As some of our readers may know, one of the things we like to do at Stacked is to test common sayings in the Singapore property market. One such saying is that investors – in particular landlords – should always opt for the smallest one-bedder layout, if their intention is to buy and rent out such a unit. The larger one-bedders, like the 1+Study, may perform worse. But what’s the reason behind this, and is it true? We checked it out: What’s the theory behind picking the smallest one-bedder layout? The idea behind this is that, from a tenant or future buyer’s mindset, a one-bedder is a one-bedder, regardless of frills. Having a few extra square feet, or a nook that can be turned into a study, doesn’t change this. Quite often, the extra “study” is too small to be seriously considered an extra room of any worth; and since the value it...