What Brinkman Data Is
Brinkman Data is an independent research firm covering residential real estate across Southeast Asia. The firm publishes the math that brokers, developers and lifestyle bloggers either skip or actively obscure: verified net yields after CAM, vacancy and tax; freehold-vs-leasehold legal structure; district-level rent comps; and per-listing exit-market checks.
Coverage. Five markets: Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia. 5,000+ active listings analysed across primary cities (Chiang Mai 8.15% net verified case, Bangkok 8%+ in select districts, Phuket 3% lifestyle-buyer trap).
Output. Three formats. $20 single-market protocol PDFs. $147 multi-country bundles. $199–$339 commissioned reports built fresh for a specified city and budget.
What it is not. Not a brokerage. Not a coaching program. Not a community, Discord, or guru pyramid. Not a licensed financial advisor. The reports describe what the data shows; readers verify on their own listings before wiring capital.
Why The Firm Exists
I refused a 30-year mortgage. The Western housing math — 3% gross yields, three decades of interest, appreciation that loses to inflation once net of fees — did not survive a clean spreadsheet. So I built a 5-step underwriting protocol, ran 1,000+ Chiang Mai listings through it over 18 months, and bought one of the few that survived all five filters: a 2.2M THB freehold apartment that nets 8.15% in cash. Verified line by line.
That single asset was the proof of concept. The framework that surfaced it became Brinkman Data — the firm now applies the same methodology across five Southeast Asian markets, and publishes the output as research, not advice.
Receipts
Two pages on this site carry the data depth. The full case file is at the Galaethong Alpha case study — every number, every fee, every negotiation. A redacted preview of the $339 Custom Report format is at the sample report — full Top 10, Golden 5, and 35-building scan structure.
The entry-level $20 framework that powers every report is documented at the 5-step protocol. Read first; decide second.
Start With The Entry Protocol.
The 5-step framework. The fee table. The legal checklist. The Galaethong Alpha case in full. One PDF. $20.
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— Stan
Not licensed financial advisors. Real estate investments carry risk.