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Complete other prescribed checks: inspect original passport or NRIC face-to-face, verify pass for forgery, and retain copies. The pass showing "valid" is only one step and does not alone authorize proceeding.

Confirm tenant's status before proceeding. If online verification shows "no record found," contact MOM for further checks on pass validity. Failure to verify properly could lead to legal issues.

Yes, both ICA and MOM checks can and should still be made even if the tenant has an In-Principle Approval (IPA). An IPA is not the same as an officially issued work or immigration pass. Landlords in Singapore are legally required to verify the validity of the tenant's actual passes before proceeding with a lease.

FSBO in Singapore refers to properties sold directly by owners without real estate agents. These listings are often found on classifieds platforms like Carousell or Gumtree, as only registered agents can list on major property portals.

Under the Joint Singles Scheme, both applicants must be at least 35 years old if unmarried or divorced and buying together. Being 24 years old does not meet this requirement, even if listing someone else as the occupier.

Under the Orphans Scheme, unmarried orphans with at least one deceased parent who was a Singapore Citizen or PR can buy a resale flat. At age 24, you cannot have a sibling below 35 separately buying or owning another HDB flat under the Orphans Scheme, Single Singapore Citizen Scheme, or Joint Singles Scheme.

You must be at least 35 to buy an HDB as a sole owner under the Single Scheme. You can buy below 35 only if you form an eligible family nucleus (e.g., with your spouse or parents) or apply under other qualifying schemes like the Fiancé/Fiancée Scheme.

A Singapore Permanent Resident must obtain special approval from the Singapore Land Authority to buy landed properties (other than those in Sentosa Cove). They can directly purchase landed homes in Sentosa Cove without prior approval, but for any other landed property, the approval process involves applying to the Controller of Residential Property.

It is the exercise date, not the issue date, that determines the contract date.

Key factors for a good commercial property in Singapore are tenure, accessibility, size, shape, supporting facilities, location, vertical transportation, frontage, utilities, loading/unloading facilities, population catchment, trade mix, anchor tenant, parking, and public transportation. A strong theme and advertising space also add value.