a slim margin that you get burnt - this can force a person to walk away from a rehab.I hope my perspective did not sound condescending.  

Most likely we will continue to rise, but an big shift in the market could change that.  

My attorney and my CPA are both real estate investors, so they see things from my perspective and are sharpening their skills and strategies on their own deals as well as on mine.  

From a numbers perspective mortgage est $540 including escrow.

@Tina Opel - just from the lending perspective I would make sure you have separate accounts set up to pay rent and things like that.