🤝 A Client Thanked Me a Year Later — For Not Letting Him Buy a House
A few years ago, a client approached me with a clear plan:
He wanted to buy a 3-bedroom townhouse in Town Square for around AED 2.1 million.
To fund it, he planned to sell his 3-bedroom townhouse in Murooj Al Furjan, which he had bought off-plan for AED 1.7 million.
On paper, it seemed logical. But when we looked closer:
🏡 Murooj Al Furjan: ~2800 sqft built-up area, under construction, but in a central location with strong appreciation potential.
📏 Town Square: ~2000 sqft built-up area — ready, vibrant, but with smaller living space.
💡 I told him:
“Wait. Let Murooj complete. It’s a better long-term play.”
He paused. He trusted me.
👉 He didn’t buy the Town Square unit.
👉 He held onto Murooj.
📈 Today, Murooj Al Furjan is valued at AED 4M–4.1M
📈 Town Square appreciated to around AED 2.7M
That’s over AED 2 million in gains — just by holding the right property.
He didn’t buy a house from me that day.
But he said something even better:
“The next time I buy, I’ll buy through you.”
A year later, he called me again and said:
“Thank you — your advice paid off.”
Not every win shows up as a sale.
Sometimes, the best deals are the ones you advise your clients not to make.