Don't Sign That

You have saved, maybe through a stokvel, maybe through years of work, and you are ready to own a place. Before you sign anything, you need to know that the traps in South African property are often quiet: a caveat on a title deed, an RDP house that cannot legally be sold yet, a body corporate with missing levy money, or land held by Permission to Occupy with no title.

Don't Sign That is a map through that minefield. You will learn what title deed, sectional title, and full title really mean, how to carry out a Deeds Office search, and why a surveyor is your first defence. The book covers RDP houses, tribal land, and the formalisation trap, common scam patterns, off-plan developer risk, and buying from family and community.

It then explains property taxes and transfer costs, the real cost of buying, and investment strategy around location, yield, and funding. You end with a buying plan of your own, ready to use before you commit.