Investment
A 25-year lease loses about 4% of its value every year you hold it. Here is what that does to a yield that looked fine on the brochure.
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Regulation
Most villas advertised as "rental ready" have no short-stay licence at all. What Pondok Wisata covers, what it does not, and what enforcement looks like.
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Market
Coastal land at prices Bali has not seen in fifteen years, with infrastructure to match. An honest look at what you take on.
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Legal
If you hold a KITAS or KITAP, there is a registrable, mortgageable, inheritable title available to you. Almost nobody uses it.
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Building
Per-square-metre rates by build quality, the line items people forget, and why the Bukit and Nusa Penida cost more than Canggu.
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Legal
Freehold, leasehold, Hak Pakai and the PT PMA route — what each one actually gives you, and the trap most first-time buyers fall into.
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Buying
A checklist we run on every listing before it reaches the site — certificate, zoning, permits, tax, and the boundary check almost everyone skips.
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Investment
Gross yield is a marketing number. Here is the arithmetic that survives contact with an actual operating year.
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