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Renting and managing property in Cambodia

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Lease renewal

Raise the rent or keep the tenant?

How to compare a rent increase with vacancy, agent commission, repairs and lost income before renewing a lease.

Rental move-in

Rental move-in day checklist

How to record the condition of a rental, inspect furniture and appliances, note meter readings and sign the inventory.

Investment & yield

Real return after the first year

How to move from advertised gross yield to the result actually received after vacancy, tax, repairs and financing.

Condominium rules

Condominium rules for tenants

Guests, deliveries, pets, pools, gyms, parking, access cards, noise, moving procedures, fines and conflicts with the lease.

Short-term rentals

Airbnb and short-term rentals

When ordinary letting becomes a tourist-accommodation business and which building rules, licences, taxes and guest registration to check.

Condo-hotels and rental pools

Condo-hotels, serviced apartments, rental pools

How hotel-style property differs from an ordinary apartment, how revenue and costs are allocated, and why occupancy does not equal the owner’s return.

Investment & yield

Real rental yield in Phnom Penh

How to calculate gross and net rental yield in Phnom Penh using realistic rent, vacancy, management, repairs, taxes, furniture and the full cost of acquiring the apartment.

Condominium budget

How to check a condominium budget

Which documents to request and how to assess the service charge, arrears and reserve fund to avoid future special assessments.

Leaving a home empty

How to leave a Phnom Penh apartment empty for several months

How to prepare a Phnom Penh apartment for a long absence: humidity, air conditioning, water, appliances, security, inspections and remote monitoring.

Phnom Penh districts

Which condo amenities increase rent in Phnom Penh?

Which facilities help an apartment rent faster and which mainly raise the service charge: pools, gyms, parking, coworking.

Investment & yield

Income from Cambodia property: three models without the gloss

Three income models for a Cambodia apartment — market rent, GRR with buyback, and price growth: where the income comes from, the main risk of each, and how to calculate ROI on a real example.