Artem Bukhkalov · Phuket
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Case studies

What it looks like in practice

Three typical scenarios from my deals. Client details changed; the numbers are the projects’ real terms on the deal dates.

Investment · ready income

A studio in the operating phase — income from the first season

An investor from Dubai wanted “understandable” yield without construction risk. I sourced a resale studio in the completed phase 1 of Layan Green Park: the complex has been operating since 2024, and the unit joined the rental pool immediately. We closed remotely in 3 weeks: assignment contract check, FET transfer, registration.

~$155,000
Budget
rental pool 60/40
Model
~8–10% net
Yield benchmark
3 weeks, remote
Deal time
Early entry · installments

A phase-2 studio with post-handover installments

A family from Kazakhstan wanted a seaside asset “for the future” without freezing capital. They took a 37 m² studio in Layan Green Park phase 2 at under-construction pricing with a post-handover plan: 35% now, 35% across 2026, the rest over 3 years after keys. The sold-out phase 1 next door was the deciding argument.

from $227,894
Entry
35%
First payment
up to 3 years post-handover
Installments
2026
Completion
From my agent years

One of 11 agent deals: the client chose not what he asked for

The request was “a villa under $400k”. The call revealed the goal was passive income, not living. I showed the math: a villa in that budget nets less and needs management, a condo with a pool is more predictable. The client bought two units instead of a villa and still messages me “how are my studios doing”.

villa under $400k
Request
2 units with rental pool
Solution
income math
Reason
client-ambassador
Result

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