Rent
For landlords with one or two units: screened tenants, watertight contracts, repairs handled before you hear about them. For tenants: an agent who reads the small print before you sign it. The Diplomatic Clause is a short, specific example — there is a lesson on it in The Garage.
For landlords
Most landlords I work with have one or two units — not a portfolio. The work is to make tenancy feel ambient: minimal disruption, predictable yield, no late-night phone calls.
01
Screen
Income verification, employer letter, prior-landlord reference where available, and a candid conversation about the unit. The aim is not the highest rent; it is the longest stable tenancy.
02
Contract
Standard CEA-aligned tenancy with the right diplomatic clause, deposit terms, repair-cost thresholds, and a clean early-termination paragraph. I walk both parties through it before signing.
03
Maintain
A vetted handyman list for plumbing, electrical, appliance issues, and the minor cosmetic things that come up in year two. Most issues are quoted, fixed, and reported in one message thread you can ignore.
04
Memo
Yield, repairs, market read on your estate, and the renewal calendar. One page a month. Even when there is nothing to report.
For tenants
Tenancy contracts in Singapore are short. The four clauses that matter are easy to miss. The Diplomatic Clause — the twelve-month off-ramp for foreign tenants whose job posting changes — is one of them. I read the whole contract with you before signing, in plain English or plain Mandarin, whichever you prefer.
Read the lesson on the Diplomatic ClauseVoices
"Manages our two rental units like they're his own. Tenants screened properly, contracts watertight, repairs sorted before we even hear about them."
Landlord
Two units · Four years