Tag: property
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3% Levy on Penang Property
Personally, I agree to the additional 3% levy. The additional levy would allow the state government to have additional income and may use the surplus for affordable properties in Penang. It is not an easy task to build affordable properties. Land prices has shot up tremendously for many years and in the word of Dato…
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My Property journey with 5 ladies
My journey as a people manager cum mentor was tested and strengthened when I had to take care of four unpolished diamonds. They accelerated my learning curve tremendously and we went through a lot of tough times and great times. This is their short story. E is her name. I hired her when I was…
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Landed vs Condo II
Someone who read my article said, ‘The maintenance fee in condo is the negative part’. Truth is, I also feel the pinch because if you stay in the typical landed property, there is no maintenance fee to be paid. I admit, on average I have used the gym just once per month last year. I…
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New Engineer, New Penang Property?
Penang is one of the best place to be for graduates of engineering, with two conditions. You get a good degree and you get into a good organisation. In terms of pay, it’s very competitive and typically your salary from one organisation to the next varies little. If you are able to enter a good…
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Buying property in KL for investment
Many years ago, whenever I come to KL to visit my friends or shop around, I will stay in my friend’s rented condo in Kelana Jaya. The condo’s name is Kelana Puteri. It’s a medium cost, leasehold, high density condominium. At that time though I have never felt the ‘medium cost’ because I was only…
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Then and now, when we buy property
When our parents were younger, they read newspapers to search for properties. Developers would also advertise in newspaper. Leaflet was another very good way. Every house in the neighbourhood gets one. A developer which is building 50-100 units of terrace house need just to spend a few thousand and print 20,000 leaflets and chances are…
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Affordability, Availability vs Salary
What kind of property can a couple with a household net income of RM8,000 buy today in Penang? My assumption is simple, both are working adults with 5 years experience. Wife is a manager and husband is a senior engineer.
Who says man must earn more than his wife? We also assume both… -
Perfect Property with lowest price
My friend: ‘Hey, I just went to your project today and viewed the 1st floor of Block C.’ Chia Lih: Great, are you buying? My friend: I am still thinking. It’s on top of the TNB room and it’s RM290K. Chia Lih: If it is unsafe, I don’t think the developer would build a unit…
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Iskandar, RM1 million onwards
Some say this will stop Singaporeans from buying. Some say this will have no effect whatsoever. My friend who’s a HR Director said this when he tried to hire an American expatriate to join a US MNC in Penang. ‘I will triple your retirement funds immediately’. What he meant was, if the American comes to…
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Start as young as you can
The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is today. Time is the only thing that we could not buy back once it is lost. Irregardless of what kind of investment that you do, it is best to start as early as you can. What’s the age that…
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Debt Free, really?
Everyone loves to be debt free. Truth is, I want to also be debt free. However, one level above debt free is financial success. Debt free is not financially successful? If you bought a RM500,000 property, takes up a 15 years repayment period and finished paying everything in 10 years. You are now debt free…