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A simple way to test it is to model three cases over five and seven years: flat apartment value, a modest rise, and a modest fall. Add buying and selling expenses, possible fee increases, maintenance inside the unit and the down payment’s opportunity cost. Then compare your ending position with...

What do the dues actually include, and have you seen information about the building’s reserves and planned work? A high fee covering heating and substantial maintenance is different from a high fee that still leaves owners exposed to major projects. I’d also want to know your likely down payment...

Hello from Osaka. I’m a real estate agent, and lately I’ve been concentrating on studios: transaction costs, property management, renovation assumptions, and especially the gap between advertised and completed prices. I joined to compare methods across markets rather than stay inside one local...