What is P1?

Definition of Prestige 1 and the difference between an investment project, a candidate and a permanently held property.

Definition

P1 means Prestige 1: the first permanently owned real-estate asset. It is not identical with a single project or city. Gdańsk was a P1 candidate; the P1 state remains open until a property is actually acquired and held.

Why the distinction matters

Calling a failed purchase attempt “failed P1” creates the wrong mental model. A candidate can be rejected while the system improves. The correct framing is: the Gdańsk candidate ended; P1 continues.

P-scale

P0 means no owned property. P1 means one property. P2 means two, and so on. The scale measures durable ownership, not research activity.

Upgrade test

A property must feel like a durable upgrade. If it creates permanent liquidity pressure, credit-card dependency or reduced freedom, it may be a good apartment but not a valid P1 at that time.