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Getting rental income from my rental property in Cambodia
By Retire by 50  •  August 18, 2018

For new readers, I bought a SOHO property at The Bridge, Cambodiaand I saved diligently each month in order to pay for the purchase.

After making my final payment for my SOHO apartment, I signed the tenancy lease agreement to officially allow the property developer manage the leasing of my apartment for the next 3 years. In the clause, included a free 3-month rental period for the property developer to renovate and secure a tenant for my apartment. Last week, I finally received my first quarterly rental payment from the property developer. Woohoo! Here’s the breakdown of the charges involved in this rental property:
  • Withholding tax: US$161.03 (10% of my rental income for the quarter)
  • Sinking fund: US$180
  • Fixed admin fees: US$50
  • Remitting bank charges: US$18 (property developer’s bank) + US$22.28 (my bank)
  • Total charges: US$431.31
After deducting the above charges, my quarterly rental works out to $1187. That works out to around 4.42% rental yield for this property ......
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By Retire by 50
RetireBy50.me is a personal blog about my journey to retirement by the age of 50. At 31, I am a typical white-collar Singaporean who works regular hours in a job while looking for other opportunities to make more money during non-office hours. This blog will discuss the hits-and-misses encountered during my journey to free myself from the corporate rat race. Will I get there by 2033? Stay tuned.
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