Monthly Archives: November 2015

I have known Kelvin for about 5 years now. In this market, it almost feels like a lifetime. Kelvin was first introduced to me by a very close friend who had benefited significantly from her property investments over her 3-year association with Kelvin and his wife Janet.

When I first met Kelvin, what was striking was his way of engaging the prospective customer. He was not pushy, demonstrated expert understanding of the market, was soft spoken and presented a very balanced picture. Unlike many others who would push to close the deal, Kelvin demonstrates great patience and all you would get, would be a gentle nudge, and that, if he strongly feels about a deal to help you get over the fence. His ability to analyze the market, look at it from various perspectives and then break it down into the various possible components and scenarios which are easy to digest, is remarkable. Always always, Kelvin brings an entirely fresh perspective when he is helping you evaluate deals.

His ability to maintain that fine balance, allowing his customers their own space and time to come to a decision and still ensuring they do not lose out on a deal due to excessive delay is an asset that’s rare and one which is so so valuable.

It was Kelvin, who first made me appreciate the value a great real estate agent can add and the primary reason why I hold such a positive view of the real estate agent community at large. Kelvin has strong work ethics. There was a time when one of the properties I was buying through Kelvin belonged to one of his relatives, and he made it a point to declare that upfront.

Kelvin and I have now been involved in 4 property transactions and there were 3 others that I wish we had as well. I have immensely benefited financially from his expert advice over the last four years. One of his earliest suggestions was for an estate I didn’t know existed until he took me there. It recently netted me a handsome six figure profit.

From 2008 – 2010, he stayed in constant touch as we touched the bottom and rose, regularly providing valuable market snippets and advice so I don’t exit cheaply. There were times when I found his advice on the property direction and transactions was about 6 weeks better than any other source of market data. In a moving market, 6 weeks can easily add or take a few hundred thousand from one’s pocket.

For me, Kelvin represents the frontline of market intelligence on Singapore property market. You can’t get better than this, you can’t get more data than this. I do not remember ever closing a transaction, be it rental, buy or sell without running the idea through Kelvin. A great business partner and a truly wonderful person, Kelvin continues to be the first name that comes to my mind when a friend asks for recommendation for a property expert.

Amit Jain

Dear Mr Kelvin Fong and Mrs Janet Fong

I am writing to say how pleased my mother and I were with the quality of the services rendered by your good self and your wife. From our first phone call setting up the initial appointment, through financial planning, discussion of investment, cost and profit analysis, the entire process of purchasing my new asset and selling my existing property, and scheduling for prospective buyers to view my current place, both of you worked hand in glove and provided me with accurate and timely information, not to mention the assurance and confidence I have in both of you throughout the entire transactional process.

Your professionalism, attention to fine detail and quality of services rendered gave me a sense of comfort and the knowledge that I had chosen the right property agents. I felt very comfortable entrusting both of you with the responsibility of searching a new house for my mother and me, and at the same time selling my current property at a good price, knowing that it would be delivered to our expectations and satisfaction.

I will strongly recommend both of you to anyone who is interested in property investment. Please feel free to have your potential clients contact me. Thank you.

Warm Regards
Mr Richard Chia

Just want to drop you a thank you note for all your advice on property investments. I’ve always been interested in investing in properties as it’s one of the best ways to grow wealth. But honestly I don’t know all the complex laws and regulations… and I’m just too busy running my businesses to find out and learn. So it was so fantastic that I got to know you and got your help to start my property portfolio. Just that first deal alone that you recommended, just a month later after it was done it has increased its value by about $100K. Now its value has increased even more.

When you said about selecting BMP properties is absolutely true. Makes so much difference in profits. And recently just managed to gear up about $200K in just a few months. Looking forward to more awesome investments Kel! 😉

Thanks again, really appreciate it!

Mr Sant Qiu

Kelvin & Janet have always provided me with expert advice on my property investments. As a veteran property consultant, Kelvin is an expert in analysing the market trends and finding great investment deals. He has helped me with my property investments and his keen eye for a good buy has never failed.

For example, for one of my investments, he advised me to switch my Marina Bay Residences studio unit to a 2-room unit that faces the bay. He explained that for this project, the 2-room unit with the bay view has a higher and faster capital gain potential compared to the studio unit that faces the sea. Furthermore, the price gap between the studio and the 2-room units were very narrow at that time. I’m so happy I followed his advice. If I had kept the studio unit I would have made a smaller profit.

Kelvin & Janet have also been very professional and transparent in all their dealings with me. Kelvin has always made things easy and convenient so that the transactions can be done smoothly. I never have to worry about the nitty gritty details as I can depend on Kelvin to settle them for me.

Anyone who is interested in investing in properties should have an expert, an industry insider, whom they can trust as their ally. Kelvin is the one I strongly recommend.

Ms Dorothy Lim

Kelvin and Janet has been very professional and transparent in all the dealings with me. They have always made things easy and convenient so that the transactions can be done smoothly. I don’t have to worry about the nitty gritty details as I can depend on them.

Anyone who is interested in buying / selling / renting properties in Singapore should have an expert, an industry insider, who they can trust as their ally. I recommend them highly.

Mr Kishore
MD, Powerup Capitol Network Pte Ltd

My husband and I were totally ignorant about property investments when we first ventured into this. We are just normal employees, I was just an accountant and my husband was an engineer. Our incomes were not high and we were working hard to save money to provide the best education for our three children. But we decided to finally invest in property because Kelvin’s knowledge of the property market and advice made good sense.

Kelvin did a detailed financial analysis for us and explained to us the various bank and CPF policies that we could use to invest in property. He made us realise that we could make our money work for us instead of us working for money. Over the years, we had accumulated a substantial amount in our CPF Ordinary Account that could be “working” for us. Based on his analysis of all the different factors, like the property market, our finances, our appetite for risk, the financial tools available to us and so on, he recommended us to purchase our first property using 5% cash and the balance 15% with our CPF. We were also using our CPF to pay off the monthly mortgage, while getting rental income for the property.

I am pleased to say that Kelvin’s invaluable advice has helped us make more than $250K in profit. We have since added 2 properties to our investment portfolio, a studio at the Metz in Somerset and The Clift in the CBD area. Most recently, Kelvin also helped me make a quick $20K within one week for a property transaction at The Clift. This amount of money came in at an appropriate time as I needed it for one of my children’s educational fees.

My husband and I have been working for 20 years and to us, making more than a quarter of a million dollars of pure profit in just 1 year plus is simply amazing. We know that trying to save even $100K a year from our combined salaries alone would probably be quite impossible. So we are really very happy with the profits we have made. Not to mention that we were both totally ignorant about property investment to start with. If we had not listened to Kelvin’s advice, we would probably still be working hard for money and not using our money to work hard for us.

We are glad that we have someone like Kelvin who is so knowledgeable and patient in taking us through the property investment process, step-by-step, every step of the way.

Karen Sin & Freddy Lee