COMMENTARIES

Preface for PROPERTY JEWELS the proven path™

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This book is a useful guide for those building investors intending to invest in the Malaysia property market. It is an essential guide for the first time investor wanting to take the risk in property investment, where a lot of information and knowledge about landed and high rise properties as well as investment strategies and opportunities can be acquired.

Although essentially a property investment guide, the individual house buyer or consumer who wishes to buy a house or apartment for his or her own use could also pick up a lot of good pointers from this book before making a choice. A house buyer too, apart from wanting a house which he/she is comfortable about in a location suitable to him/her, will also want to ensure that his/her property will appreciate in value in the future rather than be unattractive and in an unfavorable location that stagnates or decline in value. Hence, it is not a bad idea to give this book a going through if one is about to embark on a house hunting expedition so as to avoid some very common pitfalls and losing out unnecessarily financially.

Dato’ Hj. Khairuddin Hj. Md. Sari
Deputy Secretary General (Resources)
Ministry of Domestic Trade And Consumer Affairs

I am a life insurance man. There are some similarities between buying life insurance and property investment. They both provide shelter for a family, one in the form of protection and the other provides a safe place to live. Both accumulate assets over a long period, and they are in one way mutually exclusive and yet dependent on each other to co-exist. I guess that is the reason why Renesial has asked me, an insurance man for over 24 years, to write a few words for her book.

Like many others, I too have made many mistakes in property investment. The difference between Renesial and me is that, she learns from mistakes in property investment, and I don’t. When I read her book, it just gives me a “hard knock”. How I wish I have read such a guidebook earlier. Then, I will not be in so much pain.

It is not easy to write a book, and it is even harder to be able to share unselfishly with others. Truly, there isn’t much of such publication in Malaysia. Renesial’s effort come in timely, especially in the current market. It is a great book one must not miss. It surely can help many live life to the fullest. This book is also more than a book to assist you in property investment. It is also a book full of philosophical thinking and lessons in life to experience. Let’s not stop our education, learn to laugh at ourselves and always remember to have fun. I thank her for her sincere sharing. Certainly many people will benefit from this book, one way or another.

All the best to everyone.

KH Chia
CEO / Group Managing Director
Hong Leong Assurance Berhad

It gives me great pleasure to pen a few words for Renesial Leong, the author of Property Jewels. It is a simple, practical and yet very useful handbook for anyone interested to get an insight into the Malaysian property investment.

As a successful logistics businessman entrepreneur, I always advocate in growing wealth the smart and healthy ways - wise investments through dedication, commitment and understanding the successful track records of successful people. Real Success relied on practicality, logic, instinct, knowledge and principally, continuous creativity in your endeavours & genuinely helping others to achieve success.

Many, many thanks to Renesial Leong for sharing so unselfishly with your readers the invaluable insights into the Malaysian property environment. I am sure it has taken you many years of hardwork and experiences to put this special book into reality that's really, really the jewels of property success!

Dato' Dr. Stanley Chew, D.S.S.A. Ph.D. (USA)
Chairman & Group Managing Director
Metroport Group Berhad

This really is THE BOOK when it comes to investing in property. Renesial’s book excites me because every idea presented has been tested and tried by her personally. We are getting first hand insights on property investment never this practical! Even personally being involved in the real estate business through the years, I find this book energizing.

Property Jewels, if at all doesn’t help you make money through property investment, will definitely help prevent you from losing it! A must read!

Charlie Chan
Chief Executive Officer
S K Brothers Realty

Property and investment in Real Estate has always fascinated me from a very early age but sad to say I never got round to becoming a wealthy person owning property simply because there was insufficient advice available then. People were selfish at that time to share their knowledge when if comes to creating wealth. However, today with the publishing of Property Jewels, interested investors in properties will find it easy to follow the step by step guide.

Property Jewels is written in such a simple language and is easily understood by any average person. If one is able to follow the simple instructions and advice given by Renesial Leong, one will not go wrong in their investment portfolio. I find the book very challenging and mind stimulating. A must read book.

Norman Nathan AMN
Director
Bahrain, Malaysia, Property Investment
SK Brothers Realty

Many of you would have accumulated wealth as business owners. What are you going to do next? The financially intelligent move would be creating financial independence from your wealth through PASSIVE INCOME. You can achieve your financial freedom by property investment. Financial freedom is time for yourself, time for your family and time for your creative work without worrying when the next meal is. Passive income through property investment would give you that FREEDOM.

This investment of pages of heuristic approach and lateral thinking in property investment by story-telling, pearls of wisdom and laveragin your time and prospects has made this book an invaluable 'jewel' to launch yourself from a solid platform into a carefully guided property investment where you will succeed beyond the bounderies of your least expectation to FINANCIAL FREEDOM and HAPPINESS.

Dr Wong Kok Choon
Cardiologist, Author & Health Educator
Author of Survival Kit for MRCP & Cardiology - A Socratic Approach

The openness of the writer in sharing her experiences in property acquisition in the Malaysian context is indeed magnanimous. Readers, particularly those in the property market, would benefit tremendously from her narration of business success in real estate over a span of one-and-half decades. Moreover, the writer's perseverance in making a niche in the property market would delightfully serve in sensitizing people to be more aware and committed to the purchase of property. This aside, Renesial's candid accounts in her Property Jewels would definitely inspire many in this trade to succeed with dogged determination.

The writing style is pleasent and refreshing without the technical jargon. This shows that one can write a book of this nature free from technical language. The discourse is indeed meant for the layperson. The writer has consistantly used communicative expressions that obviously have the effect in reaching out to a wider audience. The analyses of the scenarios are direct - driving home succinct messages for the potential buyers. The episodes are concluded with 'learning experiences' that allow the reader to mull over properties before acquisition.

Read it!

Dr Eric T.K. Wong
Head, Language & Learning Support Unit
Monash University Malaysia

An enlightening yet comprehensive and pragmatic approach to property investment that is highly relevant to the Malaysia context. Despite the many pitfalls in property investment generally, the author had constructively demonstrated that those risks inherent in property investment can and certainly be managed. Her personally tried, tested and proven investment decisions and techniques offer valuable and potentially effective investment "tools" to investors to realize their ULTIMATE LIFESTYLE.

THIS BOOK represents the timely works of an investor extraordinaire who had devoted 15 years of her life to bring to us this long awaited Property Jewels.

Tui Tuck Mun
Advocate & Solicitor

Property Jewels serves as a wake-up call for "working class people" like me, to make money work for us rather than we blindly work hard for money. If you're going to learn about property investment in Malaysia, get the best tips and guidelines from Renesial Leong!

Collin Kwa
Country Manager
GE Lighting, Malaysia