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Over the course of this series, I’ve received so many insightful questions from you all about investing in Dubai’s one-bedroom properties. For our final post, I’ve rounded up some of the most common questions and I’m here to answer them. Let’s dive into this LinkedIn community Q&A:
Can buying “small” actually lead to something big? When it comes to Dubai real estate, absolutely. I’m Laila Janik, CEO of MYS Real Estate, and I’ve watched individuals assemble institutional-quality portfolios by systematically accumulating one-bedroom apartments.
There’s something incredibly inspiring about hearing a full-circle journey – arriving in Dubai as a tenant, and a decade later, becoming a multi-property landlord. Let me share the story of “Sam” (composite of a few clients) – an expat who turned her Dubai renting years into a springboard for building wealth via one-bedroom investments. It’s a 10-year transformation packed with lessons for anyone thinking of doing the same.
Many of you have asked: how do I go from owning one property to a whole portfolio? It might seem daunting, but it’s absolutely achievable with a step-by-step approach. I’m Laila Janik, CEO of MYS Real Estate, and I’ve guided investors on this journey.
Flexibility and timing can make or break investment opportunities for high-net-worth individuals. One often underappreciated virtue of owning one-bedroom apartments is the flexibility they give you in your broader investment strategy.
Nothing illustrates the potential of short-term rentals better than a real success story. Let me share a journey (based on a client’s experience) of how a regular expat investor turned a single one-bedroom apartment into a revenue powerhouse on Airbnb – and then parlayed that success into an expanding mini-empire of short-term rentals.
