Real Estate Investment – Do it the easy way

Over the years we have listened to our clients and realised that many of you actually purchase property with the main purpose of making money. Of course this can be in the form of buying and renovating an old property and selling for profit or by buying off-plan and flipping the units for profit over the build period – both strategies of which can be highly profitable and sometimes fun!

The third strategy and perhaps the most common is the ‘buy to rent’ option. This is where the investor buys the property and holds onto it, renting it out to benefit from rental income. This is favoured by many as the property is providing financial returns and also has the added probability of increasing in value over the years ahead – a kind of win-win. However, often the inexperienced investor or indeed the absent investor overlook some important facts that accompany this style of property investment. These are the associated costs of the property maintenance & periodic repairs, and as well of course there is the agent commission to factor in. When you add these figures up and also take into consideration any vacant periods, the actual return on investment often turns out to be much lower than first anticipated. Aside from the financial side of things, there is also the practical side of things to consider. It is not easy to find reliable tradesmen in Asia the same way as you can find in the west, and if you are not around yourself then this issue becomes twice as hard to manage.Over the last few years, with the continuous escalation of tourism in Asia, a popular sector of the private real estate market has emerged. Now many developers are marketing condominium and villa projects with rental guarantee options attached aimed specifically at the property investment market. These are extremely attractive to investors due to the fact that they offer good and consistent returns on the property as a total ‘hands off’ investment. Often there is no rental commission to pay and some developers even include a built-in buy-back option further down the line. Moreover, now some developers are even partnering up with branded hotel companies that manage the whole complex for a fixed period of time.

If you are looking to invest into this type of property investment then please take a look at the selection of options presented to you below. We have investment property specialists that can assist you in considering which option is most suited for your specific investment goals: