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Hi,

I am a Singaporean single in my early forties, who currently do not own a property.

I have about $900k of cash savings + cpf combined, with no outstanding debts and my monthly income is about $6k.

I wish to buy a home for self-stay and hopefully a 2nd property eventually for passive income purposes.

I don't think I can afford 2 private properties, so should I get an HDB resale 1st and then wait out the MOP, before looking for a 2nd property (ie. private)?

If not, what options do I have given my situation?

Any advice is much appreciated. Thanks.
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YT Tan (陈永达)
Good afternoon buyer,

Do let my banker advise you on your in principle approval so you can gauge how much loan can you obtain based on MSR (resale HDB purchase) or TDSR (private property purchase) and whether should you purchase a HDB followed by a private or can you purchase two private properties within short period of time.

You are eligible to purchase a resale HDB under single singapore citizen scheme but only able to take up bank loan due to your income exceeds the income ceiling.

Hope my brief explanation helps!

Probably you can share more with me so I can assist and advise you further.

Hear from you soon!

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Hi,

Let's get in touch with 96659926  for me to understand your requirements and objectives so that I can work out the financial cash flow calculations and progressive payment for me to advise which options you can consider first and how to go about expediting. I will walk you through the entire step, at no obligation.

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Alfred Chee 徐仲宏
Hi,

Given your budget and income, you have a lot of options, including buying 2 private properties comfortably.

Can I propose a meet up to work out a customised financial plan suitable for your objectives (self stay and passive income) and recommend properties which could best fit your objectives?

Thanks and hope to hear from you soon. My pleasure to assist!

Have a great Day!

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Hi,

I'm sure most of the replies have addressed your concerns adequately, and I would say if you wait till MOP is up (5 years later), your loan tenure will be much shorter and it may no longer be feasible to get 2 properties.

If you need discounts and value-buys , feel free to give me a call as I will be glad to share more. Thanks and hope to have the opportunity to work with you.

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Evening,

You can either opt for one bedroom unit, fully paid, and purchase your second property with mortgage loan. With this, you will need higher amount of loan as your capital are depicted on your first property. Alternatively, you can opt to purchase 3 room flat and wait for MOP. You can then work on your saving and prepare for purchase on your second property 5 years later. The capital outlay for HDB is lower hence you can work on lower mortgage when you purchase your second property.

Do contact me further if you require additional assistance.

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Hi
How about owning 2 pte properties at the same time. I would love to give you a breakdown of how you can do at your comfort zone as I have helped many clients to achieve that.
Look forward to hearing from you.
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Dear sir,

Your circumstance should be healthy to purchase 2 different properties, but very much dependant on the lifestyle you are looking for. If space of living is what you require for own stay, then perhaps your choice is to go for a resale HDB while waiting out 5 years for your MOP to be fulfilled before purchasing a 2nd property. Nevertheless, I would not encourage you to fully pay up your resale HDB in this instance since the interest rates are still relatively low at the moment, using the excess cash on hand for other forms of investments which allow higher yield returns as compared to the interest rates, in order to offset the amount of loan you require for the 2nd property 5 years later.

Otherwise, you may opt to fully pay up a studio apartment unit for your own stay such that you can immediately look into purchasing a 2nd studio apartment unit for rental based on your income with housing loan.

Which would be a more viable option? Perhaps we can discuss further.

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you should work on your lifestyle.

if can get a 2bedroom for own stay. then buy another 2 bedroom or 1 bedroom for investment. then if you don't mind can get a overseas 1 bedroom in bangkok for $100k as another source of passive income or own stay.

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