My goal is to build a sustainable, long term investment strategy that aligns with both lifestyle and financial growth.As someone new to the game, I’m currently exploring:- Buy-and-hold vs. short-term rental strategies- What works best for foreign investors in Cape Town- Legal, tax, and management considerations for non-residents- How to build a portfolio that supports remote work and global mobilityI’d love to hear from anyone with experience investing in South Africa especially in the Helderberg region or Gordon’s Bay.

It really comes down to your investment goals and what you feel aligns more closely with your life goals.

If all those infrastructure components are new then I would be more inclined to look at a renovated home that is very old.

.👉 The key is knowing your investment goals—cash flow vs. appreciation—and picking the market that aligns with them."

The trick to it all is setting and keeping good fences. 100% of C4D's I have seen blow-up have all had the common component of neglect on behalf of the investor.

I was skeptical of the issue because it was an older building and there was no indication of cracking in the walls or doors that were out of alignment and would not close.

It allows you to take accelerated depreciation on portions of your property depending on when an asset is put into service.At the time of this writing, you can write off a huge portion (100% now in 2025) of many qualified components that have a useful lifespan of 15 years or less.That means a certain percentage of things like landscaping, sidewalks, latches, appliances, fences, certain flooring, etc is depreciable in year 1.The bonus depreciation rate percentage changes yearly depending on the administration and the tax code.For years 2015 through 2017 first-year depreciation for all the items on a 15-year schedule or less was set to 50%.It was scheduled to go down to 40% in 2018 and 30% in 2019 and then 0% in 2020.But then Trump got elected, and he enacted the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.That moved the bonus depreciation percentage to 100% from 2017 to 2022.In 2024 it went down to 60%.

It’s all about finding what aligns with your goals and risk tolerance.Remember, the investing journey is a personal one, and what works for someone else might not necessarily work for you.

It's a lease with sublet rights, some components that look like NNN but not all the way there.

If it aligns with your goals go for it.Loans are helpful because it allows people to leverage other people's money to do the same thing you're saying --- albeit on a longer timeline.