4 Langkah Sukses Investor Properti

Premhouse.com JAKARTA | Kekayaan dari investasi properti sering kali tidak terjangkau (atau terbayangkan) oleh kebanyakan orang. Tetapi, sebenarnya tidak ada rahasia atau formula rumit untuk dapat melakukannya dengan benar.

Yang jelas, seseorang bakal memiliki nilai plus jika sebelum memulai investasi properti dia terlebih dulu sudah bekerja dibidang properti—misalnya sebagai agen, broker, notaris, dan lainnya. “Hal ini  sangat berguna dalam mengasah pengalaman,” kata Steve Waters, investor properti kawakan asal Australia. Selain itu, menurutnya, perlu diperhatikan pula empat faktor penting yang menunjang kesuksesan seseorang dalam berinvestasi properti.

Ketahui tujuan dan kriteria investasi

Investasi bukan hanya tentang keberanian mengambil risiko. Investasi harus memiliki tujuan dan kriteria yang jelas. Dalam berinvestasi, kita harus punya kesabaran untuk menemukan peluang yang tepat, juga berani mengambil langkah yang benar dengan cepat. Sebelum memulai Anda harus sudah mengetahui terlebih dulu kemampuan untuk membayar, cash flow yang bisa didapat dari suatu properti, plus seberapa banyak properti tersebut bakal memakan biaya per minggu atau per bulan (baik sebelum atau sesudah pajak).

Servants Registries | Interviewing Your Prospective Household Help

Premhouse.com JAKARTA | Either you are new in this town or you have been living here, especially those who are moving to Jakarta with spouse and children, maid or servant may become the needs to help you taking care of the house and children. Here is below, a selected article that will be useful for you to take consideration before taking decision.

Servant Registries

BWA maintains a Staff List of available servants, and makes this available to BWA members at their center to view, or it is accessible by download from a private BWA members web page. ANZA has some folders of references for staff available at the front desk. 

Another great resource is the Upper Crust's classifieds. Just ask to be added to their mailing list and you'll be able to read recommendations straight from previous employers who are trying to place their household help before they leave Jakarta. 

Tips on Buying a Condotel as a Rental Residence

Premhouse.com JAKARTA | Question: Do you have any tips for evaluating a condotel purchase as purely an investment property? The one we are looking at is in a new multi-use redevelopment project in downtown Branson, Mo. — Clyde Burnett, Little Rock, Ark.  

Clyde: “Condotels,” also known as “condo hotels,” are typically condominiums in resort or downtown communities. A condotel looks and feels to visitors like a hotel or resort, but in these resorts, individuals have the opportunity to purchase individual units. Unlike a timeshare, where buyers pay for limited use of a resort, buyers of a condotel own their residence outright and can stay in it, rent it out, or sell it according to their own wishes. In these communities, in-house management companies rent out the units on behalf of their owners in exchange for a percentage of the rental income. 

Condotel owners and their renters often have use of the resort’s amenities, such as concierge, fitness and spa services. Whether an owner can use the amenities while a renting guest is staying in the unit depends on the rules of the particular condotel development. These condos make up a relatively new investment category and account for less than 10% of all vacation homes and investment properties in the U.S., according to the National Association of Realtors. Owning a condotel differs from buying and managing a condo in several respects, says Joel Greene, president of Condo Hotel Center in Miami, a real-estate agency that specializes in the sale of condo hotels throughout the country.

Jakarta Living Costs: Accommodation, Transportation, Food and Entertainment

Premhouse.com JAKARTA | Jakarta is one of the world’s busiest, largest and most populous cities. The Indonesian capital is ranked as the 9th largest city and 13th most populous city in the world. As the center of governance and business, the city attracts more and more people (Indonesians as well as expats). Indonesians come to Jakarta in search of better education, work and above all luck. Expats mostly for the latter two. Adding to the estimated 10-15 million people, this is not without consequence. The traffic is pure mayhem and living costs soar.

Jakarta Living Cost: Housing/Accommodation

For expats, renting an apartment is probably the most convenient way of living in Jakarta. The city’s property sector has been growing rapidly throughout the past decade, as the need for strategic-located housing increased. Traffic jams have also contributed to this rapid boom. Traffic jams eat time, money and patience, so location becomes even more important when you want to settle down in Jakarta. If you work in the business district, be sure to find housing in the vicinity, or with good access to and from the toll road.

10 Factors Why Your House is Hard to be Sold!

Premhouse.com JAKARTA | Hire a real estate agent to accelerate your house selling! | Are you willing to sell your house? You think you have delivered the best effort to meet this purpose but it is seemingly still hard to get the right buyer? Here is a summary of the main factors which might cause you get difficulties to find the right buyers:

1. The price is too expensive

Like or dislike, you might feel free to determine the right price for your house. Nevertheless, whether it will be sold or not, the price plays an important role. In order to ease yourself in finding a reference for its market price, it is important to compare your house price to the ones around your neighborhood. If you start with the price that is too expensive, it is surely hard to be sold.

Kiat Menjadi Broker Handal

Bisnis perantara jual-beli (broker) properti makin menjamur seiring laju pertumbuhan industri properti. Tidak hanya label local, franchise asing pun kian menyemut. Komisi besar dan waktu kerja lebih fleksibel merupakan daya tarik tersendiri. Gurihnya bisnis ini memang bisa menjadi peluang bagus bagi banyak orang.

Perkembangannya mudah dilihat secara kasat mata. Kantor-kantor perwakilan broker propert kini bertebaran dimana-mana. Poster-poster berjudul “Dijual”atau” Disewakan”, disertai foto dan nama broker-nya, acap ditemui di unit-unit perumahan dan rukan. Keberadaan mereka memang makin menggurita. Saat ini Asosiasi Real Estate Broker Indonesia (AREBI) sudah menaungi sekitar 80 perusahaan agen properti.

Maraknya pemain di pasar tentu saja meimbulkan persaingan ketat. Broker yang tidak professional secara alami akan terlempar dari kancah kompetisi. Nah, beberapa tips berikut ini berguna bagi anda yang tertarik menjadi broker handal.

Andalah Bisnisnya

Pertama dan yang paling penting, Andalah yang menjadi bisnisnya. Memang benar agen (broker) properti bisa saja bekerja untuk suatu kantor atau merek broker tertentu, tetapi setiap agen itu adalah tenaga penjual mandiri yang mempunyai image masing-masing.

Best Tips to Help You Successfully Buy Your First House

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Jakarta – Owning your own home in Depok can be very rewarding. Home ownership has proven to be a prominent way to build one’s wealth, apart from being a way to create wonderful memories with family and friends. Of course, there’s a lot that goes into buying one’s first house. If you will soon be a first-time homeowner, preparation is key when finding a house that suits your needs.

The first step you should take is to create a checklist of all the qualities you expect in a house. This action sets the foundation for the home buying process by encouraging you to assess your needs as well as your wants, according to Fox Business. Your checklist should include must-haves, nice-to-haves, and other necessities, for a well-rounded outline. Once you have a comprehensive list put together, print it out and take it with you on trips to view different houses on the market. When going through each house, you can check off every note you made that applies to the house’s overall quality.

Tips for Expat Moving to Jakarta

Sharing more info that may be useful to expats moving to Jakarta. I want to be honest about some of the things that we experienced when we moved to Jakarta in the hopes that it will help other expats who are moving there as well. There are some things that we had to do that I’m not so proud of, but we had to adjust to the culture of “giving tokens” or “tipping” quite a bit. (I am of course putting this politely). More info after the jump:

WHERE TO GET LIQUOR

• BRINGING IN BOTTLES WITH OUR SHIPMENT: Being Diplos, we thought that we would be able to bring a few bottles of alcohol duty free into Indonesia with our shipment. We had a small box of about 10 bottles, left over from our despedida or going away party. We know that diplomats from other country are able to bring in wine and beer from their countries via diplomatic cargo for personal consumption and entertaining so we thought it wouldn’t be a problem. We were wrong. They delayed our shipment and we had to pay more just so they would release it. I don’t know if this applies to countries with more political clout, but looking back, I would have left the bottles rather than had my shipment delayed and give them a reason to ask me for money.
• BRINGING A BOTTLE WHEN FLYING IN: Each person is allowed One 1Liter bottle of sealed alcohol coming in so usually our expat friends bring a bottle every time they fly back to Jakarta or they request their friends who are visiting to bring a bottle.

6 Tips to Design a Child's Room

The children bedroom play important role in the process of children's development. It is especially because a room is a place where a child usually spends his or her time for playing, learning and doing some other activities. Since there are a lot of activities they can do in their rooms, the design should be considered thoughtfully. The design for a child's bedroom should become interesting and we have to think earlier that they will feel comfortable when being there. By having their own bedroom, the children will start being independent and responsible for the goods belong to them. 

Determine the child's favorite color as your perspective. Initially, you have to decide which preferred colors your children want to. Adjust the color with the concept you will select, e.g. if you will create minimalist design, then you have to match it with proper colors, i.e. white, purple, pink and gray. It is likewise, if you specify some other concepts. If the selected concept is Barbie or Hello Kitty, the certainly color that is matched to your child's room is pink. Selection of colors and concepts can be adapted to the senses of your child. As the parent, you surely know your child's desires or preferences. You can get some ideas from cartoon figures or idols loved by your children.  

Here are some tips that may be able to help you in designing your child's bedroom: 

How to Live Stylishly in a Studio Apartment

If there's one thing that gets a bad rap in design, it's the studio apartment. Often a rental with very little in the way of space, studios must do it all without room to spare. While it is a tall order, we found a place that does it just right. Tucked away in the Upper West Side of Manhattan, this studio is just as relaxing as it is energizing. Keeping rental restrictions and their client Jamie's laid-back style in mind, designers Lindsay Boswell and Ali Levin of LABLstudio created an urban oasis filled with ideas that anyone would sacrifice square footage for.

Mixing earthy and glamorous touches, this "hidden gem" evolved into a room suitable for sleeping, living, and entertaining. Getting creative with the space, Boswell and Levin incorporated unexpected pops of color using removable wallpaper and made sure every piece served a variety of purposes. The result proves that size isn't everything! Keep reading for a full studio tour and Lindsay and Ali's favorite tricks for decking out a small space. 

Wallpaper Repairs Made Easy

Wallpaper has always been a quick, colorful way to give a room style and visual interest. Unfortunately, ripped seams, bubbles, tears and other damage are common. And if you don't fix these problems right away, you'll end up having to replace the entire piece of wallcovering. The good news is, fixing wallpaper isn't especially difficult, though it does take a few specialized tools and techniques.

We'll focus on the three most common wall-paper repairs: loose seams, punctures and trapped air bubbles. To make repairs as invisible as possible, work slowly and carefully. Rushing yields sloppy work that's much harder to fix the second time around.

12 Steps to Prepare for Cockroach Control

Today, professionals most often use gel bait insecticides to control and eliminate cockroaches. This requires the placement of small beads of gel bait in the areas where cockroaches are known or expected to harbor, travel or feed. The professional pest control operators (PCOs) will generally provide you with a specific list of the preparation activities, "prep," to be completed prior to their visit.

However, the following lists some of the most common requests or recommendations made by PCOs - and should also be followed prior to using any over-the-counter pest control products yourself. (When using any pesticide, read and follow all label directions and safe-use guidelines prior to purchase and use.) Because a lack of preparation could make a treatment unsafe or cause reinvestation of the entire home or building, many PCOs will not treat areas that are not prepared to specification.

Direction to Apartments around Menteng, Central Jakarta

This is the 2nd map that we provide to show the main streets around business and shopping are at Menteng area, Central Jakarta. We hope by this map pointer you can figure out how far is approximately from your office to your apartment.

When you move your mouse over the pointers you will find out the apartment. Then click the apartment to through the unit for rent or sale on our website.

Hope this is the direction make you easier to find the apartments that suitable for you!

Jakarta at a Glance | Living in Jakarta

As an expat living in Jakarta, you will be living in Indonesia’s largest city. With its 9.8 million inhabitants, Jakarta is a metropolis with international flair. Read the InterNations Guide on Jakarta for more information on Southeast Asia’s “Big Apple,” from culture to healthcare.

Although Indonesia is perhaps not the highest ranking among expat destinations, life in Jakarta can be thrilling. Due to Indonesia’s long and turbulent colonial history, the influence of the Dutch and Portuguese are still prevalent. There are many traces from colonial times in Jakarta, from the buildings to the way the city itself is structured.

Apartment Interior Design The Best Ideas

Apartment in general, are designed smaller than ordinary house as apartments area are limited. The biggest “homework” is how we can deal with the limited space especially for its interior design. Apartment interior design is the important key to create a cozy and comfortable apartment. There are some aspects that we must know about apartment interior design. It starts from choosing the proper furniture till furniture placement or arrangement. Those two things will affect the apartment condition and environment.

Selecting the furniture

When buying furniture for the apartment especially small apartment we must use general rule, “First thing first”. Buy furniture that really you need first like stove, refrigerator, sofa or other stuffs, so that the area of your apartment is used effectively.

Tips of Searching Houses in Online Website

In digital era, to search the houses from online advertising is surely saving our time. The consumers can compare easily when they are searching for various houses specifications which they are interested to. Nevertheless it could be such a double-edges sword. There are some risks that shall be calculated.

1. There are bunch of online websites which display property advertisements. Before entering to the one of those houses-selling-websites, please check in advance the reputation of the website. Select the website that has gained credibility.

Tips and Tricks | How to Repair Interior Doors

Doors that won't shut or latch properly are annoying, but once you diagnose the problem the fix is usually easy. Even if your door has been binding for years, we'll show you how to identify the problem and repair it quickly and inexpensively.

Problem: Door binds along outside top edge

When a door binds, it almost always sticks along the latch side near the top. You can usually see the wear there. Check for loose screws in the top hinge plate. Tightening the screws may work for the short term, but they often come loose again because the original hole is stripped. Rather than trying to repair the hole in the wood, replace one of the loose screws with a longer one. 

The intent is to drive the new screw beyond the existing jamb and into the trimmer stud behind. In order to hit the stud, choose the screw hole closest to the stop (photo 1), otherwise, the new screw will likely miss the stud altogether. Make sure the new screw is long enough to get through the jamb, the shim space and into the stud. A No. 8, 3-in. will usually do just fine.

Small Space Decorating: Solutions for the Bedroom and Home Office

Small space? No sweat! See how one Brooklyn couple maximized their loft apartment for ample room to work from home and sleep comfortably, and you can, too.

Ideas for Small Space in Apartment

Living in a small space is tough, especially when your decorating options are limited by rental rules and landlord laws. Let these ideas inspire you to make the home (and space) you want. 

Gallery Display

Use floating shelves to show off a collection of decorative objects and mementos. Stagger the shelves for a unique look. Basic shelves serve as a strong basis for rotating displays. They will go with almost anything, which means you can change the look of the vignette, leaving the shelves in place and avoid making any more holes in your apartment walls. 

5 Strategies to Decluttering a Small Space

It is a lot harder to keep an apartment or small house organized and tidy — but it is critical that you do so. It only takes one pile of papers and one box to overwhelm a smaller space. What to do?

We asked organizing and de-cluttering guru Nicole Anzia of Neatnik in Washington DC what her top five strategies are for harnessing chaos in smaller homes and apartments. Here's what she said…

The Top Five Strategies for Decluttering a Small Space:

Embrace Storage Containers: People often think, "My apartment or home is so small, I can't fit a filing cabinet, bookshelves or a desk," but if you don't buy the appropriate storage products, things pile up quickly in a small space. In other words, embrace the fact that you have stuff and like to have certain things around — that's what makes you interesting. Just find a way to manage it all so you don't feel overwhelmed by it.