Real estate investment: how to compare two properties?

Any purchaser must seek to identify the criteria of various properties on the market related to their main purchase motivations in order to maximize their investment.

Let’s take for example 2 types of apartments in 2 residential programs marketed by Diamond Estates on the west coast of Mauritius.

Each has strengths to evaluate according to the profile of the investor.

Properties to compare:
1/ Ocean Legend
2/ Ocean’s Garden 2

Location:
1/ Tamarin Bay with direct access to the sea with availability of swimming
2/ Residential area of Flic en Flac with sea view but without availability of swimming

Analysis of the property on the market:
1/ 1-bedroom apartment of 80 m²: potential added-value at the end of 5 years: 50%
2/ 3-bedroom apartment of 120 m² with private garden: potential added-value at the end of 5 years: 40%

Return on investment:
1/ 5% guarantee within 2 years
2/ 4% without guarantee

Infrastructure and facilities:
1/ Membership card of Tamarina Golf, access to the Tamarina Boutique Hotel, kayaking and stand up paddle
2/ 10 minutes from Cascavelle Shopping Village and Medine Education Village

These 2 residential projects are very attractive for a buyer, they simply correspond to different investors:
– some are more attracted by the capacity of rental profitability and capital gain of Ocean Legend in Tamarin;
– others want more peacefulness and a breathtaking view in a very residential area environment of Flic en Flac as offered by Ocean’s Garden 2.