Before coming to Dubai and invest in real estate market, regardless of deciding to live in your new apartment or wanted to resell your property, I strongly suggest you study about UAE and Dubai life.

Life in Dubai is exciting. I have compiled a document that tries to give you ideas about how life in Dubai could be.

I recommend you read this article before coming, belive me that it is useful for your future investment:

http://www.squidoo.com/life-in-dubai

Cheers!