Good decisions begin with understanding.

Bedrooms, hall and kitchen; it does not specify room sizes.

An extra room or space. Ask whether it is a study, store, staff room or another use.

Ground plus two upper floors / stilt plus three floors. Check sanctioned use at each level.

Base selling price, before separately listed extras.

Preferential location charge. Obtain the reason, amount and calculation.

Construction-linked payment plan. Read the exact milestones and any time-linked clauses.

A larger early payment. Consider financing and delivery exposure.

A mixed schedule; the label alone does not explain your obligations.

External/internal development charges. Ask the basis, issuer and whether included.

Interest-free maintenance security. Check custody, use and refund/transfer terms.

Common-area maintenance charges and recurring obligations.

Floor-area ratio/index: a planning control, not a promise of what your plot may build.

Required separation from a boundary under the applicable approved plan/rules.

The footprint counted at ground level under the applicable rules.

Change of land use; confirm whether it is needed and granted.

Letter of intent. Read conditions; do not treat it as ownership.

Records an allotment and its terms; distinguish it from final conveyance.

Contract setting the transaction terms, obligations and dates.

Instrument conveying specified rights. Review its scope and registration.

Record-update process following a change; not a standalone substitute for title review.

Land-record and parcel references. Match them to the property and documents.

A claim, charge or restriction affecting property.

Different forms of tenure; read the rights, term, conditions and transfer rules.

Completion/occupation certificates. Confirm issuer, scope, conditions and dates. Spell out CC because context can vary.

Shop-cum-office. Clarify permitted use and whether sold as a plot, building or floor.

Commonly double-storey shop; the authority’s actual allotment and zoning terms control.

Small commercial unit/plot format governed by its approved design and use.

Expression of interest. It is not proof of approvals or registration.

Earnest-money deposit, often for auctions; auction conditions govern refund or forfeiture.

Common shorthand for registration. Identify the exact instrument.

Marketing shorthand. Check possession, services and applicable certificates.

Annual rent divided by a clearly defined purchase cost, before expenses.

Income after operating costs divided by a clearly defined all-in investment.

Annualised start-to-end value change; ignores intermediate cash flows.

Return measures that consider the timing of cash flows; assumptions matter.

Ability to sell at a workable price and within a workable time.