I received lukewarm response when I first told my property investor friends that I wanted to set up a neutral property club for the learning and networking of fellow property enthusiasts. Why savvy property investors don't like to share "What? You have time to do this? You are not busy enough?" "It won’t make any money. Why don't you just focus on looking for good … [Read more...]
Achieving sustainable financial freedom: What works and what doesn’t
It is OGIM (Oh God It's Monday) again! You somehow manage to drag yourself out of bed and leave home in a hurry. You squeeze into an overcrowded train, praying that the MRT lines won't have Monday blues like you. Or you drive turtle speed on the highway that takes forever to reach the office. You sit in front of the computer with your mind completely blank, wondering how … [Read more...]
Why we buyers and investors need a club of our own
When I first started blogging about property investment in August 2010, some readers asked me whether I was a property agent. I was puzzled. If property agents can have webpages to market their listings, if property developers can put up websites to showcase their projects, why can't we property investors set up our blog to share experiences among ourselves? Why this blog … [Read more...]
A bank employee, a property purchase, and a tragic death
On 18 February 2014, a 33-year-old employee of JPMorgan Chase jumped to his death from the rooftop of the company's 30-storey office building in Hong Kong. This is already the third suicide in three weeks for the financial institution. In January, a 39-year-old Vice President of Corporate and Investment Banking Technology plunged to his death at the bank's 33-storey London … [Read more...]
Finding great bargains in a Chinese New Year fair
We were in Hong Kong during Chinese New Year. Four of us stayed in an hotel's family room overlooking the Victoria Park. The Victoria Park Lunar New Year Fair was just across the road. We decided to pay a visit the next morning. The first visit It was the largest flower market in Hong Kong, with 475 stalls occupying six soccer fields. Besides three rows of … [Read more...]