Foreign properties: Why long-distance relationships fail
Tonight inside this dimly lit bar with deafening music, you emptied a bottle of liquor without uttering a single word. Guys drink when they stress over money and relationship. Obviously, you have no...
View ArticleWhen property hotspots become ghost towns
The original meaning of ghost town refers to a village or a city that has once been populated but is abandoned due to bad economy, high unemployment, or natural or human-caused disasters. In recent...
View ArticleLessons learned from a property investment trap
I was in Jakarta when I saw an article on the front page of The Jakarta Post with the headline “Property firm deceives thousands of buyers” (May 27, 2015). Another story of property investment scam A...
View Article4 burning property investment questions answered
There are four commonly-asked questions often raised by followers of my blog at PropertySoul.com and readers of my book No B.S. Guide to Property Investment. So I decided to give some quick answers...
View ArticleWestern Australia properties at a bargain?
During our recent vacation in Perth, we dropped by to visit our relative’s family who had been staying there for longer than a decade. They lived in a nice southern suburb 20 minutes’ drive from the...
View ArticlePodcast Episode #7: Buying Condos in Bangkok
Last week I was on vacation in Bangkok. Of course I made use of the occasion to view properties there. Curious to know everything about buying condos in Bangkok? Come follow me to Bangkok now! In this...
View ArticleMore about buying condos in Bangkok
I received some questions from you after posting my latest podcast “Buying Condos in Bangkok” on my youtube channel. Let me try to address them in this blog post so other followers can read them too....
View ArticleBuyers beware: Misleading message on overseas properties
If you have been following my youtube channel and have watched my last podcast “The Truth Behind The New Curbs”, you might remember what I said at the end of the video: “Good or bad days, property...
View Article6 gimmicks agents use to sell foreign properties
I watched a recent Hong Kong TV programme about buying properties in Malaysia’s Penang. It was a big surprise to see real estate in Penang being positioned as investment properties. To Hong Kong...
View ArticlePodcast Ep#45: Lesson from Covid-19: Three Types of Homes To Avoid
Covid-19 has taught us there are homes that we should avoid because of the inconveniences and potential dangers they have during a pandemic. The 3 types of homes we should avoid to buy or rent are: 1)...
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