Sam was among the first professional trainers in real estate sector, oftentimes referred to as Grandfather Of Real Estate Training.

His training experience extends to course content development as well as on-site training and lectures in collaboration with various real estate organizations, such as CEHA, CES, CEA and REA.

Besides lecturing on real estate subject, Sam has authored numerous books in the same field.

• To explain the influencing factors impacting the capital appreciation over the time horizon;
• To conduct market research to ascertain recent rates of capital growth for comparable properties;
• To find the respective properties; and
• To apply the capitalization rate in the Cash Flow Analysis to forecast cash flow and capital appreciation over a reasonable time horizon.

After the session, learners will understand better these real estate investment principles:
• Capital gain is not a 'given' in any investment, and basics of capital gain is capital appreciation or price growth, which in turn is dependent on many influencing factors.
• Capital appreciation does not reveal the full picture of the financial health (e.g. profitability and income growth from rents) of a real estate investment. An investment may be experiencing recurring negative cash flow and/or capital depreciation
• When the property is not sold (e.g. due to Seller’s Stamp Duty), capital appreciation leads only to paper gains.
• Paper gains may belie negative cash flow – especially when property prices appreciate due to speculation, but rental stagnates.
• Investors may be able to forecast capital appreciation by (i) discerning the price growth pattern by tracking relevant historical data, or (ii) conducting the Cash Flow Analysis of the investment units.