QUOTE(veera77 @ Nov 14 2018, 09:26 PM)
I bought @ S2Height 8 yrs ago 240k (wife govt loan) and now bank value 560k..
So, capital gain 320k (133% over 8 yrs @ average 17% per year)
If i sell today, Tolak 3% 20k (agent fee) and gain tax 5% (15k)..still i make 320-20-15 = 285k
Net gain = 285k / 240k = 119% (average 15% pa)..

QUOTE(veera77 @ Nov 14 2018, 09:35 PM)
I paid off 3.5 yrs ago...so i paid interest only 4.5yrs..
Rough calc 240k x 4% (govt loan) x 4.5yrs = 40k interest paid
* i have to paid-off bcoz my wife resigned from govt service...
I've always see one common thing that ppl make is to assume that one they pay off the loan, u r not incurring any "interest lost" on the house. Actually u r losing the potential earning from the cash u use to pay off the loan
E.g.
Guy A buys a house 1m house with cash... 5 years later he sell at 1.15m.... He thinks he earned 150k
Guy B puts 1m in FD @4% pa, 5 years later he get 1.22m
So, if u ask me guy A has already lost 70k...
For simplicity sake, I am not including tenant income whatsoever, but to remind ppl to be careful when calculating returns in property investment