The Dubai Investor Guide
What to check before committing, what the process costs, and where first-time buyers most often get it wrong. Emailed as a PDF.
Who it is for.
People deciding on a first Dubai property purchase, not people browsing.
It is written for someone with a decision ahead of them: a budget, a reason for the purchase, and a property or a shortlist they are weighing. It is meant to be read before that decision, not after.
It is not a listing and it is not market commentary. There is no property for sale in it.
What it covers.
Three parts, in the order a first purchase meets them.
- 01
What to check before committing
The seven checks we apply to every property, as questions you can ask of any property you are shown:
- 01Property factsTitle, area, layout, service charge, developer record.
- 02Financial analysisNet yield from comparable lettings, costs taken out.
- 03Developer and marketDelivery record, current supply, what is coming.
- 04Scenario testingDownside, base and upside, moved together.
- 05Risk assessmentThe two or three things that could go wrong.
- 06Data confidenceHow well evidenced every figure is.
- 07Management reviewA person signs the view.
- 02
What the process costs
The costs that come with buying and holding, so the price is not the only figure you weigh.
- 03
Where first-time buyers most often get it wrong
The mistakes we see most often at a first purchase.
Eight pages. The guide is the method, not a brochure.
How to receive it.
Enter an email address and the PDF is sent to it. Used for the guide and nothing else; there is no list.
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The Dubai Investor Guide, emailed as a PDF.
Where this stands
The guide PDF is being finalised.
The form is not yet connected to a delivery system, so nothing typed into it is stored or sent, and it says so when used. Until it is connected, a request is answered by email: write to the address below and the guide comes back to you directly once it is final.
The method in the guide is the one we use.
Read how we evaluate a property, or ask for a consultation and we will talk it through.