How To Buy First Private Home Workshop

How To Buy First Private Home

A Workshop by Property Club Singapore

Learn all the tips and traps to buy

your first private home in Singapore

25 March 2023 (Sat)

9.30 a.m. - 4.30 p.m.

Raffles Town Club

1 Plymouth Ave

Who Should Attend

First time buyers of new or resale private homes

Upgraders to private homes for own stay

What You'll Learn

Module 1

Getting Ready 

  • Experience sharing: My years of buying and renting
  • Affordability and total cost of ownership
  • Buying vs renting cost comparison for 25 years
  • Pros and cons of buying new launch projects
  • Pros and cons of buying resale projects 

Module 2

Conducting Research

  • When is the best time to buy
  • What property data are saying about prices and supply
  • Step-by-step guide to do your market research
  • Properties suitable for first time home buyers
  • Beware! Some cheap homes are cheap for a reason
  • En bloc potential of older residential projects

Module 3

Home Purchase Tips

  • Strategies to deal with high interest rates
  • Getting the most from bank financing 
  • DIY versus using property agents
  • How to tell good agents from bad ones
  • All about mortgagee sale and buying at auctions
  • Negotiating with sellers - dos and don'ts

Module 4

After Purchase Traps

  • Tips and traps of engaging conveyancing lawyers
  • Possible hiccups from option to purchase to sales completion
  • How to spot for building and home defects
  • Smart tips of home renovation - dos and don'ts
  • How to deal with contractors and avoid being cheated

Who's Your Trainer

Vina Ip is a property enthusiast. She bought her first condominium unit for rent in 2002. In the next 4½ years, she built up a property portfolio of 5 private homes. By 2008, its total value had more than doubled. She sold 4 of them, realizing a net profit of 80 to 120 percent and an annualized return of 10.8 percent.

In 2010, she set up a personal blog PropertySoul.com to share her experiences as a property investor. Her first book No B.S. Guide to Property Investment (2014) was a bestseller in Kinokuniya, Popular and Times bookstores. She published her second book Behind The Scenes of The Property Market end of 2020. She is also the founder of Property Club Singapore - a neutral platform for the learning and networking of like-minded private property buyers, investors and owners.

Note:

  1. Workshop topics and content may be changed without prior notice.
  2. Trainer is neutral with no vested interest. No marketing of properties or property-related services at workshop.
  3. No seat is reserved after registration. Your seat is confirmed only after payment.
  4. Registration will be closed once we reach full capacity. Waiting list is on first-come-first-serve basis.
  5. No refund after payment and no refund for no show.

How to Register

$399 (1 pax), $749 (2 pax) for members

$399 +$99 membership fee (1 pax) for non-members

$749 + $99 membership fee (2 pax) for non-members

$299 for those who attended Buying My First Private Property Workshop/online course

(fees include tea break and set lunch at club restaurant)
Registration is closed.

Payment Method

  1. By PayNow using the Property Club Singapore QR Code on the right; or
  2. By bank transfer to DBS Bank Current Account number 066-902-8008. 
  3. Email us after the payment. We will issue you a formal receipt.

Please register with your spouse, a family member or a friend. Signing up together can significantly increase your attention in class, multiply what you learn and maximize the chances to apply what you learned at the workshop.

Please contact us if you need any assistance.