I see. Appreciate your insight in this.
Btw me and my friends have accumulated some funds, and would like to invest in a portfolio of residential properties together. Plan to renovate the properties, and rent them out, perhaps either to our contacts as company hostels, or for airbnb purposes. We intend to formalise this arrangement using company (sdn bhd) or limited liability partnership. Any advice on how we can structure this?
Am thinking of using these structures/arrangement, but not sure if they are viable:
1. Set up the business entity, and pump in sufficient cash to use as collateral to obtain mortgage loans for the first property and build up our track record before expanding.
2. Set up the business entity, buy the first few properties by having partners all providing joint personal guarantee for the properties. Once track record is build-up, then future properties purchase loan has no need of personal guarantee.
Any other advice will be welcomed. We are very unwilling to fund first few purchase via all cash - as it will have a high opportunity cost.
The investment company scheme is not so viable now as it's being patched by bank negara. Furthermore you don't really have an establish company for 2 years yet
It will be more viable to purchase it under individual now pending a company formed and maintained for 2 years and subsequent refinance it back to the company if you wish to remain 90% loan margin under individual name.
Otherwise you might need to see which of your friends have a 2 years old company under their hands.