Legal and Tax Tips When Buying New York Property

Interviewed Tim Wong, New York lawyer and accountant, in Legal and Tax Tips When Buying New York Property.  Includes best way to hold property, capital gains, estate, gift, withholding taxes. 

International Investors in Manhattan Apartments, 3 Crucial Tips

International Investors in Manhattan Apartments, 3 Crucial Tips attempts to bring clarity to international investors currently searching for a Manhattan condo.  I understand the information overload out there.  The three key tips are to get local expertise (not rely on a friend), get a good lawyer and a dependable bank.

Sponsor Condos in Manhattan, Art of the Deal

Just wrote, Sponsor Condos in Manhattan, Art of the Deal.  In this article, I describe what are sponsor condos, how they differ from a resale condo and the art of getting a winning deal.

Manhattan's Asian American property agent Wei Min Tan

Manhattan, New York's Asian property agent Wei Min Tan focuses on investors of Manhattan residential condos.  He is a market expert who has been interviewed more than 100 times by top media including CNBC, CNN, New York Times, Wall Street Journal.  Wei Min lives in Tribeca with his family and has been living in Manhattan since 1999.  Wei Min speaks English, Bahasa Malaysia, Cantonese Chinese, conversational Mandarin Chinese and Hokkien (the Southeast Asian version).  Click on the link, the first sentence, for his bio.

Investing in a Soho apartment, key tips

Investing in a Soho apartment provides 5 tips on the upsides and downsides about a Soho condo.  Soho is the most glamorous address in Manhattan and the vibe is extra special.  That is why prices are $2,500 per sqft.  But do you know Soho living means limited or no amenities?

Investing in a Manhattan condo with tenant in place

Investing in a Manhattan condo with tenant in place may sound attractive at first.  But it is very important to do due diligence to avoid headaches after the purchase.  As an investor, you want to take over smooth cash flow, not take over problems that the seller wants to offload.  Read about what you need to do by clicking the link.

Risks and downsides of buying Manhattan new launch condo projects

In this article, Risks and Downsides of Buying Manhattan's New Launch Condo Projects, I describe the top 3 risks that nobody talks about.  This article is all about downsides, risks that buyers need to know about before a purchase.