Investment approach

The Compass Key Method

Clarity before commitment. Before you put capital into a UAE property, you should see the numbers, and hear an honest view on whether the deal deserves your money.

I work for you: not a developer, not a sales target. If a listing isn't right for you, I'll say so, even if it costs me the deal. Every recommendation goes through the same five checks, not a headline stat.

The five checks

1. Price. What comparable units actually sold for, per Dubai Land Department records, not the asking price.
2. Returns. Net yield after service charges, vacancy and management. For off-plan, the payment plan set against your cash flow.
3. Risk. The developer's delivery record, the project's escrow status, and the supply arriving in the same area.
4. Exit. Who buys this unit from you in five years, and at what realistic price.
5. My view: buy, watch, or pass. If the numbers don't work, I'll tell you not to buy.

How a Compass Key Brief is built

Send me any UAE property, by link or name. I run it through the five checks using sourced, dated figures and send you a short brief with the numbers and my recommendation. There is no obligation.

Why this approach

In UAE real estate since 2018, with a decade of experience across banking sales and senior management behind me, I read the cash flow before the brochure. That is the discipline behind every brief.

Figures are sourced and dated. This is property analysis, not financial advice.