Just a month back, I was browsing at Kinokuniya and I was, of course, at my favorite section - Investing, when I came across this book - The Ultimate Guide to Real Estate Investment in Singapore. Many Singaporeans will definitely know Ismail Gafoor. Ismail Gafoor is the CEO of PropNex - one of Singapore's largest local real estate agency. He started his career in the SAF as an Army Officer. Back then, he was on pensionable service. In the mid 90s, forgoing the stability and security of a civil service job, he resigned from the SAF. The rest was history. I met Ismail 12 years ago and we had a causal talk. He was really a friendly CEO. I doubt he could remember me or even the conversation. Nevertheless, he inspired me, even for that 5 minutes of discussion. So when I saw the book, I picked it up and eventually decided ......