Natasha Gideon is a Real Estate Negotiator (REN) at IQI. She is more fondly known as @mariejualkondo on social media, dishing out amazing advice for real estate purchases in Malaysia! In this special episode of Her Duit, Natasha helps us breakdown your burning questions about buying property and slashes some myths on controversial topics.

01:25: Misconceptions of buying property (affordability, prices will fall, property bubble)

05:05: Important things to think about before buying a property for own stay

07:48: What to think about for investment properties?

15:30: Home Ownership Costs; what else do you need money for?

18:56: Credit scores, debt service ratio, commitments & loans

27:50: How to assess your agent or real estate negotiator?

30:38: Thoughts around real estate being the best investment & offers the best returns

34:49: What do you need to be ready for if you want to be a landlord?

38:15: Is there going to be a fire sale because of loan defaults from COVID-19?

41:00: Are there different criteria to consider if you're buying property when you're older?

42:40: The golden ratio for number of properties to view before deciding

47:20: This & That Game

47:35: Freehold vs Leasehold

49:22: Low Density vs High Density

51:13: City vs Suburbs

51:44: New Development vs Sub Sale