Next Level’s Commercial Mastery Programme: Creating millionaire producers & sharp investors
- The Next Level Academy
- Sep 1
- 4 min read
In a city where residential property headlines dominate, a quiet revolution is unfolding in the world of commercial and industrial real estate, and it is being led by three of the most respected names in the industry.
Welcome to The Next Level (TNL) Training, where seasoned trainers Chris Choo, Richard Tan, and Kelvin Chuang are reshaping the way agents learn, transact, and collaborate.
Since its launch in September 2022, more than 300 graduates from all agencies have attended and closed many deals, some as high as over $30 million a deal. The results speak volumes.
Several agents have gone on to secure commercial units yielding 6.5% or more, far outpacing traditional residential returns.
Albert New, one of the graduates, shared: “My client asked me to sell his factory. I was fearful, and lacked confidence. I decided to attend this class. Till date, I have transacted over 20 cases in Tagore, Wcega, Innovation Place, Ispace and One Sophia. More to come!” He is one of the recipients of the Action Ambassador Award (AAA) given to those who closed deals during or after class.
A mentorship-driven movement powered by over 50 years of real-world experience and over $1 billion in commercial transactions, this programme is focused on creating a Balanced Property Portfolio (BPP): one that combines residential with commercial properties to maximise returns while navigating the constraints and risks.
Trainers as millionaire practitioners first
Choo, Tan, and Chuang are not career educators, but battlefield-tested investors who are active in the market.
From conducting technical site analyses to understanding unrecorded deals and off-market opportunities, their combined expertise comes from decades of first-hand experience navigating the complex terrain of commercial assets.
Chuang puts it candidly: “We don’t just teach theory. We test our participants in the field on site visits. They learn how to calculate investment returns, identify the right URA zoning, and even pitch to real investors. It’s on-the-ground training with loads of fun that can’t be found in any textbook.”
Filling a massive knowledge gap
Most agents, the trainers argue, remain stuck in the residential domain not out of preference but out of habit and fear. As Tan explains: “90% of agents focus on residential properties. Why? Because commercials, especially shophouses, come with a steep knowledge barrier. Transactions are not always caveated. If you don’t know what you’re looking for, you’ll miss the deal entirely.”
“We see it all the time. An agent tells me his seller owns a shophouse and wants to sell, but he has no idea how to begin. Another agent reaches out and his high-net-worth (HNW) client is eager to invest in shophouses but doesn’t know where to start.
“Bridging this commercial property knowledge gap isn’t optional; it’s essential for agents who want to stay competitive.”
That’s where the trio’s training proves transformative.
Their course content is supported by TNL Checklists, including the TNL 28 Points Listing Checklist while taking a new listing to market.
Students are also equipped to perform investment calculations using the proprietary TNL templates. They are trained to assess deal suitability by asset class, investment returns versus risk and identify possible pitfalls. Complex topics are made simple by the use of the 7T Framework on how to choose the right factory, office or retail space.
More importantly, students are guided through an actual transformation: from viewing property as a sales product to understanding it as a wealth-generating asset class.
Community before Competition
Our little red dot has over 36,000 agents across almost 1,050 property agencies. This fragmented and competitive nature of business has created a growing need for a common mission: to build a trusted community regardless of agencies or divisions, trust each other, and collaborate to transact deals expeditiously and with professional conduct.
The Community of Collaborative Agents (CCA)
Choo says: “This is not a recruitment exercise. Once, a team leader with a large team attended our class. At the end of the seventh day, he went on stage to express that his suspicions were unfounded, and he was grateful the class was purely to uplift the agents’ knowledge.”
Investor agent equals trusted agent
The “walk the talk” strategy is always the most powerful sales pitch. It is with such conviction that The Next Level’s founders believe that agents must always strive to be an investor.
After all, clients trust our actions more than anything else. Hence, The Investor Circle (TIC) was formed to build an inner circle of agents, a small intimate group who help each other find good deals, table proposals, raise funds and enter deals together with trust.
A new era for commercial property mastery
For agents seeking more than commissions and for investors wanting better returns in a volatile world, The Next Level Training offers a rare combination of hard skills, heart-led mentorship, and high-trust community.
With a three-year proven track record and heaps of reviews, over 300 graduates, hundreds of deals closed, and the recent acquisition of two properties for investment, its success stories are mounting, and its influence is undeniable.
We look forward to your Next Level of success.
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