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Which is a better option?
1) Me and my gf have a HDB each.
2) We both still have loan on the HDB. I can clear off the loan (250k) anytime for my own HDB. Current valuation is $607k. My gf has about 250k loan left and her valuation for HDB is about $570k
3) Our combined income is about 330k P/A.
4) Do not have other major loan except daily expenses

Myself - Age 47 in 2025, Annual income about 230k.
GF: - Age 40 in 2025 Annual income about 100k.

Consideration is of course job stability and my age in particularly. Job wise, I am in fintech and I would consider it pretty volatile hence I want to be careful. We have some emergency funds to last say 1 year plus. So the condo should ideally be just 2-2.2mil

Option 1
Retain 1 HDB and not get married legally. Sell away 1 HDB and buy a 3 BR condo as we have 2 teenage kids. Using the other HDB as passive. We will share the loan and because for the fact one of us cant be listed as owner, the other party will help pay in cash monthly

Option 2
Legally married and sell away 2 HDBs to buy a 3br condo. We roughly checked and current valuation of our HDBs are about 570k and 605k respectively.

Any thoughts will be appreciated.
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Hi,

I would be most glad to assist you further and pls feel free to let me know if you need any assistance. Have a good day ahead. By the way, if you are looking at long term appreciation, it makes more financial sense to sell away existing flats and to go ahead to purchase a private property.

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Good day to you,

Both of your HDBs may appreciate over time, but which unit is younger and located at a better location?
Nesting all funds within a basket has its challenges, unless there is a concern with budget.
Based on your case, if I may suggest that your girlfriend keeps her HDB unit, and you proceed onto private property. This is due to the budget of $2mil and you will be able to obtain more loan.

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    The long term plan is when I reach retirement age, I can downgrade to a hdb after gaining profit from the private property and have spare cash. I Keeping hdb will not appreciate that much.
Hi, for both of your HDB, have they reached their MOP? It is still possible for you guys to be legally married and keep one HDB if it has reached the MOP and at the same time purchase a private property without occurring ABSD. Seeing that you have two kids, ideally in future they will each require their own rooms for more space which might mean 3bedrooms are ideal.

All in all, what are your plans going forward as that is the most important.

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    Thks. Yes we thought have that. Its just like Option 1. The considerations are:

    1) my gf who is younger has a chance of taking longer tenure loan however she might not get a bigger loan due to her pay. Vice Versa for me..I have a shorter run way in terms of loan tenure.

    2) Thinking if we are to sell 2 HDBs then we should have a comfortable amount of fund for purchasing a 3 bedder plus reno without having to dig too much into our savings.
Hi, appreciate your sharing. I will approach bankers to access base on your situation what the best outcome by determine the loan for each under private property purchase.
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Hi,
Based on the info shared, it seems like option 1 works better as you have a rental property for recurring rental income. This will be helpful for retirement especially if the hdb has a healthy long balance lease where you can continue to earn rental income all the way which eventually will pay off the property price and more. The only downside is the private property is only one person's name legally and the other cash paying person has to accept that he/she is not the legal owner.

Are you able to buy with parents? If so maybe you can consider the new EC from developer as well, assuming the location works for you and you fulfill all the eligibility conditions. The EC entry price is much lower and you have more assurance financials wise given your job industry nature is inherently volatile. Perhaps we can do a discussion to brainstorm the best approach factoring in all your requirements as much as possible.

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2. **Option 1 Advantages**: It appears that Option 1 is a better choice, as your rental property provides a steady income stream, which can be beneficial for retirement, especially if the HDB has a long remaining lease. This rental income can help pay off the property in the long run.

3. **Ownership Consideration**: The downside is that only one person will legally own the private property, while the other person contributing cash would not be a legal owner, though they still benefit financially.

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1. **Loan Assessment**: I recommend approaching bankers to evaluate the best loan options based on your situation for purchasing private property.

2. **Option 1 Advantages**: It appears that Option 1 is a better choice, as your rental property provides a steady income stream, which can be beneficial for retirement, especially if the HDB has a long remaining lease. This rental income can help pay off the property in the long run.

3. **Ownership Consideration**: The downside is that only one person will legally own the private property, while the other person contributing cash would not be a legal owner, though they still benefit financially.

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3. **Ownership Consideration**: The downside is that only one person will legally own the private property, while the other person contributing cash would not be a legal owner, though they still benefit financially.

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