Core Investments · Methodology
Frameworks Hub.
Proprietary methodology behind every Core Investments call.
Nine Core Investments frameworks codify how we classify investors, underwrite yield, decompose total return, evaluate hotel-managed assets, structure foreign ownership, sequence retirement property decisions and assess capital efficiency in Thailand. Each framework is institutional-grade, repeatable and used across our research, calculator and consultation work.
The Framework Library
Nine frameworks. One institutional investment language.
- Structuring
Core Foreign Ownership Framework™
Freehold condominium quota, leasehold, Thai company and BVI structuring routes for foreign property buyers in Thailand.
Open framework - Investor Profiling
Core Investor Classification Model™
The Flip / Rental Income / Capital Growth classification that governs methodology, calculator routing and underwriting standard.
Open framework - Asset Diligence
Core Hotel-Managed Due Diligence Framework™
Operator, contract, RevPAR, sinking fund and brand-standard diligence for hotel-managed and branded residence assets.
Open framework - Asset Analysis
Core Resort Asset Value Drivers Framework™
The six structural value drivers behind premium Thai resort residences: location, brand, operator, programme, scarcity, infrastructure.
Open framework - Returns
Core Total Return Component Model™
Decomposes a Thailand investment return into net yield, capital growth, FX, leverage and timing — and reconciles IRR to annualised return.
Open framework - Returns
Core Net Yield Underwriting Method™
Standardises gross-to-net yield conversion: operator share, sinking fund, common-area, vacancy, FX and tax. Built for comparability.
Open framework - Capital Efficiency
Core Capital Deployment Efficiency Model™
Evaluates how efficiently investor capital is deployed, utilised, and converted into investment performance.
Open framework - Retirement
Core Retirement Property Decision Framework™
Buy versus lease versus co-living versus serviced-residence decision tree for Thailand retirement property buyers.
Open framework - Retirement
Core Retirement Property Six-Step Sequence™
Six sequenced steps — visa, location, structure, asset, operator, exit — for retirement property acquisition in Thailand.
Open framework
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