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Thursday, September 20, 2012 04:27 AM 

Hello friends
i have around 8 million rupees in uae dirhams, i need some advice, if buying property in lahore is good, or to keep the money in dirhams is better in present scenario. as rupee is devaluating due to our good governance.
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PROGRESS replied on Thursday, September 20, 2012 04:53 AM 

Property is always recommended in such scenarios,...

jk replied on Thursday, September 20, 2012 04:57 AM 

Investment on education and real estate never die and bring maximum return.

RZ replied on Thursday, September 20, 2012 06:39 AM 

Convert in Rs. only after elections, if you have ten year horizon buy gold and forget that you have it for ten yearsm should you want property better invest in DHA Parkview.

dollarman replied on Thursday, September 20, 2012 08:51 AM 

For the last 5 to 6 years dollar/UAE dhs have done a lot better then most of the property investmens in pakistan ... this trend is expected to continue for few more years due to the situation in pakistan! now the choice is urs! i think one should only buy propery in pakistan now if they want to live there! from investment point of view property in pakistan is not good anymore~!

Hussain replied on Thursday, September 20, 2012 10:34 AM 

dear UAE
i think best option would be to buy a commercial plot in DHA, and then build a plaza. for example if you buy a 5 marla plot of 65-95lac and you can make 12 shops in 3 storey building by investing another 65 lac.Now your total investment will be around 150 lac. you can rent out these by taking key money of atleast 8 lack each + monthly rent so half of amount u will get back and reinvest again in 02 marla plot of 30-40 lac plus construction so imagine the value of commercial property value after few years.

javid replied on Thursday, September 20, 2012 12:16 PM 

Hussain Bhai Zindagee itne be Aasan nahie, I was owning a commercial unit but sold out as tenant were not paying on time then even with 10% increase in rent My shops were for low on rent. Tenant rented out my shop to other party with out my information on Beanna and so on. Maintenance and wear and tear was an other issue so I sold out and bough on ground plot that is increasing and I am having compulsory saving.

In simple it is not a easy for a gentlemen

Asfand replied on Thursday, September 20, 2012 02:35 PM 

buy a 30*60 plot in D-12. Might have to add a bit more but you won't regret it

MS replied on Thursday, September 20, 2012 03:08 PM 

I think you give this money to zardari to hold it for you. Just kidding.
Convert your money in dollars and you will do fine. If you buy a property beside currency devaluation. You also have to worry about your plot too.
As you know during Musharrf time 1 dollar was equal to 57/58 rupee. Many of my friends bought their plot during that time and prices have came down and dollar has gone up. You do the math.

regards

Isloo replied on Thursday, September 20, 2012 03:26 PM 

I will suggest to buy a property of maximum 3.5 million in an area where return is visible in 10 years..Like DHA9 file. In DHA, prices have increased beyond the inflation factor in last five years.

Keep the rest in another currency or the best being Gold. This way, majority of your money is encashable instantly and you are not putting everything at stake in one place. The returns are expected to be good from both these investments as DHA 9 is safe.
The returns with gold,USD and other currencies might be lower by 30%-40% but you always have the money in your hand and at your disposal.When things go bad in property, not many people are willing to buy and all money is stuck.

Rememeber that Dollar and Gold have inverse relations normally. When Dollar increases, gold decresaes. Unfortunately, Rupee decreases against both. Hope that helps.

aliakee replied on Thursday, September 20, 2012 04:48 PM 

Investment on property is good but make sure you must also have a sufficent cash to handle ur short term problems. because buying property and selling property take some time even a years .

best investment tu wahi hai jo marney kay baad bhe kaam ayey.

uae replied on Friday, September 21, 2012 08:44 AM 

Dear all,
Thanks for your valuable input

Pakistani replied on Friday, September 21, 2012 11:19 AM 

Dear Mr UAE
Calculate by yourself I purchased a file in 2006 in Phase 8 @ 35lacs + dev cost 11 lacs at that time Uae Dirhams was 16.00. Now the price is 70lacs means
35 + 11 =46 lacs /16 = 2.875 lacs dhs
present price cal= 70/25.65 = 2.73 lacs dhs
Pls. evaluate, But Inshallah one day our country will also develop and prices will grow sharply.
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