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Rental Yield Explained: A Guide for Pakistani Property Investors
You buy an apartment for PKR 2 crore. It rents for PKR 100,000 per month. Your friend buys a house for PKR 4 crore. It rents for PKR 160,000 per month. Your friend’s property earns more rent. So your friend’s investment must be better. Right? Not necessarily. The amount of rent a property generates tells [...]
Read guideHow to Write a Property Listing That Actually Gets Responses
You have a property to sell or rent. You take a few photographs, open a property website and write: “10 Marla Luxury House for Sale. Prime Location. Hot Deal. Serious Buyers Contact.” Then you wait. The listing receives views. Your phone rings occasionally. But most conversations begin with: “Location?” “Price?” “Kitne bedrooms?” “Pictures bhej dein.” [...]
Read guideA Landlord’s Guide to Finding Better Tenants
You have a property available for rent. Naturally, you want to find a tenant quickly. But finding a tenant and finding the right tenant are not necessarily the same thing. A tenant who offers to move in tomorrow may seem attractive. But what happens if rent is repeatedly late? What if the property is used [...]
Read guideTenant vs Landlord in Pakistan: Who Is Responsible for What?
The water pump stops working. The tenant calls the landlord. Tenant: “The pump needs replacing.” Landlord: “You’re living in the house. You should replace it.” A few months later, an air conditioner stops cooling. Again: Tenant: “The AC belongs to the house.” Landlord: “It was working when you moved in.” Then seepage appears on a [...]
Read guideWhat to Check Before Renting a House or Apartment in Pakistan
You walk into a rental property and immediately like it. The rooms are spacious. The kitchen looks modern. The location is perfect. The landlord seems reasonable. You can already imagine where the furniture will go. But before saying: “We’ll take it.” there is another question worth asking: What haven’t I checked yet? Rental properties can [...]
Read guideThe Complete Guide to Renting a House in Pakistan
You find a house you like. The location works. The rent fits your budget. The photographs look good, and the landlord wants to close the deal quickly. So you pay the advance, collect the keys and move in. Then the problems begin. The water pressure is poor. The electricity meter has outstanding charges. The air [...]
Read guideWhy Pakistan’s Property Search Experience Needs to Change
Finding property in Pakistan has never been easier. Open a property website. Search Facebook. Browse WhatsApp groups. Call a few dealers. Watch property tours on YouTube. Within minutes, you can find hundreds—sometimes thousands—of houses, plots, apartments and commercial properties. We have more property information at our fingertips than ever before. And yet, ask someone who [...]
Read guideA Guide to Buying Property in Pakistan for Overseas Pakistanis
You live in Dubai, London, Toronto, Riyadh, New York or somewhere else abroad. You have spent years saving. Now you want to put some of that money into property back home in Pakistan. Perhaps you want to build a house for your family. Perhaps you are planning for retirement. Perhaps you want rental income. Perhaps [...]
Read guideHow to Price Your Property Before Listing It in Pakistan
You have decided to sell your property. Now comes one of the hardest questions: What price should you ask? Ask a property owner and they may have one number. Ask three dealers and you may receive three different numbers. Check online listings and you may find apparently similar properties advertised at dramatically different prices. Then [...]
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