Unlike flippers,  I am not fixated to the short term, I am buying to stay, of course I have to make long term considerations. MRT2 is definitely the future, everywhere in the world, it has proven to be as such. Malaysia is just in the transitionary period, once the old folks move on to the new generation, then we will see change. It's coming, e.g. the government is floating the idea of pollution tax and rush hour tax, and parking maids are as active as ever. Once MRT2 and associated services reach critical mass, wham... That's it.

Mammoth Empire Vs TA, track record shows. Comparing rotten apple to fresh orange

Fingers crossed. I'm feeling bullish

And the prospect of only needing to MRT2 to travel to KL on a weekend, be it then new Razak Exchange, or KLCC, or the National Art Centre, or the Petronas Philharmonic Centre, is exciting to me. Even romantic. All dressed up for a cocktail event and MRT2 right to the door step. It even sounds romantic.

Don't get me wrong, I am a driving person, and if I should eventually get some place in DA, I'll likely drive to IKEA as it makes sense. But with the MRT2 at my doorstep, I don't need to brave the KL jam or the exorbitant parking fees. That would be absolutely nice.

How can you compare DA with Tropicana Garden??    Else people wont buy to stay in DPC lar. How about those people buying in Bangsar or Ara Damansara?

At the end, DPC and DA are considered as one connected township (just like MK and Hartamas) even thou they are located in different states. People choose to live there for some reasons (may be more greens or parks) or slightly quieter town to get a peace of mind yet not too far away from KL or PJ's CBD area.

Hallo, the NKVE is very far away from the condos area OK!?

Tropicana Garden just right beside the Persiaran Surian and the MRT Track. You are constantly bombarded with the traffic noise.

Oh ya...good recommendation of yours to buy the Tropicana Gardens where there is already a lady drop from the condo unit into the swimming pool....

Cheap Kepong food? Personally I don't think Kepong food is that cheap. One thing though SD lacks good restaurants in the township itself. Many coffee shops but very few good restaurants.

We went to check out DA for a small unit (for our old age own stay in future) and found the asking price is high. We thought at that price might as well buy at DPC. Now months later we got Airie instead so look like I still can't escape SD! 😂

Now the only landed option with something as good (environment) as Airie is Country Heights Damansara. Should have bought it when launched years ago when it was barely 1 million

Years ago, before 1997, went there with my mum. I recall a piece of bungalow lot land in CHD is around 1mil +

Funny, you might as well just say it's actually depending on your luck.

No matter how good is the neighborhood one day it might not the same case 20 years later. Just throw you some examples, Subang Jaya and USJ. How many people still want to live in those old houses but it's definitely one of the sought after area 30 ~ 40 years ago. There is something called "Fengshui cycle" in this world may be instead listening to this CEO you can pay and attend Joey Yap's talk on the best area for investment in the next 30 years. Singaporean might not know KL well as their country is just a small city state where lands are scarce.

Some people cannot catch the ball.. perhaps can just count the beans only.

What I am trying to imply is compared to ages ago, Subang and USJ is no longer the first choice for new home buyers. A lot of the first owners there have already migrated to Kota Kemuning, a newer township.

Well they can sell at higher price but who would like to stay in that kind of environment is still another big question mark? Even the Subang Parade, Carefour and Apartments there are quite dated now.

When was Subang and USJ the first choice for new home buyer?? To be honest I have never considered Subang and USJ even for my very first home. My first choice was Sri Hartamas/TTDI 😊

Lol. In this case I also want to be in Bukit Tunku with 4 units... One for wife and 3 for mistresses please 🤣

I remembered during that launch, to sell, they allowed you to build anytime within a 20 year period. So I think, it still a gain, as the land now is worth much more, the last time I checked

Bla bla bla. The scientist part only referred to the decision making process. I did not infer that I am a property guru. And my point still stands. I am buying for own stay, and not for flipping. There are countless factors for determining what's best for my own stay. And to me, a development that is not taking selling it's product seriously, with no show rooms, no service, and pasar malam selling, in all measures will only attract herd mentality purchasers and flipper driven neighbors. What good is a good neighbourhoods with lousy neighbours. I rather stick with a crowd that can afford to 1.5mil or hold it for more than 10 years because they can.

My two cents

Sama sama. Have you heard of Kenny Heights? I will get that one day. Give me another 10 years of wealth growth

Same here, that's why I like DA, I get the best of both worlds, surrounded by matured low density neighbourhoods where I can get everything I want but staying at a spanking new affluent condo decked with all the facilities and lifestyle niceties I need for a 30 year old. On odd days I can dress down and have my humble bowl of pork noodle, and even days I can host my guest in ATIVO hanging deck and restaurant. And any given day, I could visit DPC or the future DA when I feel like being with the crowd. And then when I feel like having alone time, I'll escape to the hills right in the Sri Damansara neighbourhood. That's the reasons I became fixated at Sri Damansara. Had it been the right timing, I would have gotten Airie. And had Damansara Seresta been less fraught with steep slope issues, I would have placed it higher than ATIVO too, because own stay should be far enough from the crowds to relax and close enough to civilisation when you want a piece of the action. ATIVO is a compromise.

I'll probably be staying at ATIVO until I retire, then I'll go for Bukit Tunku or Country Heights Damansara, when I get enough moolah. Which should be right on by the time I retire.

... And all I want to do is to retire in Taiping! 🤔

Must be the time when I was the student there! 😂
I lived in Taiping many years the only crime committed on me was bitten by a mad dog!

Or else, I would have to add sound insulation barriers on the adjoining wall. Because I presume Bachelor patches more likely than not doesn't make good neighbours due to their 'active' lifestyles

So, I agree, the choice of unit layout per floor is weird.